Successfully completed the two-day cultural events of the municipality of Lassithi Plateau with a large participation of the world, official institutions, visitors

Culture, mythology, history, and tradition brought together harmoniously in the weekend cultural events were completed with great success and was organised by the municipality of Lasithi Plateau, the Ephorate of Antiquities of Lasithi, the “Kampaneio Foundation”, the ΚΕΑΝ, under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign affairs (General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad) and the Regional Unit of Lasithi on 18 and 19 August. The Mayor of Lasithi Plateau Giannis Stefanakis, and the city council, welcomed the hundreds in the world, inhabitants of the area, Greeks of the Diaspora, foreign visitors, who had the chance to enjoy two days of cultural events under the unique August moon. In the presence of Αντιπεριφερειαρχών, Lasithi Pelagia Petraki, Crete Manolis Κλώντζα, Regional Consultants, representatives of authorities and bodies, the events began in the light of the full moon, where with a focus on the Dikteon cave (Cave of Birth and Upbringing of Zeus, and Authority of Europe), in the Cold Plateau of Lassithi co-existed in harmony, Mythology, History and folk tradition.
On the evening of 18 August the hundreds of visitors and residents had the chance to watch of the Minoan event of the representation of the birth of Zeus and the Myth abduction of Europe. Followed Πυρρίχιοι dances of the Curetes, where Pontic and Cretan sang in the sacred cave, and they danced together at the entrance of the ancient pyrrhic dance of the Curetes who guarded the newborn Zeus from the “παιδοφάγο” father of the Saturn.
On the second day of events, Friday evening, the internationally renowned Soprano Sonia Theodoridou “enchanted” with the unique voice of the audience, performing unique artful songs in the “Kampaneio Foundation” in the presence of deputy director general of the General Secretariat of Hellenes abroad (GSGA), Dimitris Πλευράκη, the members of Panos Skouroliakos, Kostas Ζουράρι, the mep George Grammatikaki, the deputy mayor of Athens, mr. Fotis Provatas, member of BOARD of directors of the KEDE Apostle Louloudaki, the architect Michael Λεμφαντζή (known by the discovery and excavation of the tumulus Kasta in Amphipolis) and the crowd that greeted the mayor of Lasithi Plateau Giannis Stefanakis and the President of the “Καμπάνειου Foundation” Petros Papadakis.
“The events that we did was completely successful, the world, our visitors Greeks and foreigners the embraced in the multitudinous presence. The manifestations of culture that we organise and refer to ancient history, our culture, our unique culture, our tradition, enacted now and every year we are enriched-expanded and over time. Thank you from the heart all over the world, the officials who honored us with their presence, the artists for a unique result, and we renew our appointment for the next August 2017,” said the Mayor of Lasithi Plateau Giannis Stefanakis.

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