Open Access15th August on the Aegean island of Tinos
Author(s) -
Johanne Evy Haland
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
glasnik etnografskog instituta/glasnik etnografskog instituta sanu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2334-8259
pISSN - 0350-0861
DOI - 10.2298/gei0902095h
Subject(s) - icon , procession , relation (database) , ancient history , history , geography , database , computer science , programming language
The most important festival on the island of Tinos, the 'Dormition' of the Panagia (the Virgin Mary), is celebrated on 15th August. During the festival an official procession, carrying her icon (image) in its midst, is important but also popular customs as the importance of fetching holy water and earth having a long tradition within Greek religions. The article presents the festival on Tinos, thus exploring the relation between the official and popular religion, also related to gendered values