{"id":2787,"date":"2019-02-26T20:10:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T20:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelseefeel.com\/?p=2787"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:21:47","slug":"apokries-sti-skyro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelseefeel.com\/en\/apokries-sti-skyro\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween in Skyros"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our country is full of customs and traditions that have stood the test of time and are still preserved today. Many of these are also an opportunity to visit a place and get to know the people and their habits. Such an opportunity was given to us when we were in Skyros during the three-day Carnival!<\/p>\n

When the proposal came to the table, we thought about it for a while\u2026 But on an island in winter? Tell me why not? There is a first time for everything. As soon as we arrived at the port of Kymi, Evia and saw the ship, even though we were in the middle of winter, memories of summer vacations began to surround us. The Aegean wind began to hit us and the ship's horn signaled departure\u2026<\/p>\n

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The custom<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The Skyrian Carnival custom is associated with three figures, the Old Man, the Korela and the Frangos, who give a peculiar color to this custom, dancing in the picturesque alleys of the island. The \u201cOld Man\u201d is dressed in a woolly black cape and wears a goatskin mask, while around his waist he has a belt with herd bells. The Korela dances around him in her traditional costume holding a scarf and hiding her face with a mask. The Frangos is a comical figure who wears European trousers, a mask and has a large bell on the back of his waist. This disguise is intended to ridicule all those from the island who abandoned the traditional clothing and preferred the western trousers (the Frangos).<\/p>\n\r\n