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Zakynthos:- Celebrating Tsiknopempti……Let the Carnival begin!

  All over Zakynthos today the smell of BBQed meat gives a festive aroma within the air.   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 11 …

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Zakynthos:- Carnival 2023 PROGRAMME

Thursday, February 16, 2023 – Maundy/BBQ Thursday *THE ENTIRE ISLAND BBQs EVERYWHERE* *TYPICAL ZAKYNTHIAN “GELNDI” IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE ISLAND* 11:00 am Through the streets of Zakynthos town the Delalides (TOWN CRIERS) announce the start of Carnival 2023, from Agios Lazaros to Agios Markos Square! 11:00 a.m. BBQ in …

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Zakynthos:- Carnival activities by the newly formed Association “FESTA Di ZANTE”

Carnival activities – if the epidemiological conditions allow it – are being planned by the newly formed Association “FESTA Di ZANTE”. According to the announcement issued by the Association: “The team of the Cultural Association FESTA Di ZANTE was founded 2 months ago to support the CULTURAL history of our …

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Zakynthos:- A story to tell…….Celebrating Tsiknopempti.

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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Triodion period starts Sunday 21st February,2021

Sunday 21st of February, 2020 until the last day,  Sunday 14th of March, 2020 It is that time of year where most Zakynthians will say “we’ve entered the triodion”.   Exactly what is the triodion? Most of us that are not aware of what triodion means, would say ‘Carnival Period’. …

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Carnivals cancelled across Greece

Due to the confirmation of cases of Coronavirus in Thessaloniki and Athens the Greek Health Ministry have announced that Carnivals across Greece this weekend should be cancelled. The health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said “Based on (expert) recommendation, and to protect public health… we have decided to cancel cardinal events in …

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Piccolo Carnival 2020. (Video)

So, you didn’t get down to see the piccolo carnival…. never mind zantetimes.gr and zakynthosinformer.com have got you covered 😉 A complete video of all the event that took place today in town, Sunday 23rd February, 2020. Enjoy! http://

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Carnival in true Zakynthian Style

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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Carnival hit red!

A great turn out for the evening Carnival parade known as “Red Night”.  Young and old dressed in anything red, while holding red and white balloons filled the streets of Zakynthos and joined in the fun fair.  They made their way through the town in party mood then at the …

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BBQ Thursday this week.

Greeks celebrate Tsiknopempti, which literally means “Thursday of the Smoke of Grilled Meat”. It is celebrated 11 days before Clean Monday (which marks the start of the fasting period of Lent); since the week before Lent is considered meat-free (but not dairy-free), and Wednesday and Friday are generally considered days of …

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