18/02/20

[Maik]

‘Apokries’ Greece’s famous Carnival Season kicks off for 2020

‘Apokries,’ Greece’s famous Carnival season has kicked off for 2020!

The three-week-long celebrations come before Greek Pascha and culminate on the weekend before ‘Kathara Deftera’ (Clean Monday), the first day of Lent, which falls on March the 2nd this year.

The Carnivale is a feast of good fun that takes place all over the country with masquerades, dancing, music, and parties. The name ‘Apokries’ means abstention from meat (apo kreas) because, after that, the period of Easter Lent begins, where there is no meat consumed for 40 days, this is during ‘Sarakosti’.

The characteristic of Carnival is disguising and wearing costumes and masks and this festival dates back to the period of Dionysos, the ancient Greek god of wine and fertility. Even today, in certain local carnivals, like that of Tyrnavos, fertility and the phallus are celebrated, and songs related to this topic are performed.

The biggest Carnivale that takes place in Greece is that of Patras.

In 2020 Apokries runs from Sunday the 9th of February 2020, right through to Sunday the 1st of March, 2020.

‘Kathara Deftera’ (Clean Monday) falls on Monday the 2nd of March 2020.

https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/02/18/apokries-greeces-famous-carnival-season-kicks-off/

[Maik]

Coronavirus: Apple warns of iPhone shortage because of deadly virus

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-iphone-shortage-apple-q2-china-wuhan-latest-a9341281.html

 

[expat]

In other words, nip out and panic buy your iphone! you can even pay a grossly inflated price for it, and yes apple have been fined for throttling back your old phone!
Supermarkets have used the same tactics for years, they have a surplus of sugar, so they leak sugar shortages expected, then laugh their socks off as the punters panic buy. there will always be gullable punters to fleece.

This message was posted by a cynical git!