This is the town of Xanthi on its most populated day of the year. Crowd lining the street shortly before the parade started.
When you tell a Greek person that doesn't speak English that you're an American, you're likely to hear one of the few American words they know:
OBAMA!
When people dress in costume in the States, it's common to see someone put on a short shirt and a head band with some ears attached and say that they're "a sexy kitten." In Greece, they like to dress in stereotypical ethnic costumes.... hmmm...
This group was having more fun than anyone, I think. I mean, they are dressed up like beer bottles and mugs...
Tweety with face paint and....wait, I don't think that's Granny...unless Granny was really a man...
Boys will be boys.
The panda pack got a little rambunctious. And I can promise you that's not water in their water bottles. In fact, in the center of the picture, you can see someone holding a one litre box/bottle of wine openly. There was a lot of that going on. Guess they thought they were Jack Black and were trying some of their Kung Fu Panda skills.
I'm not sure why they decided that mixing monks with flamingos was a logical group. But okay...
This is what the streets looked like after the parade. I'm still digging confetti out of my sweatshirt!
Oh, the peaceful side of Xanthi.
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