Easter: During Holy Week the island hosts the friends and relatives of the residents and has a light, wintery, magical setting, with limited mobility in the alleys. The procession of the Epitaphs on the evening of Good Friday, the first Resurrection in the morning of Holy Saturday, the candles, the scents, the decorated boats and the warmth of the people, create a unique atmosphere. On Sunday you will not see anyone in the street until night, since the families are baking and having fun in courtyards and tavernas.
Naoussa Fish Festival: The first Sunday of July takes place a feast in Naoussa. Fresh fish, seafood, wine and dancing in abundance.
15th August: On August 15th, the feast of Panagia Ekatontapiliani (Our Lady of the Hundred Gates), all of Paros gathers at the beach of Parikia in various locations, the best of which being Agios Constantinos and the rocks at the end of the beach, in order to admire the events. That night everyone is overjoyed, they wear their festive clothes and they watch traditional dances, awaiting the colorful fireworks, the trademark of the night, in order to engage later in festive feasting and dancing.
Pirate’s Night : The custom is called Pirate’s Night and it is revived every year on August 23rd in Naoussa, where young people with traditional costumes and others disguised as pirates sing and dance representing the raids to the Venetian port.
Early September: Feast of Trawl in Parikia.
Traditional fairs
23 April: Celebration of Agios Georgios (Saint George) in Aliki.
Fair of Analipseos (Assumption): It takes place 40 days after Easter at Agios Fokas in Parikia and Piso Livadi.
8 May: Fair of Agios Ioannis the Theologian in Dryos.
Beginning of June: There is a feast at Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) in Naoussa.
23 June: The custom of Agios Ioannis Klidonas, burning the wreaths of May, passing over the fires, accompanied by food and dancing in Naoussa, Aliki, Prodoromo.
30 June: On the eve of Agii Anargiri, in the courtyard of the monastery in Parikia, there is a feast with plenty of seafood, wine and traditional music.
17 July: Revival of tsabouna (bagpipe) in Naoussa.
16 & 17 July: Celebration of Agia Marina (Saint Marina), with several parallel events, fireworks and festivities on the eve evening in Antiparos.
24 July: Celebration of Agia Anna in Parikia.
6 August: Feast of Sotiros (Saviour Christ) in Aliki and Marpissa.
27 August: Feast of Agios Fanourios in Ambelas.
28-29 August: Feast of Agios Ioannis Detis in Naoussa and Lefkes.
8 September: Feast Pera Panagia in Marmara and Panagia Faneromeni in Antiparos.
14 September: Feast of Stavros (Cross) in Aliki.
3 November: The feast of Agios Geogios Methistis; the inhabitants of Paros open the barrels and taste the new wine in a custom with reference to god Dionysus.
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