Culture is a concept with many dimensions, closely related to the socialization of the individual, his way of life, education, morals and customs that he has “inherited” from the older generations. Cultural events take place in most regions of Greece throughout the year. One of them is the carnival of Tyrnavos, known as Bourani, which …
The Theater and the city: The first steps for the transition to democracy – “the city itself becomes a theater” In the glorious Athens of the 5th century, festivals were an integral part of the life of the citizens as they took place several times a year and included sacrifices, processions and dance and music …
Spring, the time of the rebirth of nature and the emotional empowerment of man, took its name from the verb open (ανοίγνυμι-ανοίγω in Greek), the ancient Greek term “έαρ” from which the term spring equinox derives (Δορμπαράκη, 1971). The term refers to the rebirth of nature, to the “opening” of seeds and fruit trees and …
In the action “Oi Momogeroi” presented the rebirth of nature when New Year comes and intended to satirize and imitate the Dionysian ceremonies. The custom of the Twelve Days, which is lost in the depths of centuries, with its roots reaching as far as antiquity and the God Dionysus, which is preserved and continued mainly …
