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The Agora => Greek News => Greek History & Culture => Topic started by: Maik on Monday, 26 June, 2017 @ 13:42:45
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The ghostly loneliness of Greece's roadside shrines
Sobering shoebox-sized chapels dot the countryside's steepest twists and turns
The shrines — called kandilakia — can be made from wood, stone, metal, concrete, or even marble. Some feature detailed carvings or purposely resemble famous orthodox churches. Behind a glass door or through an elegantly carved opening, there's often a lit candle or oil lamp burning among faded photographs of the deceased, images of saints, and other religious paraphernalia.
Many of these memorials are faithfully maintained — even in the most remote cliffsides.
http://theweek.com/captured/707870/ghostly-loneliness-greeces-roadside-shrines
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Thanks Maik,
Very interesting comment with some great pics. And I always wondered what they were called in Greek. Don't think they have much on the accident rate?!
Tony