"Each mid-August, small cross-marked snakes appear inside the church of Panagia Fidousa and are reverently handled by pilgrims as a sign of blessing, making Markopoulo's Dormition feast the most extraordinary folk-religious event in the Ionian Islands."
Panigiri Panagia Fidoussa (Snake Festival)
"Each year on the Dormition of the Virgin, small harmless snakes appear inside the church of Markopoulo village and are venerated by the faithful as a miraculous blessing, drawing visitors from across Kefalonia to this extraordinary and ancient folk custom."
Panigyri Markopoulou (Festival ton Fidion) (Πανηγύρι Μαρκοπούλου (Φεστιβάλ των Φιδιών))
"On Clean Monday, the small maritime town of Galaxidi erupts in its centuries-old Flour War, as revellers pelt each other with coloured and plain flour on the harbourfront in a Byzantine tradition unique to this one Phocis port."
Αλευρομουτζούρωμα Γαλαξιδίου / Alevromoutzouroma of Galaxidi (Flour War)