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The Feast of the Virgin Mary is special for Mount Olympus of Karpathos. All the inhabitants of the village are on their feet so that everything is ready to welcome the visitors who will come from many parts of Greece and several countries abroad. Olympian women, even young girls, wear their traditional costumes with precious necklaces hanging around their necks. Mrs. Kalliopi, Mrs. Sophia and Rigopoula light the wood ovens and bake breads and stuffed goats. Marina prepares the loukumades that will be offered to the faithful after the Divine Liturgy and the men prepare the food, the decoration of the church and the hall where the pilgrims will have lunch. The lyre and lute virtuosos would later begin to play local motifs with the more experienced mandinadors scribbling topical mandinades. And if the mourning of some Olympians allows it, the evening will begin with a feast and a dance...