Thursday evening – Informal
Rebetiko session for early arrivers – Venue to be announced
Friday evening – Informal Rebetiko session – probably at Loulou’s Restaurant
\nSaturday daytime – Possibility of workshops\, seminars etc – Melina M ercouri Hall
\nSaturday evening – Rebetiko Supper and Concert – Dous kos Restaurant (“Xeri elia”)
\nSunday daytime – Rebetiko jam session in the Harbour.
\nMonday evening – Our customary “farewell” jam ses sion at a bar somewhere in Athens.
\nThis year’s gathering will feat ure a strong presence of musicians of the SOAS Rebetiko Band.
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\, there will be a master class and workshop organised by Peyman Heydarian
\, in parallel with the Rebetiko gathering: https://w
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If you woul
d like to attend the 2015 gathering please write to: ed.emery@thefreeunive
rsity
Proposals for workshops\, papers and seminars are welcome.
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Oxi Da y commemorates the rejection by Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas (r. A ugust 4\, 1936—January 29\, 1941) of the ultimatum\, made by Italian dicta tor Benito Mussolini on October 28\, 1940\, demanding that Greece allow Ax is forces to enter Greek territory and occupy certain unspecified “strateg ic locations” or otherwise face war. Read more .
\nPhotograph from Foni tis Ydras (http://fonitisydras.com/ index.php/info/society/item/995-lampros_o_eortasmos_ths_ethnikhs_mas_epete iou).
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-12284@www.hydraislandgreece.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20150918T214011Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Holiday CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151115 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Feast of St. Constantine (Agios Konstantinos) URL:http://www.hydraislandgreece.com/event/feast-of-st-constantine-agios-ko nstantinos/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11901@www.hydraislandgreece.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20150918T214011Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151118 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Polytechneio URL:http://www.hydraislandgreece.com/event/polytechneio/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11902@www.hydraislandgreece.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20150918T214011Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151226 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Christmas Day URL:http://www.hydraislandgreece.com/event/christmas-day/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11904@www.hydraislandgreece.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20150918T214011Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151227 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Synaxis of the Mother of God URL:http://www.hydraislandgreece.com/event/synaxis-of-the-mother-of-god/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-3875@www.hydraislandgreece.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20150918T214011Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160102 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:New Year’s Day URL:http://www.hydraislandgreece.com/event/new-years-day/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9061@www.hydraislandgreece.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20150918T214011Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Holiday CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Come join the parade!\nCarnival on Hydra\nThe name “Apokreas” d erivies from the Greek phrase Apoxh apo kreas\, literally meaning “goodbye to meat.”\nCarnivale in Kamini Harbor\nSimilarly\, the word “carnivale” d erives from the Latin carne\, meaning “meat\,” and vale\, meaning “goodbye .” Originally a pagan feast marking the advent of spring and a celebration of fertility and the fecundity of nature\, today Apokreas marks the begin ning of the Greek Orthodox Lent\, a period during which many observers abs tain from meat and dairy as well as oil.\nRevelers on parade\nAs Apokreas marks the beginning of Lent\, it is a “moveable feast”\; in other words\, like Easter\, its date is not fixed according to the civil calendar. Held on the Sunday before Clean Monday\, or Kathara Dtheftera\, the beginning o f Lent\, Carnivale constitutes the last big party before the period of abs tention. Locals don costumes and join a procession that leads from the cen ter of Hydra Town\, along the coast road to Kamini\, and back to Hydra Tow n along the inland route. The party stops at various prearranged points al ong the way for complementary mezes (nibbles) and wine\, and once the proc ession has reached its final destination\, typically at Douskos Taverna\, the party continues with traditional music and dancing into the wee hours. \nOn the next day\, Clean Monday\, or Kathera Deftera\, Greeks enjoy a fea st of predominantly fish and other nonmeat dishes. Weather permitting\, lo cals also spend the afternoon flying kites.\nRead more about Carnival on H ydra. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160223 LOCATION:Hydra Town and Kamini RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Carnival on Hydra | February 22 URL:http://www.hydraislandgreece.com/event/carnival-on-hydra-2015/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n \\nCome join the parade!
\nThe name “Apokreas ” derivies from the Greek phrase Apoxh apo kreas\, literally mean ing “goodbye to meat.”
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Carnivale in Kamini Harbor
Similarly\, the word “carnivale” derives from the Latin carne\, meaning “meat\,” and vale \, meaning “goodbye.” Originally a pagan feast marking the advent of sprin g and a celebration of fertility and the fecundity of nature\, today Apokr eas marks the beginning of the Greek Orthodox Lent\, a period during which many observers abstain from meat and dairy as well as oil.
