In Argolida the feast has a shape everyone knows: a live folk band, gournopoula off the spit, beer, and dancing from nine in the evening until the following morning.
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May - September
Panigiria run from May to September, and the season peaks at Dekapentavgoustos - the Dormition, on 15 August - when most villages hold their feast. Each programme is set close to its own saint's day, so the list fills late and empties out of season.
The season opens in June in the villages around Nafplio and Argos - Arkadiko, Midea, Fichtia - and thickens through July: Kantia and Vivari, Lalouka, Karya, Neo Roino on the eve of Agia Marina, Krya Vrysi and Frousiouna for Agia Paraskevi on July 25, Dalamanara for Agios Panteleimon on the 27th, Agios Adrianos at the end of the month. August continues with Lyrkeia, Nea Kios and the Panagia feasts around the 15th, while Karya closes the cycle on August 28, the eve of St John the Baptist. There are produce festivals too, such as the Apricot Festival at Sterna in July.
The table is consistent: gournopoula roasted on the spit, loukoumades with honey, beer - and nearly always a raffle, because many feasts are run by local associations and the draw funds the village. Entry is often free, elsewhere nominal. In the music the klarino stands out, and the dancing moves from the circle of folk dances into zeibekiko, with the throwing of napkins and flowers that is part of the ritual. Most start around 21:00 to 22:30 and have no closing time.
In the villages of Argolida - Kantia, Vivari, Agios Adrianos, Neo Roino, Nea Kios, Lyrkeia, Karya, Dalamanara and Krya Vrysi - and in villages around Argos. See the current calendar on Mood.
Gournopoula roasted on the spit and loukoumades with honey, with beer. Many feasts are run by local associations and come with a raffle, and entry is often free.
