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Tzamales of Ioannina
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Ioannina, Greece
Mar 14, 2027ExpectedSource
On the last Sunday of carnival, the eve of Clean Monday, the city of Ioannina lights the tzamales, great bonfires across its many neighborhoods, around which residents and visitors gather to celebrate. The blazing fires mark the close of carnival in the Epirus capital.
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Ioannina, Epirus, Greece
Ioannina, Greece
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Tzamales of Ioannina
Τζαμάλες
Ioannina, Greece
On the last Sunday of carnival, the eve of Clean Monday, the city of Ioannina lights the tzamales, great bonfires across its many neighborhoods, around which residents and visitors gather to celebrate. The blazing fires mark the close of carnival in the Epirus capital.
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About Tzamales of Ioannina
Ioannina’s distinctive Carnival bonfire custom: large fires (tzamales) are lit across many neighborhoods on the last Sunday of Carnival (the eve of Clean Monday), with residents and visitors gathering around them for celebration.
This celebration benefits from careful observation, local guidance, and respect for community boundaries.
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Attendance can be appropriate while active documentation is not. Let local boundaries define your role.
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Ioannina’s distinctive Carnival bonfire custom: large fires (tzamales) are lit across many neighborhoods on the last Sunday of Carnival (the eve of Clean Monday), with residents and visitors gathering around them for celebration.
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Ioannina
Epirus
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