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East Macedonia and Thrace

Prefecture of Evros

Girls holding Vagia visit the houses of the village
(Photo: Dimitris Vrachiologlou)

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	East Macedonia and Thrace Alexandroupoli Didymoticho Myki Xanthi Orestiada Soufli Tychero Prefecture of Drama Prefecture of Evros Prefecture of Xanthi Prefecture of Rhodope

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12/11/2006
Folk rituals of Vagia (bay leaves)

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The girls of the village walk form one house to another with Vagia, the doll they make the night before and sing the songs of Vagia. They accept treats and go back home and ritually destroy the doll they made while singing eastern songs of the area.