Lefteris Pitarakis, Author at Crux

Revelers take part in the annual flour war marking the end of the Carnival season on Clean Monday in Galaxidi, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) west of Athens, Monday Feb. 23, 2026, starting the 40-day Christian Lent fast leading to Easter. (Credit: Petros Giannakouris/AP.)

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‘Flour war’ erupts in Greek seaside town as revelers celebrate the start of Lent

by Petros Giannakouris, Lefteris Pitarakis and Associated Press February 24, 2026

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