Carnival in every corner of the country – The parades and everything that took place in the “Round” of Halloween

He had his honour today Sunday (17.03.2024) with chariot parades taking place in every corner of the country, which moved to the rhythm of course the Carnival of Patras drew most eyes and in these Halloween, with the chariots being hundreds and participants over 60,000 this year. In fact, the falling rain from time to time was not able to flie, neither the carnivalists, nor the thousands of visitors attending the parade. The carnival parade began with the municipal music of the Municipality of Patras that played carnival rhythms and cheerleaders, while the chariots followed, of the carnival workshop. In particular, the “Propompos”, “King Carnival”, the chariot with the “Queen” of the patriotic carnival 2024, Georgia Sakka, the flower chariot with the 30,000 carnations, the “Smile” inspired by the old silent cinema, the “Dancers of Circus”, the “John Lennon” with the children of flowers and peace, as well as the chariots of the carnival of the young, “Moro Carnival”, “Travel with imagination”, “Karousel”, “Fengari”, “Skylaki”, “Sardipodarusa”, “Inguana” and “Chirko” took place. They then marched the 181 crews of the “Hide Treasure” with their impressive uniforms and inspired hats and accessories. In fact, several of the crews had created, with humor, aesthetics and imagination, chariots, imaginative wheeled structures, as well as small structures. There were no missing tanks with political and social messages, such as that in favour of Palestine. Carnival events ended the evening The central element of the ceremony was the burning of the king carnival, which through his ashes transmitted the messages of rebirth and hope, while immediately after a “glow” fireworks lit the sky, giving a special glow to the carnival night. During his greeting, the mayor of Patras, Costas Pelletidis, noted that “the great journey of our carnival for 2024 came to an end, after first making a long journey to the neighborhoods of the city and turned them into head places”. Addressing the thousands of young people and young people of Patras who took part in the carnival, he stressed that “your power is endless, this is the power of the carnival of our city” and added: “We must thank all the artists who created this period. Our carnival crew, the City workers, who without them, don’t turn around and all of you who each of their posts and with their participation put their little stone, so that our carnival would be safe and have the only and great success it has achieved this year.” Also, the Mayor of Patras said that “the journey of our 2025 carnival begins with protagonists all of you, so that we have an even better carnival in 2025”. A Heaven on Mars concert followed, which traveled the audience to the 80s, while the party will continue until the early morning hours with Djs Michalis Tsaousopoulos and Kostas Zekos. Athens There was a big Halloween party in Athens this morning. In the afternoon a large procession under the sounds of percussion began from the Regiment, flooded the Plaka and ended up in a large feast at Monastiraki Square. Haidari A large Halloween party was set up in Stratarchos Karaiskakis, where the Municipality of Haidari organized the great parade of Carnival. Cultural clubs, schools, dance schools, scouts, young and old danced, sang and participated in the chariot parade, while others enjoyed it watching it. The Mayor of Heidari Michalis Selekos thanked the world for this shocking participation and joy, as he said these moments of joy are necessary for everyone. The parade ended in Hero Square where a feast was set up, however, although everyone’s mood was soaring, the rain that caught damaged the plans. The Municipality invited everyone to the Heidariotika Koluma on Clean Monday at the site of the former wine festival, Dafni, from 11:00 onwards. Nice – Reddi With the main parade of tanks and crews in Reddi, the 30th Carnival of the Municipality of Nice-St.I. Reddi was completed. A parade that had heroes of fairy tales and cartoons and also crews with slogans socially. 1st Reddi High School gave its own anti-smoking struggle message with students turning into cigarettes that smoke people and Special School students became lollipops who shared hugs. 15 tanks, 20 crews and nearly 5,000 carnivalists participated in the parade. After the end of the parade the Department of Cleanness of the Municipality made sure to clear the streets so that the city was clean and functional. Xanthi She’s one of the most famous in the country. Like every year, so this year, thousands of carnivalists popped out under the sounds of loud music… The great carnival parade in Xanthi began at noon, with 8,000 carnivalists. The Red Cross with rescuers and nurses as well as police authorities are on foot to facilitate and help visitors. There are three special parking spaces two at the entrances of the city of Xanthi and one at Komotini where there is free transportation. Carnival events were completed with the burning of Jaru, and a series of events for the beginning of Lent are scheduled tomorrow. At the top of the parade the King of the Blonde Carnival with the Queen of Carnival, who greeted the world over her chariot. At the beginning of the carnival Mayor of Xanthi, Stratos Kontos and the Vice-Region of ATH, Christodoulos Topsidis declared the Mayor of Culture, while on foot from early in the morning was the Deputy Mayor of Culture, Michael Tsepelis. Rethymnon With the rain of pyrotechnics and Bengalics that lit up the rethemniotic sky, events in this year’s carnival in Rethymno were completed. Young and old people said “yes” to the 2025 appointment with preparations to start just before the summer, since it concerns a bet, which, as the Mayor of Rethymnon Giorgis Marinakis says, should never be lost. Already the streets of the city, where he starred the great feast of the parade, have taken over early on the cleaning workshops by restoring the image of a curated center to welcome the visitors of Clean Monday. Carnivalists continue to have fun with the company full of joy and mood in every neighborhood of the city and in the shops, with parties and music events. Kalamata Under torrential rain the parade, in the . The 4,000 carnivalists however, did not seem to be intimidated… The weather was not “a colonel” in the 11th Kalamatian Carnival as the parade was held under torrential rain. This however did not in any case deter some 4,000 carnivalists, of any age, from having fun on the city’s main streets but also the thousands of visitors of the Messene capital to give the present to the city’s central square. This year’s parade was attended by a team from the famous carnival of “Martiniano” from the Greek voices without the lower Italy, namely “Salento”. They were impressed with their handmade masks just before presenting their own event. We also had a presence from Cookery, Bulgaria, for the second time they were impressed with their uniforms. Presenter of the 11th Kalamatian carnival was Tony Sfinos, however his concert scheduled immediately after the parade was cancelled due to technical problems arising from the rain. See the pictures of best-tv… The in Katsika in , brought for another year thousands of visitors to the city. The attendees had the opportunity to discover a world full of color and imagination… The famous carnival in Katsika in Ioannina attracted hundreds of people from nearby and distant places. This celebration this year seems to have exceeded all expectations, offering a mixture of adults and children who mixed characteristic moments from both yesterday and today. The theme this year seems to have been the combination of traditional elements with current references, creating a multidimensional and interesting background for visitors. Cultural clubs, schools and other local carnival groups collaborated to present impressive costumes and interesting themes that highlighted their creativity and imagination. Locals and visitors joined the flames, with the feast starting. The Cultural Association Katsika proved to be the great protagonist of this festival, showing the strength and passion needed to organize such a great and successful event. With the help and cooperation of the Municipality of Ioannina, the club managed to create a comprehensive program of events that won the impressions and hearts of the public. Nafplio A colorful, cheerful wave of excitement, with a cheerful disposition by carnivalists, poured into the city of Nafplio on Sunday afternoon 17 March 2024. According to the argolikeseidiseis.gr carnival parade after crossing the streets of Nafplio ended up at the port of the city where the burning of the king carnival took place.