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Παλιότερη καρναβα-
λική παρέλαση (2019) |
2019 Carnival parade
Παλιότερη καρναβαλική παρέλαση
(2019) | 2019 Carnival parade
“Bourboulia” stand out
among the many local
events. They are dances with
undisguised men choosing
their dancing partner
without knowing her,
since women were a black
domino and a mask. The first
carnival floats appeared in
the 1870s, while the brand
new “Apollon” municipal
theatre of that time was
granted for the organisation
of the first public carnival
dances. In the first decade of
the 1900s people from all
social classes oparticipated
in the carnival and this is
when the egg-fight was
established, with wax eggs
filled with confetti, which is
considered as the precursor
of the current chocolate
fight. During the German
occupation and the Greek
civil war, the carnival
celebration stapped and
started again in 1951, with
“Orpheas” and “Patraiki
Mantolinata” music groups
being the leaders of tge
organisation. Since 1952,
the carnival is organised
by the Municipality of
Patras, while in 1966 a new
group game, the “Hidden
Treasure”, popped up.