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Saturday, February 28, 2015

The Americanization of Karagiozis

In the early 1900s, as Greek sojourners first began arriving in large numbers to North America they brought their sense of humor with them. The venerable Karagiosis (also spelled Karaghiozis) puppet tradition found its way, not only to the new world, but also to commercial records virtually the day Greek records were made available. For […] The post The Americanization of Karagiozis appeared first on The National Herald.


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