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Rouketopolemos / Chios Rocket War
Ρουκετοπόλεμος
Vrontados, Greece
May 1 - 2, 2027ExpectedSource
At midnight on Orthodox Easter, two rival church parishes in the town of Vrontados on Chios fire thousands of homemade rockets at each other, each side aiming for the other's bell tower. The whole sky lights up with sparks and smoke in a friendly rocket war that has become the island's wildest tradition.
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Vrontados, Aegean Islands, Greece
Vrontados, Greece
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INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS RITUAL
Rouketopolemos / Chios Rocket War
Ρουκετοπόλεμος
Vrontados, Greece
At midnight on Orthodox Easter, two rival church parishes in the town of Vrontados on Chios fire thousands of homemade rockets at each other, each side aiming for the other's bell tower. The whole sky lights up with sparks and smoke in a friendly rocket war that has become the island's wildest tradition.
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About Rouketopolemos / Chios Rocket War
The famous Easter-night rocket battle in Vrontados, Chios, where rival parish teams from Agios Markos and Panagia Erythiani launch thousands of handmade rockets toward each other’s church bell towers at midnight of Orthodox Easter, a visually unique tradition closely tied to Chios’ Easter identity.
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The famous Easter-night rocket battle in Vrontados, Chios, where rival parish teams from Agios Markos and Panagia Erythiani launch thousands of handmade rockets toward each other’s church bell towers at midnight of Orthodox Easter, a visually unique tradition closely tied to Chios’ Easter identity.
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Aegean Islands
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