Feast Day of Saint Pelagia from Tinos 2021 / Η γιορτή της Αγίας Πελαγίας στην Τήνο 2021

On the 23rd of July, the Greek Orthodox Church and Tinos celebrates the feast day of Agia Pelagia. It is an important feast where the icon is taken to the Monastery of Kehrovouniou. Visitors and nuns arrive to honor the icon before it is back to the church where it was found.
The vision of Agia Pelagia, which was the pretext for the discovery of the Holy Icon of Virgin Mary (Panagia), is celebrated annually, on 23 July.
Shortly before 9 pm, the procession arrives at Agia Paraskevi, at the entrance of the city, where a large crowd of people welcome and greet The Icon.
The procession heads towards the beach and the festival culminates on the marble platform at the quay where amid fireworks and firecrackers, the bishop and priests are chanting prayers.
Tinos Philharmonic accompanies the sacred procession from Agia Paraskevi to the Platform on the quay, and from there back home to the Church of Annunciation (Panagia).
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