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ANOPOLIS FOLKLORE FESTIVAL - Cretan village culture Folklore Festival celebrating all the aspects that make up Cretan life. The Cretan night at Anapolis a traditional night out in the village. The village Folklore Festival is in the open feeling the still warm night air. An open buffet meal with local village wine starts the evening complimented with a live traditional Cretan dance festival showing off the cultural dancing on Crete. We welcome all guests to come and join in the dancing during this special entertaining evening.

Anopolis Village Festival - Gouves

The village of Anopolis celebrate their village with all tourists visiting the island of Crete. As soon as you enter the village one of the villagers dressed in traditional costume, offers you a RAKI drink, this is produced from the residue of grapes left over from wine making, which is distilled.

The Festival

A spectacular festival to celebrate the village. The free spirit of Crete is evident when you attend this magical night festival during the summer season, in the old village of Anopolis. The whole village at night comes alive; the market and small shops host spectacular, local crafts, souvenirs and holiday gifts for you to take home.

The village church doors are open for a visit to the church, the walls are spectacularly decorated with colorful frescos; within the village is the monastery of Theologos. Guests are welcome to wander around taking in all the village offers in the kafeneon's.

Children can ride on our village donkey who loves to take children and adults for a ride around the village.

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Food Wine

The festival village food cuisine offers traditional Cretan fare from the village. Locally produced fresh vegetables, olive oil, freshly baked bread all contribute to the chefs open buffet. The reason for the open buffet is so, that guests can try as many different dishes, and deserts as they want. The whole meal is complimented by local wine produced from the vineyards, surrounding the village.

Village Dance Celebration

The festival dance show is the most spectacular event on Crete. A complete insight the traditional culture of Cretan dance and music, the show tells the story of the festivals of dance from around Crete and Greece. A marvel to watch and enjoy the full night relaxing in the village atmosphere.

Kefi

As the wine a music mix together then the famous kefi begins. Kefi is a word, which has been described by various Greeks as meaning the spirit of joy, passion, enthusiasm, high spirits, or frenzy. The custom of smashing plates is considered an expression of kefi, when the soul and body are overwhelmed with an exuberance that must find an outlet.

As the evening mood, changes then your free spirit shall take over joining in with the dancing. This is a complete night to get to know Cretan life.

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Cretan Dance

There are many types of Cretan Dances, the Sousta is the facing dance of Crete that has a lot of elements from the ancient pirihios. The particular way that is danced is the evidence. The dance is being danced by men and women, alternately holding palms all together, shaping in the beginning a semicircle, afterwards they separate and stand the one opposite the other making two teams, on of the men and one of the women.

During the dance a story is developed between the man and the woman, the man calls and hugs, trying to invite the woman erotically. The woman with turnings and figures resists to the erotic call. With the movements of the hands and the head, a discussion is developed little by little. Till in the end, befalls the union.

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Cretan Music

The origins of music in Crete, and Greece in general, is associated in myth with the birth of the father of gods, Zeus, on Crete. According to Greek mythology Crete is the cradle of Zeus, music and dance.

The legend of the birth of Zeus is associated with the Curιtes cult. The Curιtes were the warriors who danced round the cave where the baby Zeus was being nursed, covering his cries from his father Cronus by the clashing of their shields.

The earliest documented music on Crete comes from Ancient Greece. Cretan music like most traditional Greek began as product of ancient, Byzantine, western and eastern inspirations. The main instrument lyre, is closely related to the bowed Byzantine lyre.

The Lyre holy instrument begin from the "Epic of Digeni Akrita" around the 11th Century a. c. The form of the lyre was not as it is today even if it is not known how it really was. The only thing sure is that its manufacture is owed to the will of the people to maintain for more time the sound that was produced by a string. The Lyre is distinguished in Pear-shaped and Bottle-shaped. The Lyre is the main instrument played in Cretan music.

Anopolis Folklore Festival is hosted every night during the summer season

ANOPOLIS FOLKLORE FESTIVAL Anopolis, Pediados, Crete.

The Folklore Festival of Crete Anopolis Evenings Mon - Sat 7.30 am till 11.30 pm

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