Easter is approaching and, for some people in Greece, that brings to mind those two important words: food fight. Every year, the folks in this town spend the day bombarding one another with colored flour until they’re encrusted with it.
Me, I don’t understand these annual events where people slip and slide in tomatoes, oranges, grapes and so on, but that’s a personal hang-up. Given the choice of being sticky or being dead, I’ll go for dead every time.
Obviously, some people do enjoy them and keep coming back. Indeed, one guy in Paul Chapman’s video report explains that it’s’ a good way for the children to learn about traditions.” Hmmm. This may help explain why traditions are fading away in some cultures.
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Related post:The Gross and Sticky tour of Europe…
Local revellers celebrate “Ash Monday” by participating in a colorful “flour-war” in the port town of Galaxidi, Central Greece. REUTERS/John Kolesidis
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More Greek bashing? Wait until I tell Nicole!
- Posted by John C AbellOh, good luck with that. She’s probably covered in flour…
- Posted by Robert BaslerAnyone who is a Willy Wonka fan [the original movie, not the Johnny Depp monstrosity] will look at these photos and have flashbacks.
- Posted by Dee Tme gusta llamas
- Posted by Bobis this a joke? GO POMATOMMY!!! Me llama PABLO!!!
- Posted by Bob