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You don't need much to relax...! • • • • • • • • • • • • #santorini #imerovigli #skaros #caldera #olive #olivetree #thirassia #travel #feel #feelsantorini

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About last night... • • • • • • • • #santorini #greece #easter #greekeaster #goodfriday #fire #travel #feel #feelsantorini (στην τοποθεσία Pyrgos, Kikladhes, Greece)

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We wish you a very merry Christmas and happy holidays! Your #feelsantorini team! (στην τοποθεσία Santorini)

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In less than a week, the 1st winetourism congress is going to be held in Santorini. We will also be there and look forward to meeting a lot of interesting wine-people and discuss with them about our passion! There is still time to register and catch a flight to our magnificent island! :) #IMIC2016 #santorini #wine #tourism #assyrtiko #travel #taste #feel #feelsantorini (στην τοποθεσία Feel Santorini)

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The harvest is over. The sun drying of the grapes which will give their juice after 15 days under the #meditteranean sun to make the unique sweet Vinsanto wine is not! What a vivid juicy carpet...! @venetsanoswinery #Santorini #greece #Vinsanto #delicious #tasty #sweet #wine #sun #sundried #sundrying #grapes wanderlust #travel #taste #feel #feelsantorini (στην τοποθεσία Santorini, Greece)

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Celebration day at Emborio village! #Santorini #greece #summer2016 #wanderlust #instaphoto #natgeotravelpic #lifo #athensvoice #travel #taste #feel #thetasteofsantorini #feelsantorini (στην τοποθεσία Santorini, Greece)

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The countdown for this year's "vedema", the grape harvest, has began. In a couple of days the -now still rather silent- vineyards will be filled with people of all ages. May the light sea breeze be their ally in their demanding task! #santorini #summer2016 #travel #wanderlust #wine #grape #harvest #vedema #assyrtiko #taste #feel #feelsantorini (στην τοποθεσία Episkopí Goniás, Kikladhes, Greece)

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The custom of “Kleethonas” in Santorini

In the Christian tradition, the 24th of June is the day of Birth of St. John the Baptist. In Greece, the celebration of this day was connected over the centuries with 2 particular customs; the so-called “kleethonas” (<gr. «κλήδονας»>) and the jumping over open fires that are lit in the countryside. They both survive from antiquity and were originally related to the summer solstice as part of the celebrations of the farmers for a good crop. 

“Kleethonas” in particular is a kind of folk divination, according to which, the identity of their future husband is revealed to the unmarried girls…

Thanks to the Cultural Association of Megalochori, “Metochi”, all this was revived yesterday evening at the central square of the picturesque village in Santorini. 

Traditional music and dances, “mandinathes” (rhyming couplets), refreshing white wine of Santorini, delicious “tiropitakia” (small cheese pies), mouth-watering “lukumades” (local donuts) and a lot of cheer among the locals and visitors who attended, made this exceptional evening unforgettable. 

We were there with our friends and guests and through the pictures we took we will try to share with you a touch of this unique experience!

Ke tu chronu! (*till next year!)