Kalogeros

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1969

Creator: U of Calif Extension Media Center

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Documents the observance of an ancient Dionysian fertility ritual held annually on the Greek Orthodox "Cheese Monday" in a contemporary setting. Follows Kalogeros, meaning the "Good Old Man," as he leads a procession from house to house gesturing lewdly, while women throw seed, and the villagers gaily shout obscene expressions. Concludes with Kalogeros feigning death and being resurrected, symbolizing the eternal triumph of life and fertility over death.

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