The action is set in Central Macedonia: Serres, Sochos, Aghia Eleni, Naoussa and elsewhere. Ancient, primeval ceremonies that have come down to us often in the guise of Christianity. Elements that make up a popular culture that is changing, developing, deteriorating, diversifying. Traditions some of which survive to this day, a legacy from early antiquity, reflecting primeval fears, faiths, beliefs and others that were lost very recently or are disappearing in our days. Extraordinarily interesting folk rites that take place in different parts of Greece that approximate their style, ethos, importance, symbols and liturgies. |