The Klidonas Custom of Naxos: The Klidonas (or Cledonas) Custom of Naxos takes places every year, on May 30th and 31st. During the evening of 30th May, the single women of the village are required to fill up their pitchers with water from a nearby well and then pour the water in a big, earthen container that is placed in the village square.
The tradition demands that they remain silent all over the way from the well to the square, until they pour the water in the container. The young men of the village will try to make them talk by teasing them on their way, but they must not talk. If they do, the whole procedure starts again.
After the women have poured the water in the container, the single men of the village put a fruit or vegetable in the container and scratch a mark on it for identification. After this, the container is covered tightly and left in the square for the |
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