well here we celebrate carnival for 4 weeks.This ends with two parades and the closing ceremony.Meaningwhile we have events like the carnival groups have parties and the local services make actions like dances...The most famous is the dance Bourboulia where men and women wear black dominos and the dance without knowing who is who

And i forgot a looooooooooooooooooot of red sweet wine

it is a tradition

here you can see more pics of this opening event

just choose your language
http://www.carnivalpatras.gr/?section=149&errors=&messages=