The traditional dances of Bourboulia and Black domino at Patras Carnival

For another year the black dominoes with unchanged time freshness, invite unsuspecting escort in thrilling encounters mysterious, fun, adventure and carnival mood. This year the traditional dances of Bourboulia, made in connection with events of Carnival 2010, organized by the Culture and the Mayoralty DEPAP, changing room, the first will be held at the Old Arsakeion. The dances of Bourboulia will begin at 21.00 and ending one hour after midnight.

The Bourboulia considered one of the oldest events of Carnival and started according to scholars of the history of Carnival shortly after the completion of construction of the Municipal Theater "Apollo" by Ernest Ziller, at around 1872.
The peculiarity of this dance, whose name means nothing more than boiling meat, snack bites, food in the leg (we started when dances were not prepared ... and it was rough as appetizers), still to this day to moved and caused dozens of surprises. The Bourboulia are dances where men are disguised, while women remain anonymous beneath a black domino mask and a black.

Source: www.carnivalpatras.gr

On Sunday the Patras Carnival of kids

Two days only remain, for the Carnival of the kids, as on Sunday about 10,000 small carnival, will dance to the central streets of Patras, on Sunday, Feb. 7 with the central slogan "seeds emit a distress ...."

This year the Patras kids Carnoval is close 15 years, expected to rouse young and old, offering one of the most powerful moments and quality of Patras Carnival.

Eleven carnival floats, the most of influenced by this year's theme for the Environment, 63 groups from schools, kindergartens, schools and other dance clubs involved for the child, including contributions outside of Patras, the carnival will leave their imprint and trigger the mood soaring.