Today is the last day of the Greek Carnival Tradition which is celebrated with a big parade in the Town of Patra and the traditional kite-flying and family picknic in Athens.
Today's date is called "Clean Monday" or "Kathara Theftera" because of the consumption of pure food, that is food without the shedding of blood. More important, it is the first day of Lent in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
Carnival is not a new concept for Greeks. The processions, costuming and feasting derive from festivities called "Dionysia" which were performed in Ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, the God of wine, pleasure, vegetation and festivity. "Dionysia" were normally held at the end of March signifying the end of winter and beginning of the birth of crops.
Western Theater also originates in Athens and specifically, in the theatrical plays (tragedies and comedies) performed during the "Dionysia"
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Happy Spring !
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