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We are in Patras for the celebrations of the Patras Carnival, which is both the largest and the oldest carnival event in Greece.
The film opens with shots of the carnival parade and the marching band. The filmmaker shows us the large crowd that has gathered there, as well as the port which is visible in the background. The shots continue with masquerades and a smiling young woman who enters the frame.
The camera stays for a while on the crowd and on a traffic officer standing in the street. It, then, records the float carrying the King Carnival, who leads the procession. The parade of floats continues, with the band marching among them.
Afterwards, floats follow featuring a representation of Karagiozis, as well as one bearing a sign that says “MUNICIPAL FUNDS.” The procession moves forward with various floats. We watch a comic car rally and masked participants dressed as Pierrot dancing.
The film closes with several elaborate floats, standing out one that bears a sign with the title “LONG LIVE FOUSKAS.”
*It is worth noting that in 1966 the carnival entered a new phase. The journalist Nikos Mastorakis, following an invitation from the municipal authorities, introduced the “Hidden Treasure Hunt” to Patras as part of the Carnival, in which 94 residents of Patras and visitors took part with their cars.
The film opens with shots of the carnival parade and the marching band. The filmmaker shows us the large crowd that has gathered there, as well as the port which is visible in the background. The shots continue with masquerades and a smiling young woman who enters the frame.
The camera stays for a while on the crowd and on a traffic officer standing in the street. It, then, records the float carrying the King Carnival, who leads the procession. The parade of floats continues, with the band marching among them.
Afterwards, floats follow featuring a representation of Karagiozis, as well as one bearing a sign that says “MUNICIPAL FUNDS.” The procession moves forward with various floats. We watch a comic car rally and masked participants dressed as Pierrot dancing.
The film closes with several elaborate floats, standing out one that bears a sign with the title “LONG LIVE FOUSKAS.”
*It is worth noting that in 1966 the carnival entered a new phase. The journalist Nikos Mastorakis, following an invitation from the municipal authorities, introduced the “Hidden Treasure Hunt” to Patras as part of the Carnival, in which 94 residents of Patras and visitors took part with their cars.
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