Kataklysmos festival nowadays

Kataklysmos Kataklysmos festivalfestival

……nowadaysnowadays(By Drosia Primary School K.B’)(By Drosia Primary School K.B’)

Traditional dancesTraditional dances

Then…Then…• They were performed They were performed

separate by men and women separate by men and women so we had men’s dances and so we had men’s dances and women’s danceswomen’s dances

• The most popular folk dances The most popular folk dances werewere::

-kartzilamas (men’s and women’s)-kartzilamas (men’s and women’s)-Tatsia (men’s dance)-Tatsia (men’s dance)-Sinkle dance(men’s dance)-Sinkle dance(men’s dance)-Antikristos ( in couples)-Antikristos ( in couples)-Kalamatianos-Kalamatianos-Syrtos-Syrtos-Sousta-Sousta-Zeipekkikos-Zeipekkikos-Karotseris-Karotseris

Now…Now…• They are performed mixed They are performed mixed

by men and women and by men and women and also by dancing, folkloric also by dancing, folkloric groups or dancing schoolsgroups or dancing schools

• New steps (figoures) have New steps (figoures) have been addedbeen added

• The dances’ names remain The dances’ names remain the samethe same

Traditional dancesTraditional dances

Tsiattista contestTsiattista contest• Verbal witty teasing Verbal witty teasing

by usually two by usually two opponents very opponents very humoroushumorous

• It is based on fifteen It is based on fifteen syllable verses which syllable verses which have a similar have a similar acoustic endingacoustic ending

• The two contestants The two contestants make funny make funny comments about their comments about their opponents in turn opponents in turn improvising improvising

•When the opponent When the opponent cannot answer back, or cannot answer back, or

produce a relevant produce a relevant verse with the same verse with the same acoustic ending, the acoustic ending, the winner is pronouncedwinner is pronounced

Then and… Then and… nownow!!

Tsiattista contestTsiattista contest

The competitors were - and still are - usually accompanied by a The competitors were - and still are - usually accompanied by a violinist and who played a short piece in tune with the singers, to violinist and who played a short piece in tune with the singers, to provide some thinking time to the contestants.provide some thinking time to the contestants.

Tsiattista contestTsiattista contest

Traditional dishes servedTraditional dishes served

Then…Then…• Loukoumades Loukoumades

{sweet balls}{sweet balls}

• NutsNuts

• ShioushioukosShioushioukos

• palouzespalouzes

• Fruit and Fruit and vegetablesvegetables

Now…Now… loukoumadesloukoumades ShiamishiShiamishi pop-cornpop-corn NutsNuts ShioushioukosShioushioukos KiofteriKiofteri PalouzesPalouzes CandyflossCandyfloss bourekiabourekia

Traditional dishes…Traditional dishes…

Loukoumades: fried-dough pastry made of

deep fried dough, soaked in sugar syrup

or honey and cinnamon

Shiamishi: small fried pies filled with

semolina cream and sprinkled with

iced sugar

Kiofteri: sun dried palouzes

cut into rectangular

shaped pieces

Malli tis grias:

candyfloss

Siousioukos: almonds or walnuts sewn into a cotton

thread which is dipped several times in finished palouze and left to dry 5-6

days

Palouzes:boiled must (grapes-

juice) mixed with flour until being

jelly

Traditional dishes…

Sport- contests and gamesSport- contests and games

Then…Then…• SwimmingSwimming

• SailingSailing• Diving from the pierDiving from the pier

• The slippery sparThe slippery spar

• Illumination of the Illumination of the boatsboats

• ““Pitsikla”Pitsikla”

Now…Now…• SwimmingSwimming

• SailingSailing

• Beach volleyBeach volley

Sport- contests and gamesSport- contests and games

Sport- contests and gamesSport- contests and games

Sport- contests and gamesSport- contests and games

……and many and many more…more…

The judging committee

Pithkiavli (fluid) Pithkiavli (fluid) contestcontest

The judging The judging committeecommittee

Puppet-theatre

Theatre

Hand-made crafts

magician

The end