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Monastery near Vrontados town on Chios Island. The monastery was built there in 1887 in honour of a Virgin Mary icon which monk Christophoros Seremelis discovered near the sea. Photo by Nikos Paraponiaris.

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Every Easter, in the Greek village of Vrontados, members of rival churches sitting across a small valley stage a “rocket war” by firing thousands of homemade rockets towards each other while services are held. The objective for each side is to strike the bell of the opposing church. The festival, called Rouketopolemos, has been celebrated by the churches of Agios Markos and Panagia Erithiani for at least 125 years, its exact origins a mystery. Gathered here are images of this rocket war from the past few years.

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[pantelissarantis]

Πρώτο τραπέζι πίστα..... #chiosisland #vrontados (στην τοποθεσία Vrontádos, Khios, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0lq6wzC1Yd/?igshid=137bz7frbx7mh

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#rocketwar #Vrontados #Chios