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Festival & Events Zakynthos Zante
The people of Zakynthos love festivals and dancing and singing, thus their carnival is quite famous. Originally, the carnival lasted the whole period from January 8th until the last Sunday of Halloween, but nowadays, it is celebrated during the last two weeks of Halloween. The local women could attend the carnival, which was their main form of entertainment.
During the carnival, the locals set fire to a facade, which they buried symbolically, an event similar to the one in Karnavalos. Wedding traditions in Zakynthos are still preserved. The mandoline and guitar players arrive at the bride's home on the morning of the wedding, where they play, while the bride's relatives dance. When the bride and the groom are dressed, the players and the relatives escort them to the church, where the ceremony is performed.
The wedding is celebrated with a grand party, with dancing and singing. The bestmen in the weddings of Zakynthos take turns in exchanging the rings. This is also a custom for christenings, thus it is very common for a person to have two names on the Ionian Islands.
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