CARNIVAL CARNIVAL in KALAMATA

by Lonie

Every year in Kalamata, a tradition takes place: the carnival Lasting 3 weeks and starting mid-February, this is a very festive moment in the year, a time for everyone to gather and enjoy being together. Everyone prepares for assisting one of the most awaited moments of this celebration, the parade. Happening in the central square of the city, the streets become the stage for disguised people participating, parents and children, teenagers, and a group of friends, everybody is welcome to take part in the party, making it a tradition that is passed on from generation to generation.

The music flow to the rhythm of the apparitions of all the different costumes; there are many themes, some come from pop culture, with people dressed as characters from The Addams Family, or The Lion King, but also more general themes, with a group of people dressed as Vikings or even pom-pom girls. Running through the city, the parade gives the feeling that Kalamata is not the place of the carnival, but that Kalamata is the carnival