Cultural meeting explores pontic wedding traditions in drama, Greece

The Mavrovatos Drama Folklore Club organized the 8th Pontic Folklore and History Meeting at the Drama Archaeological Museum in Greece.

The club worked in partnership with the local Municipality of Drama and the Ephorate of Antiquities to host the event on November 7. Speakers presented on the evolution of wedding customs from antiquity to the present day. The gathering allowed the public to examine marriage as a complex social and symbolic cultural event.

The meeting drew a large crowd and focused on the cultural paths and transformations of these traditions over time.