Mid-July: Locals revive the traditional wheat threshing process in Palio Chorio (Alonia), making frumenty (crushed wheat boiled in milk and then dried) in the old traditional way. Join us and have a taste of the past!
Late July: Fresh fish night; locals and visitors are offered grilled anchovy and tasty wine for free all night long. Why not have a taste of local seafood and hospitality!

Tradiotional Fairs

21 May: This is the day when Agios (St.) Konastantinos and Agia (St.) Eleni are celebrated. Following the morning service in the picturesque Agios Konstantinos chapel at Psili Rachi, locals treat people gathered to a local goat and pasta dish accompanied by a local dessert made of milk and rice.
25 July: This is the day when Agia (St.) Paraskevi is celebrated as the patron saint of the island. Locals and visitors in Patitiri village lead together the icon of Agia (St.) Paraskevi to a pious procession throughout the village in the evening.
15 August: This is the day to celebrate a traditional wedding revival. In Alonissos, natural surroundings blend perfectly with people’s feelings and everyday life. Traditional wedding ceremonies revive as a typical expression of Greek tradition, reminding of old rituals. The wedding ritual begins with the best man visiting the groom’s house accompanied by traditional musicians. The groom’s family treats them all to jam, wine, "tsipouro" and other delicacies... They all then go to the bride’s house. According to traditional customs, the door of the bride’s house shall not open until the groom promises a gift to his future mother-in-law! With a promise made to the mother-in-law, families and friends join the wedding procession to the church. The bride wears a traditional dress called "morka". Following the wedding ceremony, guests are treated to a traditional goat and pasta dish. The wedding party carries on until early morning hours…
23 April: This is the day when Agios (St.) Georgios is celebrated. Locals attend morning mass in the chapel and then celebrate having wine and barbequing.

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