Greece, Mesologgi exodus celebration 2013

eftihis · 3rd May 2013, 08:17 AM

During the Greek war of independance (1821-1829), an event of great importance was the siege and exodus of Mesologgi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missolonghi
Our group from Crete, paricipated in this year's celebrations and parade. last weekend).

Iain · 3rd May 2013, 09:57 AM

Very neat! Thanks for sharing. It's always nice to see a connection to history maintained and your group looks very impressive and well equipped!

digenis · 3rd May 2013, 04:22 PM

Very cool! My great great grandfather fought in Messologhi as a Greek officer and defended the Bastion "franklinos". Thankfully, he survived the final sortie which allowed me to eventually get born!

manteris1 · 3rd May 2013, 06:33 PM

very nice..........................jimmy

Sylektis · 13th May 2013, 09:44 PM

Thank you Eftihis for your participation. It is important to keep some traditions .
In this anniversary one can see many interesting weapons like in these photos from previous years.

Richard G · 14th May 2013, 11:56 AM

efthis,
Do you know whether or not these are genuine "antique" weapons, in which case I would speculate (sorry moderators) some of the participants are carrying the equivalent of a small fortune. Do these weapons belong to the participants themselves? Is there a business in making replicas for these occasions ? It would be very interesting to know the source of these weapons.
Best wishes
Richard
PS, I know this is being rather romantic, but wouldn't life be more interesting if we now had the courage to dress as they did then?

TIME · 9th June 2013, 11:13 PM

Hello i am George from Messolonghi,
Eftihis se is my friend and i am one of this people on the photo.
The gun is form personal collection except some belonging to museums and presented for events.

Most are 18-19th century from those shown in the pictures and not copies.

eftihis · 15th April 2014, 11:04 PM

This year we were more people from Crete, and we also had female participants.

machinist · 16th April 2014, 12:22 AM

Love these photos, beautiful people, beautiful weapons.
I wonder if a person can run and move freely with so much stuck
in the belt, it makes a great display, but it seems it might be clumsy.

3rd May 2013, 08:17 AM	#1
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 512	Greece, Mesologgi exodus celebration 2013 During the Greek war of independance (1821-1829), an event of great importance was the siege and exodus of Mesologgi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missolonghi Our group from Crete, paricipated in this year's celebrations and parade. last weekend). Attached Images

13th May 2013, 09:44 PM	#5
Sylektis Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 141	Thank you Eftihis for your participation. It is important to keep some traditions . In this anniversary one can see many interesting weapons like in these photos from previous years. Attached Images

9th June 2013, 11:13 PM	#7
TIME Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Messolonghi (HELLAS) Posts: 3	Hello from Messolonghi! Hello i am George from Messolonghi, Eftihis se is my friend and i am one of this people on the photo. The gun is form personal collection except some belonging to museums and presented for events. Most are 18-19th century from those shown in the pictures and not copies. Attached Images

15th April 2014, 11:04 PM	#8
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 512	Just returned from this year's celebrations! This year we were more people from Crete, and we also had female participants. Attached Images

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3rd May 2013, 09:57 AM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,719	Very neat! Thanks for sharing. It's always nice to see a connection to history maintained and your group looks very impressive and well equipped!

3rd May 2013, 04:22 PM	#3
digenis Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 48	Very cool! My great great grandfather fought in Messologhi as a Greek officer and defended the Bastion "franklinos". Thankfully, he survived the final sortie which allowed me to eventually get born!

3rd May 2013, 06:33 PM	#4
manteris1 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 114	very nice..........................jimmy

14th May 2013, 11:56 AM	#6
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 415	efthis, Do you know whether or not these are genuine "antique" weapons, in which case I would speculate (sorry moderators) some of the participants are carrying the equivalent of a small fortune. Do these weapons belong to the participants themselves? Is there a business in making replicas for these occasions ? It would be very interesting to know the source of these weapons. Best wishes Richard PS, I know this is being rather romantic, but wouldn't life be more interesting if we now had the courage to dress as they did then?

16th April 2014, 12:22 AM	#9
machinist Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 93	Love these photos, beautiful people, beautiful weapons. I wonder if a person can run and move freely with so much stuck in the belt, it makes a great display, but it seems it might be clumsy.