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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The “Partridges” of Kozani: The amazing embroidered Easter Eggs (pictures)

They call them πέρδικες, Easter “Partridges.” They are are amazing Easter eggs, embroidered eggs, unique pieces of art the women in Grevena and Kozani prepare each and every Easter. The traditional technique uses bee wax, threads and dyes. The eggs are painted with melted bee wax and then died red. A conch is used to bring … The post The “Partridges” of Kozani: The amazing embroidered Easter Eggs (pictures) appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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