Rouketopolemos
Meanings
name
- A traditional Easter event in the town of Vrontados (Βροντάδος) on the Greek island of Chios, in which rival church congregations fire large numbers of home-made rockets across town, attempting to hit each other's bell towers.
Word forms
Etymology
Greek Рουκετοπόλεμος (Рouketopólemos, literally “rocket war”)
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