The Transformation of Modern Greek Calendar Customs Associated with Fire: Tradition and Contemporaneity

Abstract

This article addresses some Greek traditions associated with fire: pirovasiya (fire-walking, which is also performed in some other regions of the Balkans; for example, in Bulgaria), the burning of Judas, and the fires burned during the Shrovetide carnival in Ioannina. The sources of the study were fieldwork and material from tourism sites describing regional customs and traditions.

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Članek obravnava nekatere grške tradicije, povezane z ognjem: Pirovasiya (hoja po žerjavici, ki jo izvajajo tudi v nekaterih drugih balkanskih regijah, na primer v Bolgariji), zažiganje Juda ter prižiganje kresov v pustnem času na Ioannini. Študija temelji na terenskem delu in na materialu, zbranem na turističnih straneh, ki opisujejo regionalne šege in tradicije.