ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「In the small Greek village of Lagadas, the annual celebrations for Saint Constantine and Saint Helen last for three days and include a spectacular fire-walking ritual called Anastenaria, the word for which derives from the Greek “anastasi,” meaning resurrection. In 2016, Demetrios Ioannou traveled to northern Greece to meet some of the people who maintain those traditions. “The room was dimly lit, illuminated only by a weak yellow light bulb and the flames from the fireplace,” @demetriosioannou writes for @nytimestravel. “A small group of men and women, clutching the holy icons of Greek Orthodox saints, was dancing and twirling around the floor under the sound of the instruments: a Thracian lyra, a gaida, a tambourine. The dancers, surrendering to the music, had their eyes closed.” He continues, “Their voices carried outside into the rainy streets. A while later, in a kind of an ecstasy, they began walking barefoot on burning coals.” Anastasios Gaintatzis and his family and close friends are some of the last remaining participants. Gaintatzis, who is 85, is one of the oldest fire walkers in the country, and in 1994 his family formed a club to help keep the local fire-walking traditions alive. Anastenaria ritual starts at the konaki, a special shrine dedicated to the saints, where the icons are placed among the amanetia (red handkerchiefs that are considered sacred by the fire walkers) and other tributes. Then the musicians arrive and the celebration begins. Tap the link in our bio to see more from Greece from @nytimestravel.」2月6日 10時02分