Thassos Island - Religious Holidays

Almost every village and every church in Thassos have their own festivities. Every festivity -"panigiri" - is mainly a local event where"kloubani" is served (a local food offered to all visitors). The best known religious festivities in Thassos are:

• 7 January
  Timiou Prodromou - Agios Jiannis in Prinos
• 17 January
  Agios Antonios in Potos
• 18 January
  Agios Athanasios in Kastro
• 10 February
  Agios Charalampos in Kazaviti and Panagia
• 25 March
  Annunciation, Euaggelismou, church of Euaggelistria in Limenaria
• Easter Monday
  residents of Theologos set off together for the monastery of Archagelos others on foot and others on decorated mules and donkeys
• 3 days after Easter
  Ag. Georgios in Kazaviti. 
• 40 days after Easter on the Ascension Day
  celebration at the church of village Sotiros
• 50 days after Easter
  celebration at the church of the holly Trinity in Kinira
• 8 May
  Agios Giannis in Theologos
• 24 June
  Timiou Prodromou in Skala Maries
• 28 June
  Ag. Apostolos in Kazaviti
• 1 July
  Agion Anargiron in Skala Kalirachi
• 7 July
  Agia Kiriaki in Prinos and Panagia
• 11 July
  Agios Giannis Neomartira in Maries
• 17 July
  Agia Marina in Kazaviti and Limenas
• 15-28 July
  Kazavitiana in Mikro Kazaviti
• 20 July
  Prophet Ilias in Panagia
• 26 July
  Agia Paraskeui in Kazaviti and Theologos
• 27 July
  Ag Panteleimon
• 15 August
  Panagia at Panagia and Rachoni mainly and all over the island where a Panagia church exists. 15 August is celebrating in Thassos and general in Greece as Christmas and Easter
• 29 August
  Agios Giannis
• 14 October
  Agia Paraskeui in Theologos
• 26 October
  Agios Dimitrios in Theologos, Kalivia and Limenaria
• 8 November
  Archagellos Michael and Gabliel, in Maries
• 30 November
  Agios Andreas in Prinos
• 6 December
• Agiao Nikolaos in Limenas, Limenaria, Prinos, Rachoni, Kalirachi and Potos
• 15 December
• Agios Elefterios in Limenaria