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Foreign Ensembles
have taken part in the Festival:
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GREECE
- EFXINOS LESHI VERIAS
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MUNICIPAL FOLK DANCING CLUB "MAIRY IOANNIDOU", KARDITSA
- FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE "GEORGAKIS
OLYMPIOS - SERRES
- DANCE
ENSEMBLE "PILORIGI", GYANITSA
- FOLKLORE
DANCE ENSEMBLE "KALITECHNIKI STEGI
PONDION VORIU ELADOS",
THESSALONIKI
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ALBANIA,
ARMENIAN FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE,
BELGIUM,
BULGARIA,
BURYATIYA,
CANADA,
CHINESE TAIPEI,
CROATIA,
COLOMBIA,
COSTA RICA,
DENMARK,
EGYPT,
GEORGIA,
GREECE,
HUNGARY,
INDIA,
INDONEZIA,
IRAN,
ISRAEL,
ITALY,
JAPAN,
JORDAN,
LATVIA,
MACEDONIA,
MEXICO,
MORDOVIA,
NIGERIA,
PERU,
POLAND,
PORTUGAL,
PUERTO RICO,
ROMANIA,
RUSSIA,
SCOTLAND,
SERBIA and MONTENEGRO, SPAIN,
SWITZERLAND,
TAIWAN,
THAILAND,
TURKEY,
UKRAINE,
USA
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| EFXINOS LESHI VERIAS |
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From the ancient years (8th century b.c.) at the shores of the Black Sea
the Iones Greeks started to build cities which had a special character.
The population of those cities later on, populated other areas of those
regions which were named "Anatolia".
The Greeks of this area became border guards of the empire of Alexander
the Great and his decendants. Those guards played the same role during
the Byzantine era.
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From the beginning of Christianity those people began to adopt the Christian
belief.
When Constantinople fell to the Crusaders (1204 a.c.), Trapezounda became
to capital of the region.
In 1461 a.c. the Byzantine Empire fell apart and was conquered by the
Ottoman Turks and the people of pontos lived the most difficult period
of their history. Many people fleet to Russia and those who stayed behind
were forced to speak the Turkish language and adopt the Islamic religion.
During the years of 1912-1913 the Greeks of pontos started a revolution
against the ottoman rule. At the beginning Russia supported the Greeks
but abandoned them after 1917 and supported the leader Kemal Ataturk.
The Greeks of Pontos suffered genocide. Over 400000 Greeks were slaughtered,
and in 1922 the remaining of those populations left Pontos and immigrated
to Greece.
Many of them started their new life in Macedonian cities of Thessalonica,
Kilkis, Drama etc.
One of those cities was Veria where in 1955 EFXINOS LESHI VERIAS
was founded. This folklore group became famous because of their livelyhood
and their activity in Greece but also in other countries.
This group took place in many festivals in Germany, Switzerland, Bulgaria
and Italy. The group was invited by the greek community in Toronto Canada.
The goal of EFXINOS LESHI VERIAS is conserve the pontiaki dialect, the
traditional dances and the knowledge of the people of Pontos.
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MUNICIPAL FOLK DANCING CLUB "MAIRY IOANNIDOU", KARDITSA
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In
1995 the Municipality of Karditsa founded the folklore - dancing group
named "MAIRY IOANNIDOY". It is part of the Municipal Folklore
Museum and contributes to the maintenance of the local cultural tradition
and the broader Greek culture as well.
The group is consisted of 300 members (dancers) and there are 12 sections:
9 children's, 2 adolescent and 1 adult's.
Their
activity is spread all over Greece with participation in traditional folk
interior festivals (Komotini, Salamania, Lamia, Xanthi, etc.), and other
International Festivals abroad (Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Turkey, Bulgaria,
Italy, Poland, etc.), leaving the best impressions and gaining discretion.
From the first
year of establishment, the group has been organizing children's Festival
for children 12-15 year old.
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In
this festival take part groups from Greece and foreign countries as well,
in order
to preserve and continue the traditional dances and customs. Their
basic repertory is dances from Thessaly. The group also presents dances
from other Greek places like Epirus, Macedoia, Thrace, Pontons,
Aegen Islands and so on.
The main uniform is the traditional local dress "Karaguna".
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FOLKLORE
ENSEMBLE "GEORGAKIS OLYMPIOS" - SERRES
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ENSEMBLE "PILORIGI", GYANITSA |
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Dance group “Pilorigi” by Cultural center Pendaplatanos was founded
in 1983 in Gyatnitsa – Greece with the aim to preserve and disseminate
the history, tempers and customs, music as well the dances of the
Greek nation. The group performs authentic folklore and actively
takes part in the cultural life of the town of Gyatnitsa and the
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| FOLKLORE
DANCE ENSEMBLE "KALITECHNIKI STEGI PONDION VORIU
ELADOS", THESSALONIKI |
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Folklore
dance group “Kalitechniki Stegi Pondion Voriu Elados” from Thessaloniki
– Greece was founded in 1981 by Greek people,
living on the Black sea shores in the area Pond – today Turkey.
In the year 1922 they move to Greece. The group performs authentic
folklore
and takes part in the cultural life of Thessaloniki and in whole
Greece, for which it received many rewards. |
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