Greek Folk Music - Thessaly

Thessaly

Folk songs from Thessaly are slow and stately, and include dances like the kalamatianos, thessalikos, koftos, kalamatiano, tsamikos, kleistos, kangeli, gaitanaki, pilioritikos, svarniara, sta tria, karagouna and galanogalani.

Dionysiakos, take place especially every year, before Easter, in Tyrnavos, where occurs the famous Phallus Festival; a pagan fertility festival in honour of the ancient God Dionysus, with food and drink.

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