The Rocket War of Vrontados






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The Rocket War of Vrondados is an old custom that began at the time of the Turkish occupation and it still happens every year at Easter. In the beginning the residents of the parishes of Panagia Erithiani and Saint Mark's, which are facing each other, made small cannons, to fire at each other. But through time the canons became rockets and fireworks made from nitre, sulphur and gunpowder.

http://www.lesvos-ecotourism.com/greekislands_chios_festivals.html -via Cynical-C


Let's see...*sorts through pockets*...*digs through couch cushions*...*pats down clothes in the laundry hamper*...

...darn, I can only come up with $0.75 and some lint. Maybe if I start donating blood now, I should have enough money for a trip to Vrodandos by Easter...

:-)

--TwoDragons
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