
The feasts in Milos island are many as in most islands of Cyclades.
The most famous of them are:
June
The holy ghost (which is a mobile feast and has relation with Easter) becomes the feast of Saint Trinity.
The Agioi Pantes (also in mobile date), the feast of Catacombs.
July
1 Agiwn Anargyrwn
7 Agia Kyriaki
17 Agia Marina
20 Prophet Elias
26 Saint Friday (Pollonia)
27 Saint Panteleimona
August
15 Koimisi Theotokou (Adamantas, Zefiria)
18 Florou
24 Nine days after Virgin Mary's death(Giatrissa, Kipos)
September
14 Celebration of The Cross
17 Saint Sofia (Halakas).
26 Saint Ioannis the Theologian (Siderianos, Halakas).
From the beginning of September the Church in the Halaka begin her preparations. The climax of the feast is in the eve (as well as it happens with all the feasts) with much local wine, titbits, music from local instrumentalists and naturally dance and songs.
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