People perform ritual dances during annual bell-bearing tradition in Greece

Source: Xinhua| 2020-01-11 14:14:38|Editor: zyl
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Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2020 shows people performing ritual dances during the annual bell-bearing tradition in the village of Kali Vrisi, Drama region, Greece. Every winter, following the Greek Orthodox celebration of Epiphany, locals of certain villages of northern Greece masquerade and perform ritual dances to ward off evil spirits and awaken the coming spring. (Photo by Dimitris Tosidis/Xinhua)

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