The Patras Carnival, Patrino Karnavali is the largest event of its kind in Greece. It has over 180 years of history. Events begin on January 17 and last until Great Lent
The Patras Carnival is not a single event but a variety of events that include balls, parades, a hidden treasure hunt and the children's carnival among others.
The carnival of Patras, Venetian tradition
Although, in general, the Greek Carnival is linked to the decadent Dionysia, the original Greek Carnival, which took place thousands of years ago in ancient Greece, the Patras Carnival, thanks to the city's proximity, has its roots 180 years ago in Italy, and was greatly influenced by the opulent Venetian Carnival.
The first event, the first carnival of Patras, a big ball, took place, after the liberation of the Greeks, from the Ottomans, after the war of independence Greek (1821-1829), at Moretis, a rich merchant from Patras, in 1829.
In 1880, the most famous and long-standing tradition of the Patras Carnival, the 'Bourboulia' or 'Boules', emerged (Venetian carnival costumes from St. Mark's Square), giving women the opportunity to venture out in disguise, and for the first time in Greece, unescorted, usually dressed in black, and wearing a domino mask, a partial mask, again usually black, but found today in a myriad of colors, the men wore their normal clothes.
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