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A living geography · 19 discoveries

Central Macedonia

Traditions, photographs and stories, connected by place.

Cultural dossier

What is culturally discoverable here?

Published: 19 discoveries
Within: 13 places
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The geography within

Places within Central Macedonia

01Aggelochori 02Drymos 03Galatista 04Kerkini 05Meliki 06Orini Serron 07Palatitsia 08Profitis 09

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Events5 Costumes9 Stories2 Films1 Music2

Living traditions

Events

Bell-bearers against a wall during the carnival of Profitis, Macedonia

Preview · 6 JAN · 2027

Arapides of Profitis

Profitis, Thessaloniki

The Arapides of Profitis parade with animal skins and bells during the Epiphany celebrations.

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Grabbing the cross at the lake Koroneia in Macedonia

Preview · 6 JAN · 2027

Blessing of the Waters at Lake Koroneia

Lake Koroneia, Thessaloniki

On Epiphany morning, the blessing of the waters is held in the winter landscape of Lake Koroneia.

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Wedding representation at Galatista - Group photograph

Preview · 6 JAN · 2027

Wedding Representation of Galatista

Galatista, Chalkidiki

A comic wedding procession moves through Galatista with musicians, costumed characters and a deliberately theatrical bride and groom.

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Women during Gynaekokratia of Monokklisia

Preview · 8 JAN · 2027

Gynaekokratia of Monokklisia

Monokklisia, Serres

On 8 January, the women of Monokklisia take over the village’s public life in a day dedicated to Mpampo, the traditional midwife.

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Two masked Koudounoforoi of Sohos wearing tall ribboned headpieces and holding wooden staffs.

Preview · 27 FEB–15 MAR · 2027

Koudounoforoi of Sohos

Sohos, Thessaloniki

Masked bell bearers in goat skins fill Sohos with the sound of heavy bells, culminating in their principal public presentation on Clean Monday.

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The Caryatis archive

Costumes

Three women wearing the costumes of Kostellides inside a house in Palatitsia, Imathia by a window, with a greek flag behind them.

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Palatitsia

Palatitsia → Central Macedonia

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Four women wearing the traditional costumes of Roumlouki in Meliki, inside a local home.

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Meliki

Meliki → Central Macedonia

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Field notes

Stories

Black and white photograph of people gathered around Kapani Market in Thessaloniki on New Year’s Eve.

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Kapani Market on New Year’s Eve

Thessaloniki → Central Macedonia

On New Year’s Eve in Thessaloniki, Kapani Market fills with food, drink, brass music and the festive pulse of the city.

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Black and white photograph of a buffalo farmer near Lake Kerkini in northern Greece.

Moving image

Films

Film still from Greece’s Untold Stories: Macedonia

Field film · YouTube

Greece’s Untold Stories: Macedonia

Orini Serron

Taking you with me on a photography trip to Macedonia, Greece, shooting the local women's costumes in two different places. Orini, Serres and the Vlach nomadic group dresses in Prosotsani, Drama.

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Sound & place

Music

Cover artwork for Apano stin triantafyllia

Sound & place

Apano stin triantafyllia

Central Macedonia

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Cover artwork for Lenio

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Three women wearing the urband costumes of Veria, standing in formation inside a local house.

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Veria

Veria → Central Macedonia

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03

A group of bell-bearers from Sohos carnival and women wearing the local traditional costumes stand by a tree at a local field

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Sohos

Sohos → Central Macedonia

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04

Three women in the local costumes of Drymos in Thessaloniki, inside a local house.

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Drymos

Drymos → Central Macedonia

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05

A group of women wearing the costumes of the nomadic group of vlachs, inside a house in Seli, Imathia.

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Seli

Seli → Central Macedonia

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06

Three women wearing the local dresses of the villages of the valley of Naoussa, inside a local house by the window

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Aggelochori

Aggelochori → Central Macedonia

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07

A group of people wearing the local costumes of Orini Serron, inside an old local abandoned house

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Orini Serron

Orini Serron → Central Macedonia

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08

Ourania wearing the traditional Pontic costume in lake Kerkini. The lake is frozen and there is a wooden boat behind the woman.

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Kerkini

Kerkini → Central Macedonia

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09

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The Buffalo Farmer of Lake Kerkini

Kerkini → Central Macedonia

Near Lake Kerkini, a buffalo farmer opens a window onto a rural world shaped by animals, water and winter light.

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Sound & place

Lenio

Orini Serron → Central Macedonia

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