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Spectacular Annual Chios Rocket War Under Threat as Organizers Fold
The organization which keeps alive the 200-year-old custom of the "Rocket War" on the Greek island of Chios announced on Thursday it is closing up shop for good.
The organization "Friends of Vrontados Traditions" said in a statement that it...
Culture
Greece's Chios Braced for Traditional Easter Rocket War (video)
The rocket war, one of the most beautiful and dangerous Easter spectacles in Greece, will be revived on Saturday evening on the island of Chios.
Groups at the village of Vrodados say they have struck an agreement with the local...
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...