On Shrove
Monday in Galaxidi the residents and the visitors go to the market, where
“moutzouroma” and ”alevroma” take place. That is, people throw at each
other soot (moutzouroma) and flour (alevroma). The beach becomes a battle
field. There are clouds of flour and dense clouds of soot. This custom is very
old.has deep his roots. Perhaps it dates back to the Byzantine era, that the
clowns of the hippodromes colored their faces. This started becoming very
popular in 1840. And this is because the vessels traveled from March up to
November, thus the events of Carnival were also farewell events.
