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In Olympus, Sunday, March 9, 2008, one day before Clean Monday, the custom of Halloween was revived by the few remaining villagers. Men only dress up. Wearing breeches, foustanelles, kavayas and sakofustanas. An old man dresses up as an old woman and a doctor who gives the injection to the old man who faints and the old woman tries to help him by crying. They go from house to house playing the purpose of Halloween (camouflage). This purpose you hear only at Halloween. They say mandinades always improvised and at the end they dance, and then again in another house and so on. Unfortunately the custom is going to disappear in Olympus because there are no more young people to dress up. THE MANTINADES Go for a walk in the village before the sun sets and do the custom that goes to fade. Let's not lose the customs, we all go there. and that we can go back and keep them I was very happy to God that the weather is good and that you dress beautifully again in the customs and we keep them for the weather too Papa, good to see you again I was very happy that you are well dressed thank you and Olympos as it was learned Dear Friend George the Housekeeper who has dressed as an old woman unfortunately they are no longer together us . He left at 52 on March 4, 2010. That's why I'm recording moments from the tradition to stay with the next generations, that might help them somewhere!