24th part of Drama cultural routes – Church of HAGIA VARVARA
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24th part of Drama cultural routes – Church of HAGIA VARVARA
CHURCH OF HAGIA VARVARA NEXT TO THE LAKE there is a small church dedicated to patron Saint of Drama, Hagia Varvara, celebrated on 4th December. On the day before the Saint’s name day, after the mass held in this small picturesque church, residents go around their neighborhood to distribute a traditional dessert basically made of wheat and called «varvara». In the evening, children leave small boats decorated with candles lit in honor of the Saint on the surface of the main pond. This is also where the whole town gathers to watch the immersion of the Cross on the day of the Epiphany. In the past, after the Cross was thrown into the middle of the lake, men on horseback would begin a procession from inside the lake and continue through the streets of the town of Drama.
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Telephone 00302521020000
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Email dhmos-dramas@dra.forthnet.gr
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nearest sites
- 0.2km 20th part of Drama cultural routes - “EKPAEDEUTERIA”
- 0.2km 25th part of Drama cultural routes – ARΕA OF THE HAGIA VARVARA WATER-SPRINGS
- 0.2km 19th part of Drama cultural routes - THE ECCLESIASTICAL MUSEUM
- 0.2km 21st part of Drama cultural routes - PAMBOUKAS’ MANSION
- 0.2km 22nd part of Drama cultural routes - PORTOKALOGLOU TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
- 0.2km 30th part of Drama cultural routes – OTHER SITES, – area of Hagia Triada
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