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Vrontados
Vrontados ( el, Βροντάδος) is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of Chios in Greece. With a population of about 5,300 the town hosts the seat of the municipality of Omiroupoli. Information The town has a strong tradition in merchant seafaring and is currently the home of various important Greek ship owners. Due to its proximity to the city of Chios (the island's capital), modern Vrontados is considered a sort of a suburb of the capital. Vrontados purportedly gets its name from the loud noise thunder (Vrontes - Βροντές) makes as it echoes from the nearby mountain, Aepos. Customs Vrontados is well known for its unique Easter celebration known as rouketopolemos (rocket war). Every Easter, the Eastern Orthodox churches, Agios Marcos and Erithiani, fire rockets at each other ('' Rouketopolemos''). Whoever hits the other church's bell tower first wins the war. Historical References The legendary Poet Homer was supposedly born or at lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rouketopolemos
''Rouketopolemos'' (Greek ''Рουκετοπόλεμος'', literally "rocket war") is a local traditional event held annually at Easter in the town of Vrontados (Βροντάδος) on the Greek island of Chios. As a variation of the Greek custom of throwing fireworks during the celebration of the service at midnight before Easter Sunday, two rival church congregations in the town perform a "rocket war" by firing tens of thousands of home-made rockets across town, with the objective of hitting the bell tower of the church of the other side. The rockets are wooden sticks loaded with a propellant mixture containing gunpowder, and are launched from grooved platforms. Background The two rival parishes are ''St. Mark''s and ''Panaghia Ereithiani'', the respective churches built on two hilltops about 400 meters away from each other. Direct hits on each belfry are supposedly counted on the next day to determine the winner, but each parish invariably claims victory over the other. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rouketopolemos
''Rouketopolemos'' (Greek ''Рουκετοπόλεμος'', literally "rocket war") is a local traditional event held annually at Easter in the town of Vrontados (Βροντάδος) on the Greek island of Chios. As a variation of the Greek custom of throwing fireworks during the celebration of the service at midnight before Easter Sunday, two rival church congregations in the town perform a "rocket war" by firing tens of thousands of home-made rockets across town, with the objective of hitting the bell tower of the church of the other side. The rockets are wooden sticks loaded with a propellant mixture containing gunpowder, and are launched from grooved platforms. Background The two rival parishes are ''St. Mark''s and ''Panaghia Ereithiani'', the respective churches built on two hilltops about 400 meters away from each other. Direct hits on each belfry are supposedly counted on the next day to determine the winner, but each parish invariably claims victory over the other. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chios
Chios (; el, Χίος, Chíos , traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic gum and its nickname is "the Mastic Island". Tourist attractions include its medieval villages and the 11th-century monastery of Nea Moni, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Chios regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Chios. Locals refer to Chios town as ''Chora'' ( literally means land or country, but usually refers to the capital or a settlement at the highest point of a Greek island). The island was also the site of the Chios massacre, in which thousands of Greeks on the island were massacred, expelled, and enslaved by Ottoman troops during the Greek War of Independence in 1822. Geogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamatios Krimigis
Stamatios (Tom) M. Krimigis ( el, Σταμάτιος Κριμιζής, born September 10, 1938) is a Greek-American scientist in space exploration. He has contributed to many of the United States' unmanned space exploration programs of the Solar System and beyond. He has contributed to exploration missions to almost every planet of the Solar System.Brief Curriculum Vitae and publications Johns Hopkins University.Europlanet Interview: Stamatios (Tom) Krimigis Europlanet. In 1999, the |
Omiroupoli
Omiroupoli ( el, Ομηρούπολη) is a former municipality in the central part of on the island of Chios, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 155.015 km2. Population 7,527 people (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was Vrontados (pop. 5,323), the second largest town on the island (after Chios (town)). The next largest towns are Lagkáda (760), Karyaí (618), and Sykiáda (562). Tradition claims that epic poet Homer (Όμηρος) was born and lived here, thus the name of the municipal unit. Historical population See also *List of settlements in the Chios regional unit This is a list of settlements in Chios regional unit in Greece: * Agio Gala * Agios Georgios Sykousis * Amades * Anavatos * Armolia * Avgonyma * Chalandra * Chalkeio * Chios (town) * Dafnonas * Diefcha * Elata * Exo Didyma * Flatsia * ... References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Settlements In The Chios Regional Unit
This is a list of settlements in Chios regional unit in Greece: * Agio Gala * Agios Georgios Sykousis * Amades * Anavatos * Armolia * Avgonyma * Chalandra * Chalkeio * Chios (town) * Dafnonas * Diefcha * Elata * Exo Didyma * Flatsia * Fyta * Kalamoti * Kallimasia * Kampia * Kardamyla * Karfas * Karyes * Katarraktis * Keramos * Koini * Kourounia * Lagkada * Leptopoda * Lithi * Melanios * Mesa Didyma * Mesta * Myrmigki * Nea Potamia * Nenita * Nenitouria * Neochori * Oinousses * Olympoi * Pagida * Parparia * Patrika * Pirama * Pispilounta * Pityous * Psara * Pyrgi * Sidirounta * Spartounta * Sykiada * Tholopotami * Thymiana * Trypes * Vasileonoiko * Vaviloi * Ververato * Vessa * Viki * Volissos * Vouno Vouno ( el, Βουνό; tr, Yukarı Taşkent or ) is a village in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus. ''De facto'', it is under the control of Northern Cyprus. Its population in 2011 was 299. The village of Vouno (meaning mountain in Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Aegean
The North Aegean Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου, translit=Periféria Voríou Eyéou, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, and the smallest of the thirteen by population. It comprises the islands of the north-eastern Aegean Sea, called the North Aegean islands, except for Thasos and Samothrace, which belong to the Greek region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, and Imbros and Tenedos, which belong to Turkey. Administration The North Aegean region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with the Southern Aegean region, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of the Aegean based at Piraeus. The capital of the region is situated in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Until the Kallikratis reform, the region consisted of the three prefectures of Samos, Chios and Lesbos. Since 1 January 2011 it is divided into five reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chios (regional Unit)
Chios ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Χίου, ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of North Aegean. The capital of the regional unit is the town of Chios. The regional unit consists of the islands of Chios, Psara, Oinousses and some smaller uninhabited islands (including Antipsara), all in the Aegean Sea. Administration The regional unit Chios is subdivided into 3 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): * Chios (1) * Oinousses (2) * Psara Psara ( el, Ψαρά, , ; known in ancient times as /, /) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Together with the small island of Antipsara (Population 4) it forms the municipality of Psara. It is part of the Chios regional unit, which is part of ... (3) Prefecture As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Chios was created out of the former prefectures of Greece, prefecture Chios ( el, Νομός Χὶου). The prefecture had the same territ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands. The country consists of nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilization, being the birthplace of Athenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easter
Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Volume 2'') as well as the single word "Easter" in books printed i157515841586 also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary . It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus Christ, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. Easter-observing Christians commonly refer to the week before Easter as Holy Week, which in Western Christianity begins on Palm Sunday (marking the entrance of Jesus in Jerusalem), includes Spy Wednesday (on whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
