Kritsa.
Kritsa is a marvellous small village with approximately 2200 inhabitants who live in traditional whitewashed or stone houses.
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Chris Niemeijer
Jun 3, 20171 min
Pentecost in East Crete.
Orthodox Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday or Whit Sunday is a Christian holiday on which the Greek Orthodox Church commemorate the...
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Chris Niemeijer
Apr 11, 20172 min
Greek Orthodox Easter.
Orthodox and especially Greek Easter (Pascha in Greek) is a tradition filled with wonderful spring season foods and traditions. It's the...
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Chris Niemeijer
Mar 25, 20172 min
Greek Independence day.
The people in Crete and all over Greece celebrate the 25th of March in fact a national and religious holiday. First there is the...
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Chris Niemeijer
Feb 26, 20172 min
Clean Monday in Eastern Crete.
Get out your Kite and Sharpen your Appetite for Clean Monday. After the barbecue-festival of Tsiknopempti (Barbeque Thursday), this is...
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Chris Niemeijer
Feb 16, 20172 min
Tsiknopempti or Barbecue Thursday.
Tsiknopempti, literally 'Thursday of the Smoke of Grilled Meat', is part of the traditional celebrations for the Carnival season in...
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News and info about the area of East Crete, discussons by members and vistors of East Crete.
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