“Tsiknopempti” is the name of the day in Greece that marks the official start of the carnival festivities. The day is celebrated on a Thursday and consists of the words “tsikna” (smell of burning food) and Pempti (which is Greek for Thursday). According to the Greek Orthodox tradition, the people who await the fourty-day fast
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