Festivals
-
Festival of Women. Monoklissia and Nea Petra, Macedonia
- 08.01.2004
Men
stay at home and clean the house, feed the children and do the washing
while wives hang out in cafes.
- Epidaurus Festival
- 28.06.2004 - 31.08.2004
World-renowned classical Greek drama festival held at the ancient
theater.
- Kalamata International Dance Festival -
During July
- Rockwave Festival. Athens
- 01.07.2004 - 03.07.2004
Biggest and best popular music festival in Athens.
- Santorini Jazz Festival - 23.08.2004 -
24.08.2004
- Athens Marathon
- 02.11.2004
Follows the route that Athenian messenger Phiedippides ran when he
brought the news of victory from the battlefield of Marathon nearly
2,500 years ago.
Public festivals, Folk festivals, Folklore
- New year - 01.01.2004
Public holidays include New Year's Day
- Miracles
of Tinos - 30.01.2004
Pilgrimage to tiny island in the Cyclades, where the "Panagia
Evangelistria" (Our Lady of Good Tidings) icon, which is believed to
have healing powers, was found in 1823.
- Ash Wednesday
- 20.03.2004
Start of the Carnival period. Greece has two weeks of gaiety with
parades and plays in many villages and towns. In Patras, it begins with
nightly masque Bourbouli balls, while in the north, villagers sing and
dance around great bonfires.
- Orthodox Holy Week - 20.04.2004 -
27.04.2004
Solemn observations with scripture readings, and strict observance of
Good Friday, when most shops and businesses close. Major processions in
larger cities. On Holy Saturday, people break their fasts with special
feasts of local dishes. Easter is Sunday, April 27.
- Homereia, Ios
- 01.05.2004 - 30.05.2004
Cultural and sports events, including folk dancing and races,
honoring Homer, who is said to be buried on this island.
Other
- Virgin Maria day - 15.08.2004
- Greek
Independence -
25.03.2004
- Europe Day - 09.05.2004
- Independence and Liberation Day - 28.11.2004
- Liberation Day - 28.10.2004
- Olympig Games 2004 - 13.08.2004 -
29.08.2004
The Olympic Games come back to Greece!
Important trade fairs
- AGROTICA - 28.01.2004 - 01.02.2004 Thessalonika (Greece)
International Fair of Agricultural Machinery, Equipment and Supplies
- CHEM - 26.02.2004 - 29.02.2004 Athens (Greece)
International Chemistry, Environment and Water Exhibition
- T.I.F. - 17.09.2004 - 19.09.2004 Thessalonika (Greece)
Thessaloniki International Trade Fair
- PHILOXENIA - 04.11.2004 - 07.11.2004 Thessalonika (Greece)
International Tourism Exhibition
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