Local Festivals (Panigiria)
In the Municipality of Florina, in almost all the villages the festival (panigiri) takes place on the day of the celebration of the Saint to whom the village church is dedicated. All festivals in the area are celebrated for two days, from noon of the day before until the dawn of the day after the celebration. All the inhabitants of the county go to every festival to dance and revel.
Local traditional dances dominate the festivals, although in recent years they have been accompanied by other national dances and songs. Many of them feature local dance groups wearing the traditional costumes of their village.
In the following table the festivals and the villages of the Municipality of Florina where the festivals take place are listed:
FEAST | LOCATION |
St. Charalampos | Perasma |
St. George | Alona – Ammohori – Kelli – New Caucassus-Tropaeouhos |
Rsurrection of Christ | Vevi – Parori |
Zoodochu Pigi | Skopia – Ag. Paraskevi – Flampouro |
St. Athanasios | Kratero – Neochoraki – Leptokarya – Triantaphyllia |
St. Constantine and St. Eleni | Lofoi – Niki – Papagiannis |
Holy Trinity | Akritas– Ano Kleinai – Drosopigi – Flamburo |
Pentecost | Flamburo |
St. Marina | Marina |
Prophet Helias | Ano Kalliniki – Meliti |
St. Paraskevi | Ag. Paraskevi – Atrapos |
Metamorphosis of the Savior | Ano Hydrousa |
Assumption of Theotokos | Kladorachi – Kato Hydrousa – Mesochori –Polyplatanos– Skopos – Mesonnisi |
Decapitation of St. John the Baptist | Kolhiki – Ag. BHartholomaios |
Nativity of Theotokos | Itia – Sitaria – Armenochori |
Exaltation of the Hol Cross | Kato Kleinai |
Christmas | Vevi – Polypotamos |
