Thassos Island - Religious Holidays
Almost every village and every church in Thassos have their own festivities. Every festivity -"panigiri" - is mainly a local event where"kloubani" is served (a local food offered to all visitors). The best known religious festivities in Thassos are:
- 7 January
Timiou Prodromou - Agios Jiannis in Prinos - 17 January
Agios Antonios in Potos - 18 January
Agios Athanasios in Kastro - 10 February
Agios Charalampos in Kazaviti and Panagia - 25 March
Annunciation, Euaggelismou, church of Euaggelistria in Limenaria - Easter Monday
residents of Theologos set off together for the monastery of Archagelos others on foot and others on decorated mules and donkeys - 3 days after Easter
Ag. Georgios in Kazaviti. - 40 days after Easter on the Ascension Day
celebration at the church of village Sotiros - 50 days after Easter
celebration at the church of the holly Trinity in Kinira - 8 May
Agios Giannis in Theologos - 24 June
Timiou Prodromou in Skala Maries - 28 June
Ag. Apostolos in Kazaviti - 1 July
Agion Anargiron in Skala Kalirachi - 7 July
Agia Kiriaki in Prinos and Panagia - 11 July
Agios Giannis Neomartira in Maries - 17 July
Agia Marina in Kazaviti and Limenas - 15-28 July
Kazavitiana in Mikro Kazaviti - 20 July
Prophet Ilias in Panagia - 26 July
Agia Paraskeui in Kazaviti and Theologos - 27 July
Ag Panteleimon - 15 August
Panagia at Panagia and Rachoni mainly and all over the island where a Panagia church exists. 15 August is celebrating in Thassos and general in Greece as Christmas and Easter - 29 August
Agios Giannis - 14 October
Agia Paraskeui in Theologos - 26 October
Agios Dimitrios in Theologos, Kalivia and Limenaria - 8 November
Archagellos Michael and Gabliel, in Maries - 30 November
Agios Andreas in Prinos - 6 December
- Agiao Nikolaos in Limenas, Limenaria, Prinos, Rachoni, Kalirachi and Potos
- 15 December
- Agios Elefterios in Limenaria