15th August on the Aegean island of Tinos

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Haland, J. E. (2009). 15th August on the Aegean island of Tinos, 57(2), 95-110. Retrieved from http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0350-08610902095H
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Title

15th August on the Aegean island of Tinos

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Author

Johanne, Evy, Haland

Journal

Glasnik Etnografskog instituta SANU

Volume
Issue

2

Start page

95

End page

110

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URL

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0350-08610902095H

Date

2009-2020/03/08/16:37:54

Abstract

The most important festival on the island of Tinos, the 'Dormition' of the Panagia (the Virgin Mary), is celebrated on 15th August. During the festival an official procession, carrying her icon (image) in its midst, is important but also popular customs as the importance of fetching holy water and earth having a long tradition within Greek religions. The article presents the festival on Tinos, thus exploring the relation between the official and popular religion, also related to gendered values.

Keywords

Greece, icon, death-cult, earth, fertility-cult, festivals, healing, official and popular religion, saint, water