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Leonidio Easter Balloons
Αερόστατα Λεωνιδίου
Leonidio, Greece
May 1 - 2, 2027ExpectedSource
On the night of Orthodox Easter, the town of Leonidio sends hundreds of glowing paper balloons floating up into the dark sky. Each of the town's churches builds its own, and as the bells ring out "Christ is Risen," the balloons rise together over the rooftops in a slow drift of light.
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Leonidio, Peloponnese, Greece
Leonidio, Greece
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Leonidio Easter Balloons
Αερόστατα Λεωνιδίου
Leonidio, Greece
On the night of Orthodox Easter, the town of Leonidio sends hundreds of glowing paper balloons floating up into the dark sky. Each of the town's churches builds its own, and as the bells ring out "Christ is Risen," the balloons rise together over the rooftops in a slow drift of light.
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About Leonidio Easter Balloons
In Leonidio, Arcadia (capital of Tsakonia), local parish groups handcraft and release flaming paper hot‑air balloons on Holy Saturday night as the chant ‘Christ is Risen’ is heard from the town’s five churches. The luminous launches fill the sky over Leonidio at the Resurrection each Orthodox Easter, a practice documented since at least the 19th century and widely recognized as one of Greece’s most distinctive Easter customs.
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In Leonidio, Arcadia (capital of Tsakonia), local parish groups handcraft and release flaming paper hot‑air balloons on Holy Saturday night as the chant ‘Christ is Risen’ is heard from the town’s five churches. The luminous launches fill the sky over Leonidio at the Resurrection each Orthodox Easter, a practice documented since at least the 19th century and widely recognized as one of Greece’s most distinctive Easter customs.
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