The Folklore Museum of Afytos is located in the seaside village of
Afytos
Afytos (Greek, Modern: Άφυτος) is a village in Chalkidiki, northern Greece. It is part of the municipality Kassandra. It is situated on the northeastern coast of the Kassandra peninsula, 6 km northeast of Kassandreia, 31 km south of ...
on the
Kassandra peninsula of
Chalkidiki
Chalkidiki (; el, Χαλκιδική , also spelled Halkidiki, is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region co ...
,
Central Macedonia
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,
Greece
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.
History
The museum was established in the 1980s by Nikos Paralis and the local Folklore Association using artifacts donated by the villagers. The museum was housed in a traditional listed building dating to 1889 in the centre of the village, which was donated by the Aletras family.
[Museums of Macedonia]
Exhibits
The folklore collection includes domestic utensils, agricultural implements (for ploughing, sowing, reaping, harvesting), and pottery, which is a craft with a long tradition here. The folklore collection is accompanied by a collection of
Karagiozis
Karagiozis or Karaghiozis ( ell, Καραγκιόζης , tr, Karagöz ) is a shadow puppet and fictional character of Greek folklore, originating in the Turkish shadow play Karagöz and Hacivat. He is the main character of the tales narrated ...
shadow-theatre puppets owned by the puppet-master
Evgenios Spatharis.
Gallery
File:Macedonian_Museums-45-Laografiko_Afutou-200.jpg, Spatharis Shadow Theatre Puppet Exhibition
File:Macedonian_Museums-45-Laografiko_Afutou-201.jpg, Arvanitis Photographic Exhibition 1st
File:Macedonian_Museums-45-Laografiko_Afutou-202.jpg, Arvanitis Photographic Exhibition 2nd
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Afytos
Afytos (Greek, Modern: Άφυτος) is a village in Chalkidiki, northern Greece. It is part of the municipality Kassandra. It is situated on the northeastern coast of the Kassandra peninsula, 6 km northeast of Kassandreia, 31 km south of ...
Chalkidiki
1980s establishments in Greece