Finally!!!!! Celebrations start again!!! After a three year period of no carnival, Zakynthos was in full swing with Tsiknopepmti…. What is Tsiknopempti? Greeks celebrate Tsiknopempti, which literally means “Thursday of the Smoke of Grilled Meat”. Tsikno being the smoke from the grilled meat and Pempti being Thursday. It is celebrated …
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The Zakynthian Carnival is something special to all Zakynthians. It has its very own way of celebrating. As zakynthosinformer.com has explained before our roots are tied to Venetians days. However, as Zakynthians do, we have a certain knack of making something our very own. This is no different when it …
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