Momoeria, New Year's celebration in eight villages of Kozani area, West Macedonia, GreeceGreece
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The festival of the Momoeroi, the Momoeria is a Pontic Greek folk festival that takes place in the twelve days between Christmas, New Year's, and Epiphany. A related custom is the Ragoutsaria of Drama, Kozani, and Kastoria.
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The festival of the Momoeroi, the Momoeria is a Pontic Greek folk festival that takes place in the twelve days between Christmas, New Year's, and Epiphany.
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
Greece
Written in its own script on record as Μωμόγεροι (λαϊκό δρώμενο).
03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
1 cited source
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The festival of the Momoeroi, the Momoeria is a Pontic Greek folk festival that takes place in the twelve days between Christmas, New Year's, and Epiphany. In local script on record, it is written Μωμόγεροι (λαϊκό δρώμενο).
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The festival of the Momoeroi, the Momoeria is a Pontic Greek folk festival that takes place in the twelve days between Christmas, New Year's, and Epiphany. A related custom is the Ragoutsaria of Drama, Kozani, and Kastoria. The festival has its roots in pre-Christian traditions celebrating Momus, the ancient Greek god of satyr and pranks. Since 2016 the Momoeria is protected as part of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.
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Momoeria, New Year's celebration in eight villages of Kozani area, West Macedonia, Greece is recorded in open cultural data. The structured record cited below does not describe the practice, and this entry has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1
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