The padrinos of the arras hold the 13 coins the bride and groom will present to each other following the blessing and placing of rings. This unusual custom comes from the Romans, whose tradition included breaking of gold or silver with one half to be kept by the woman and the other half by the man as a pledge of their marriage.
Bouzouki /Î¼ÏÎ¿ÏÎ¶Î¿ÏÎºÎ¹. Sirtaki or syrtaki /ÏÏÏÏÎ¬ÎºÎ¹ is a popular dance of Greek origin, choreographed by Giorgos Provias for the 1964 film Zorba the Greek. It is a recent Greek folkdance, and a mixture of the slow and fast versions of the hasapiko dance.
In ancient times they called the island âKallisteâ (the most beautiful). In fact, there is a theory that this was the legendary âAtlantisâ mentioned in Platoâs dialogues. Today it is known as âSantoriniâ. It is the farthest island of the Cyclades chain southeast of mainland Greece, some 128 nautical miles from Pireaus.