Today is Monday, Clean Monday (Kathara Defteri in Greek), two days before Ash Wednesday when Lent begins. Today, sitting in a beach cafe in warm gentle weather, watching the Greek tradition of flying kites, and there are many, we think of the day before, Sunday the first of March and the Carnival.
And what a carnival [...]
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The Carnival in Crete – Rethymnon
Posted in Life in Crete, Local Culture, tagged Carnival; Crete; Rethymno Carnival; fun; on March 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
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