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Festivals in Hydra Island
27-03-2013 17:42Hydra is an island with great navy tradition, it offers to the visitors the opportunity to entertain themselves and learn about this tradition through a variety of local customs and festivities.
In honor of Andreas Miaoulis there is a big festival called Miaoulia which takes place the closest weekend to the 21st June.
The festival lasts three days and it is part of the Navy Week. During the festival you can see folklore dances and sports. The closure comes with fireworks and the representation of the burning of the Turkish flagship.
In July you can see the International Festival of puppet show. It is a non profit festival with the cooperation of Sweden. The actors takes no money and the audience doesn’t pay for a ticket.
During the summer there are many exhibitions, musical festivals and concerts, very famous in Hydra is the Carnival were local people and visitors enjoy together.
Easter time is very special in the island too, with religious spirit on Good Friday and Good Saturday , local customs like the Epitaph in the sea and dance and fireworks on Good Sunday.
The Martyr Saint Konstantinos of Hydra is another festival which takes place in 14 of November.
Also in Hydra many meetings takes place like the Orthodox Scientific Meeting.
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