Mystery 100 Sacred Songs - Easter – “The trees are all open!” Of Christ and Adonis!
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Description
The Mystery 100 Sacred Songs was a series of events that was focused on traditional events and rituals of the Greek music and dance tradition and lasted from February 2023 to December 2023.
The series of the Sacred Songs commemorated the «International Mother Earth Day», that was combined, in a particularly symbolic way, with the traditional spring rituals of the Week of Transcendence after Easter, with the milestones of the feast of Zoodochos Pigi and St. George, as well as Thomas Sunday with the Pontian custom that honours the dead in the cemeteries with food and songs!
At the Square of the Pontian Settlement Square, Lambros Liavas spoke about the profound meaning and functions of the folk events and songs of this period, during which Christian worship is revived in its ancient origins, Christ converses with Adonis and St. George meets the ancient dragon-killing hero who releases water and brings forth fruitfulness. The Pontian lyre player Ilias Yfantidis referred to the “sa tafia” custom and played the traditional obituaries and songs of these days, with the participation of the members of the Pontian Association of Elefsina “Nea Trapezounta”. Pontic treats were offered, while the public was able to visit both museums (for the Pontic tradition as well as for Stelios Kazantzidis) that operate in the “House of the Association”. Then, at «Oasis» (former campsite), a big folk feast was held under the trees with the songs and dances of Earth, Spring and the Greek Easter. Among them are the very special songs «of the swing» that were common those days in many regions of Hellenism, echoing the ancient «hammocks», transferring «homeopathically» the fertility of the blossoming trees to the young girls.
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Ηλίας Υφαντίδης (Elias Yfantidis), Παναγιώτης Κοπαλίδης (Panagiotis Kopalidis), Αλέξανδρος Αρκαδόπουλος (Alexandros Arkadopoulos), Γιάννης Παυλόπουλος (Yannis Pavlopoulos), Βαγγέλης Δημούδης (Vangelis Dimoudis), Κωνσταντίνα Πάτση (Konstantina Patsi), Ιορδάνης Κουζηνόπουλος (Iordanis Kuzinopoulos), Μανούσος Κλαπάκης (Manoussos Klapakis), Βασίλης Γραμματικός (Vassilis Grammatikos), Λάμπρος Λιάβας (Lampros Liavas)
Stages of Implementation
Musical performance day: 22-04-2023 Time: 12:00-16:00
Hour of the speech: 12:00
Folk festival: 13:00-16:00
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Free admission
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Παραστατικές τέχνες/Performing arts, Άυλη πολιτιστική κληρονομιά/Intangible Heritage, Παραδοσιακή μουσική/Traditional music, Παραδοσιακός χορός/Traditional dance, Παραδοσιακές κουλτούρες/Traditional cultures, Πολιτιστική ανθρωπολογία/Cultural anthropology, Έθιμα και Παραδόσεις/Customs & Traditions, Πολιτιστικές μειονότητες/Cultural minorities, Τοποειδής/Site-specific, Ομιλίες/Speeches, Δημόσιοι Χώροι/Public Spaces, Συναυλία/Concert, Φεστιβάλ/Festival, Πανεπιστήμιο/University, Ορχήστρα/Orchestra, Τοπόσημο/City Landmark, Περιβάλλον/Enivronment, Διεύθυνση Παραστατικών Τεχνών/Department of Performing Arts
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