Rocket War of Chios
Greece
An Island Divided Over 'The Rocket War of Chios'
The rocket war of Chios has been taking place on the Greek island for more than 200 hundred years. One of the most beautiful Easter spectacles in Greece is also a dangerous one, and many locals are opposed to the "war"...
Culture
BBC Holds a Story on Greek 'Rocket War' Custom (video)
The traditional firework face-off between the two opposing parishes of Aghios Markos and Panagia Ereithiani on the Greek island of Chios, an Easter event known in Greece as rouketopolemos (literally 'rocket war'), once again both lit up and clouded the night sky...
Greece
A Crazy Easter Tradition: The Rocket War of Chios (video)
On the Greek island of Chios the locals have a tradition to spice things up for Easter. Besides the traditional egg cracking and conventional fireworks, a rocket war takes place between two local churches during the divine liturgy of...
Greece
Easter Traditions Across Greece
The Holy Week is coming to its end, and unique traditions from different places across Greece enter the spotlight once again, adding a magical sense in the springtime festivities. Traditions that date back to time, customs only met in...