Events in Lesvos

Events in Lesvos

Audiovisual media

Katalogi tis Panagias

Stratoula Stavrakelli sings To Katalogi tis Panagias (The Virgin Mary’s Lament) during a recording at the Agiasos Reading Room.

Agiasos, Lesbos | 1996 | ‘Aegean Ark’ Archive, 1996

Carnival song Aspri Gineka Min Paris (Don’t Marry a White Woman)

Myrsini Fergadiotou, Persa Pasiniou, Manolis Ververis, Vassilis Patrellis, Ioannis Lagoutaris, Grigoris Sarellis, Vasiliki (Kiki) Palaska, Maria Saltougianni sing the satirical carnival song Aspri Gineka Min Paris (Don’t Marry a White Woman) during a recording in Plagia, Plomari.

Plagia, Plomari, Lesbos | 1997 | ‘Aegean Ark’ Archive, 1997

Carnival parade in Agia Paraskevi – Part 1

Carnival parade in Agia Paraskevi with an event titled ‘Ta Yurukia’, lampooning the lives of Turkomen Muslims who lived in the mountains of Lesbos until 1922

Agia Paraskevi, Lesbos | 1997 | ‘Aegean Ark’ Archive, 1997

Carnival parade in Agia Paraskevi – Part 2

Carnival parade in Agia Paraskevi with an event titled ‘Ta Yurukia’, lampooning the lives of Turkomen Muslims who lived in the mountains of Lesbos until 1922

Agia Paraskevi, Lesbos | 1997 | ‘Aegean Ark’ Archive, 1997

Carnival feast in Agia Paraskevi

Carnival feast in Agia Paraskevi with revellers playing percussion instruments. The main singer is Apostolis Patselis.

Agia Paraskevi, Lesvos | 1997 | ‘Aegean Ark’ Archive, 1997

"Paraponikos" by a group of friends at a café in Plagia

«Paraponikos’ and ‘Eri Pali’ by a group of friends at a café in Plagia (Plomari area)».

Lesvos | | Archive of D.  Tsamouras

Stathis Sardellis

«Stathis Sardellis sings during a recording at the Pamfila School. ‘The nightingale ordered me’».

Pamfila, Lesvos | 1997 | Aegean Ark Archive, 1997

Wedding feast on Lesvos

Wedding feast on Lesvos.

Lesvos | ‘Aegean Ark’ Archive

Bull Festival in Agia Paraskevi

«Bull Festival in Agia Paraskevi. Circumambulation of a bull, accompanied by musicians playing the tune ‘Kioroglou’ and treats at houses».

Agia Paraskevi, Lesvos | 1992 | Aegean Ark Archive, 1997

Dance at the Bull Festival in Agia Paraskevi

Dance at the Bull Festival in Agia Paraskevi.

Agia Paraskevi, Lesvos | 1992 | ‘Aegean Ark’ Archive

Bull Festival in Agia Paraskevi

«Bull Festival in Agia Paraskevi. Icon circumambulation accompanied by musicians playing the tune ‘Kioroglou’».

Agia Paraskevi, Lesvos | 1992 | Aegean Ark Archive, 1997

Horse racing at the Bull Festival in Agia Paraskevi

Horse racing at the Bull Festival in Agia Paraskevi. Musicians play the tune ‘Kioroglou’ in the background.

Agia Paraskevi, Lesvos | 1992 | Aegean Ark Archive, 1997

Horse racing at the Bull Festival in Agia Paraskevi

Horse racing at the Bull Festival in Agia Paraskevi

Agia Paraskevi, Lesvos | 1992 | ‘Aegean Ark’ Archive

Carnival feast in Agia Paraskevi

«Carnival feast in Agia Paraskevi with revellers playing percussion instruments. The main singer is Apostolis Patselis, singing ‘A twelve-year-old girl’».

Agia Paraskevi, Lesvos | 1997 | Aegean Ark Archive, 1997

Carnival feast in Agia Paraskevi

Carnival feast in Agia Paraskevi with revellers playing percussion instruments. The main singer is Apostolis Patselis.

Agia Paraskevi, Lesvos | 1997 | ‘Aegean Ark’ Archive, 1997

Dance at the Pelopi festival

«Dance at the Pelopi festival. Sirtos dance,’ Kitsos’ Mother’».

Pelopi, Lesvos | 2003 | Archive of Alexandra Saliba

Dance at the Pelopi festival

«Dance at the Pelopi festival. ‘Tune Mi or Aivaliotiko zeimpekiko’». 

Pelopi, Lesvos | 2003 | Archive of Alexandra Saliba

Dance at the Pelopi festival

«Dance at the Pelopi festival. Tune ‘Pergamos’».

Pelopi, Lesvos | 2003 | Archive of Alexandra Saliba

Dance at the Pelopi festival

«Dance at the Pelopi festival. ‘Tsakitzis’». 

Pelopi, Lesvos | 2003 | Archive of Alexandra Saliba

Dance at the Pelopi festival

«Dance at the Pelopi festival. Tune ‘Pergamos’».

Pelopi, Lesvos | 2003 | Archive of Alexandra Saliba

Dance at the Pelopi festival

«Dance at the Pelopi festival. Sirtos Amigdalaki (Almond)»

Pelopi, Lesvos | 2003 | Archive of Alexandra Saliba

Carnival song ‘I Rena’

Panagiotis Kalintzis sings the satirical carnival song ‘I Rena’ during a recording at the Multiple-Use Centre of Agia Paraskevi. Christoforos Anagnostis is playing the toumberleki.

Agia Paraskevi, Lesvos | 1997 | ‘Aegean Ark’ Archive, 1997

"Paraponikos" by a group of friends at a café in Plagia

“Paraponikos” by a group of friends at a café in Plagia.

Plagia, Plomari, Lesvos | | Archive of D. Tsamouras

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