Custom of Tzamala: During the last Sunday of the Carnival, big fires are lit in the neighborhoods of Ioannina.
Kipi of Zagori: Two festivals on the 6th-8th of August and 8th-9th of September with exhibitions, theatrical plays and other events.
Metsovo
20th of July: Festival of Prophet Ilias in the yard of the monastery with food and drinks.
During the last weekend of July, the residents of the village gather in the location “Lakos”, light big fires and stay there overnight. The next day they start on a 3-hour hike up to the location “Aftia Flegga”.
Tzoumerka
“Kastantoneia”: On the 26th-27th of July some events take place in the village of Petrovouni to honor the hero Kastantonis. The events included traditional dances, songs, sports activities and team games.
First Sunday of August: The residents from all the villages of Tzoumerka gather on the peak of Lapata and set up a small feast with food, drink and dancing.
Konitsa
Late November: The tsipouro festival takes place. The residents gather in the square and each of them brings tsipouro and traditional dishes. A feast with traditional music and dancing is organized that lasts until the next morning.
Christmas Eve: The residents of the village Pournia light a big fire in the square in the morning and then return to their houses holding sticks and singing carols. On their way back home they pass from different houses and receive traditional cookies as a gift. If they see somebody on the street they hit him with the sticks.
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