gives participants to mark the start of the ritual in the "konaki" -- a room decorated with Orthodox icons where participants prepare by dancing to the sound of the lyre and the drum. When ready ...

It is one of these handkerchiefs that the ceremony leader, Babis Theodorakis, gives participants to mark the start of the ritual in the “konaki” — a room decorated with Orthodox icons where ...

The ceremony begins in the “konaki,” a room adorned with Orthodox icons, where participants dance to lyre and drum music. Led by Babis Theodorakis, they receive a sacred handkerchief before heading to ...

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