With the term weaving we mean the production of fabrics and clothes (raw material securing, initial processing, weave), an art directly linked to social and other parameters. When referring to the Weaving art at Asterousia mountains, we first mean the accumulated knowledge of weaving across time, transmitters of which are the oldest women weavers and […]
The Traditional Stone Craftsmanship at Lagadia village in Arcadia (in the Peloponnese) consists in practical knowledge regarding the procurement and processing of raw materials (stone, earth etc.) as well as the creation of buildings, as this was formulated mainly during the 18th and 19th centuries at Lagadia village in Arcadia. Lagadia in Arcadia has been one of the hubs […]
Patounis’ Olive Soap Workshop is a historical firm which has been in continuous operation since the 19th century in the town of Corfu. Its commercial activity was originally launched in Zakynthos. In 1891 the son of Apostolos Patounis built the premises of the soap workshop in Corfu (serving initially as an annex and later as the headquarters of the business), […]
The term “transhumant livestock farming” indicates the annual movement of flocks of sheep and goats between summer and winter quarters, irrespective of the distance travelled or the means by which the latter is traversed. The practice of moving is at the heart of the cultural and social constitution of montane livestock-breeding communities and has largely […]
The traditional festival of Syrrako at Tzoumerka in Epirus (Ioannina Regional Unit) is a music and dance event and simultaneously a rite that is identified by the locals as a significant element of their cultural heritage. The knowledge which is associated with its performance is passed down from one generation to the next reinforcing a sense of […]
The Polyphonic Song of Epirus, one of the most significant examples in the repertoire of world polyphonic music, is a living tradition and an element of the cultural identity of the populations of the borderland region of Epirus and the Greek minority of Albania. It was developed in parallel with byzantine music, whereas it shares […]
Shadow theatre is a theatrical performance (either comic or dramatic) enacted by a master puppeteer (karagkiozopaichtis) and his assistants, who manipulate flat articulated cut-out figures (shadow puppets) and scenographic effects aided by the interplay of light and shadow, dialogues, dances and songs. A performance of Greek shadow theatre constitutes an exceptionally artful combination of many expressive means. The […]
Rebetiko is an urban popular music that flourished in the first half of the 20th century. With influences from both folk and Asia Minor songs, it reflects the historical and social context of its time, during which the private life of the margins developed in particular. Over time, it spread to the social strata of […]
For the Tsakonian people, Tsakonian dance is a musical and dance event as well as a particular ritual, a symbol of their collective cultural identity. It has become known throughout Greece, particularly through performances by schools and associations.
The Art of Chanting is the mnemotechnics of the rendering of chants in Church services (practitioners, Liturgical Typikon, planning of concerts, resources, manuals, training and its characteristic cultural constitutive elements and idioms). It was inscribed on the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2015. Form of the element of Intangible Cultural Heritage – The […]
