Protomagia – May Day in Greece
By Helen Grubner. Filed in Uncategorized |
May the 1st is International Labour Day and in Greece it is called “Protomagia” (literally meaning the first day of May). It is a National Holiday and people traditionally go to the countryside for picnics, to fly kites and to gather wild flowers. Wreaths made from these flowers are hung on the doors of many homes to welcome nature and all good things.
May is the last month of Spring and the wild flowers are no longer at their best, however, I have been on a long walk this morning around Kastelli to photograph some of nature’s blooms, including chicory, borage, mallow, honeywort, thistle, dandelion, rocket, statice and red poppies.
This is my tribute to Protomagia.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 at 6:20 am |
Nature is so wonderful Helen and so is the photographer.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 at 6:29 am |
Thank you Gordon for the compliment. In NZ I would probably have to say, Autumn is my favourite season. However, in Greece it would definitely have to be Spring… I’ve always loved the wild flower canvas of that time of the year.