Pyrovasia in Greece
Pyrovasia in Greece is held on May 21. This event in the third decade of the month May is annual. Help us
Pyrovassia is a spectacular Greek festival from 21 to 23 May, celebrated by the Anastenarians, a small people living in the north of Greece, during which the locals dance on the hot coals. Firewalking is associated with pagan rituals, but the Greek Pyrovassia has already become a holiday of the Greek Orthodox Church.
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