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OLYMPUS OF KARPATHO HOLY MONTH November 11, 2024 The feast in Karpathos and especially Olympus is intertwined with its tradition. At the festivals, the improvised mandinades are for the Saint who is celebrating, for the committee, for the donors, for the celebrants, for the strangers and for issues that may arise. Like this issue that arose with Fula V. Protopapa who came to see the grandfather and grandmother and to go to the festival of Agios Minas, wearing the local costume as all the girls from Olympus do. Because they live for these moments since they hear this sound, the chanting of the Lyra, since they were babies. So the subject was turned to Fula by her grandfather, teacher and chanter Giorgos A. Hatzipapas, and so they started singing to her. I thought it appropriate to put subtitles so that those who are not used to these moments of our tradition can also watch it. I wish Fula all the best as she is in her fourth year of medicine and may she always be guided by the Hippocratic Oath and her love for Olympus. And to my dear friend Cardiologist Vasilis A. First of all, the father of Fula, I wish him to be happy with his children, This is an offer from me for him. And for Grandma Foula Vassilaraki Chatzipapa and Grandpa Giorgos Chatzipapa who say good morning and good night. I also thank my fraternal friend Alexandros Lampridis for the first ten minutes of the film that he offered me. May it always be good to create!