This is just one of many Samos festivals. The feast of Agia Theofania, or Fota, which celebrates the day when the "kalikatzari", or hobgoblins that appeared during the period of Christmas, are re-banished to the netherworld by the church's rites. During Epiphany, waters are blessed and evil spirits are banished.
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| Spot Tara! |
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| At the quayside the priest throws a cross into the water and young locals dive to compete for the privilege and blessing to catch it. |
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| A march down the high street to the waterfront... |
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| One of the many trip boats being used for the Fota |
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