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The opening ceremony of Patras Carnival, celebrated until Clean Monday. (Patras, Greece)
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Patras Carnival
Carnival in Patras, Greece
The Patras Carnival, or Patrino karnavali, is the largest event of its kind in Greece. The Carnival was first held in 1829. The events begin on 17 January and last up to Clean Monday. The carnival of Patras is not a single event but a variety of events that includes balls,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Clean Monday
Eastern Christian holiday during Great Lent
Clean Monday, also known as Pure Monday, Green Monday or simply Monday of Lent is the first day of Great Lent throughout Eastern Christianity and is a moveable feast, falling on the sixth Monday before Palm Sunday which begins Holy Week, preceding Pascha Sunday (Easter).Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Patras
City in Peloponnese, Greece
Patras is Greece's third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking the Gulf of Patras.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Greece
Country in Southeast Europe
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)