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Revelers on parade
As Apokreas marks the beginnin g of Lent\, it is a “moveable feast”\; in other words\, like Easter\, its date is not fixed according to the civil calendar. Held on the Sunday befo re Clean Monday\, or Kathara Dtheftera\, the beginning of Lent\, Carnivale constitutes the last big party before the period of abstention. Locals do n costumes and join a procession that leads from the center of Hydra Town\ , along the coast road to Kamini\, and back to Hydra Town along the inland route. The party stops at various prearranged points along the way for co mplementary mezes (nibbles) and wine\, and once the procession has reached its final destination\, typically at Douskos Taverna\, the party continue s with traditional music and dancing into the wee hours.
\nOn the ne xt day\, Clean Monday\, or Kathera Deftera\, Gre eks enjoy a feast of predominantly fish and other nonmeat dishes. Weather permitting\, locals also spend the afternoon flying kites.
\nRead more about Carnival on Hydra.
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Clean
Monday (Καθαρά Δευτέρα) marks the beginning of Lent in the Greek Orthodox
Church.
Following on the heels of Sunday’s Carnival festivities (and perhaps indulgen ces)\, the day traditionally entails eating only seafood and vegetable dis hes (considered “pure” foods) and abstaining from meat (hence the overall holiday name Apokreas\, or “Farewell to meat”). You’ll also see f amilies flying kites up in the hill or anywhere they can catch wind.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9066@www.hydraislandgreece.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20150918T214011Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Holiday CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Come watch the parade through Hydra Harbor!\nOn March 25\, Gree ks celebrate the Greek National Anniversary\, a major religious holiday wi th military parades in the larger towns and cities\, celebrating Greece’s victory in the war of Independence against the Turks\, who had occupied th e country for 400 years.\nHydriots celebrate with a parade along the port front of the local schoolchildren dressed in traditional folk costume and marching to the beat of their own drums. (Residents will be well aware of the approaching festivities as the kids begin practicing their drumming sk ills about a week before the event.)\nTraditional Greek dancing by the old er schoolchildren follows the parade.\nHydra’s Independence Day Parade and Dancing\, 2013\n\n\nUploaded to YouTube by Κωνσταντίνος Κουκουδάκης DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160326 LOCATION:Hydra Island Greece RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Independence Day | March 25 URL:http://www.hydraislandgreece.com/event/independence-day-march-25/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n \\nCome watch th e parade through Hydra Harbor!
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On March 25\, Greeks
celebrate the Greek National Anniversary\, a major religious holiday with
military parades in the larger towns and cities\, celebrating Greece’s vi
ctory in the war of Independence against the Turks\, who had occupied the
country for 400 years.
Hydriots celebrate with a parade along the port front of the local schoolchildren dressed in traditional folk costume and marching to the beat of their own drums. (Residents will be well awar e of the approaching festivities as the kids begin practicing their drummi ng skills about a week before the event.)
\nTraditional Greek dancin g by the older schoolchildren follows the parade.
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In the days b efore this national holiday\, the Greeks’ version of Labor Day\, locals tr aditionally gather colorful wild spring flowers from the hillsides and fas hion them into wreaths\, a tradition that grew out of the ancient Greek “F estival of the Flowers\,” celebrating Persephone’s annual return from Hade s and the arrival of spring.
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A typical May Day wreath
You’ll see them decorating man y front doors and entrances. Many flower festivals take place all over the country. The day itself it typically spent with friends and family over a long taverna lunch\, with singing and dancing and general merrymaking.
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May Day is generally celebrated on the 1st of May\, even t hough it is now associated with a bank holiday for workers hence it also b eing known as Labour Day\, but on Hydra \, is celebrated with enthusiasm.< /p>\n
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On the rare occasions that Greek Easter Sunday falls on or near 1st May\, the more ancient\, somewhat pagan holiday “Festival of t he Flowers” may be delayed or rescheduled.
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Since May Day corresponds with the peak of the flower season in Hydra you will find May wreaths\, made with flowers gathered from the hills of Hydra\, decorating shops\, homes\, doorways\, balconies\, in chapels\, and many other places .
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The banks\, post office and municipal offices are clos ed on the 1st of May. If the 1st happens to land on a Friday or Monday\, a nyone wanting to travel to or from Hydra that weekend would be advised to book their dolphin ticket early!
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All are welcome to Hydronetta’s signature Fu ll-Moon Party held on the Friday or Saturday of a full moon or if the even t occurs during the week\, on the following Friday.
\nThe Hydronetta is located on the west side of the Harbor\, after the canons a nd the pagoda. Walk through the Sunset Bar & Restaurant area\, and you’ll see a sign for Hydronetta and steps leading down to its bar and terrace.\n X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR