Monday, 09 November 2009
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Let's have a Flour War in Greece!
So, I have a bucket list and I am definitely adding this festival to it. It looks like so much fun! I want my flour to be pink!
What is it about? It's to celebrate Clean Monday (March 10th) which marks the first day of Orthodox Lent in Galaxidi, Greece.People run around armed with colorful flour to throw at each other. (OMG How much fun is that?!) Here is a video of the war!
Would you participate in Clean Monday?
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Comments (9)
Most definitely, lol... Flour bombs are fantastic!
HAHA i knew i love greece for a reason :P
this looks like so much fun!
wheeeee
They do this in India/for the Hindu faith as well. I forget the name of the holiday but it translates to "Festival of Colors" or something like that. looks like fun!
@erahslover@xanga - really ??? i know they have the fest of light but that about oil lamp and praying and making nice pretty shapes with rice
will totally check out bout their flour fest :)@s_h_a_sha@xanga - I just looked it up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi
I don't know why or how I forgot the name. But here are a few photos that REALLY got me interested in the holiday. http://www.flickr.com/photos/webmonk/3430472330/ and here's a whole photostream http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=holi%20festival&w=all&m=tags LOOKS SO AWESOME!!
I'll have to save up so next year I can travel to India and maybe partake. They do it in NY and Cali too I think, and a few universities across the country but. Yeah. I think these two festivals are distant cousins :D
@erahslover@xanga - wow cool!! thanks for that :) really interesting!
No.
I have not been to Greece for a few years (well since 2004)