Those with ancestral ties to the modern municipality of Farida, Lakonia (villages include Xirokampi, Palaiopanagia, Anogia and several others) are immeasurably enriched by the writings of scholars from the area. The publication, The Faris, History, Folklore, Archaeology (‘Η Φαρις), has been produced semi-annually since 1966 and contains many hundreds of articles about the people, history, folklore, archaeology and culture of the region. An appendix in each issue includes notices of births and deaths of local residents.
All issues of The Faris can be accessed here. This link is to an index of articles from 1966-2001. This link is to the e.faris website.
I (Carol Kostakos Petranek) am honored to receive permission from the Katsoulakos family to translate and share articles from The Faris. Translation verification and corrections have been made by GreekAncestry.net.
The translated articles on this blog are below. Click on title to access.
24. The Self-Construction and Self-Use of the Loom and of the Dyeing of Woven Fabrics in Our Villages
23. Folk Doctors and Medical Practices in Our Region – and Elsewhere – During the 1821 Revolution
22. The Goranites and Ibrahim – An Unknown Aspect of the Struggle for Independence
21. Whitewashing and “Chorinkoves“
20. Mills – Mylovagena (Μυλοβάγενα)
19. Hairstyling and Grooming of our Grandmothers
18. Our Market, the Center of the World – Commercial and Production Activities
17. Marriage in the Middle of the Last Century
16. Perhaps the Solutions of the Future are Hidden in Tradition
15. The “Remedies” and the “Good Doctors” for Teeth Before Medicines and Dentists in our Villages
14. Three Old Stories of Barter Economy
13. Summer, harvest, war, and “slab casting”
12. The Smells of Parcels from America
11. The Field Guard
10. “Light-Water-Telephone in Xirokampi; Part Three: Telephone)
9. Light-Water-Telephone in Xirokampi; Part Two: Water
8. Light-Water-Telephone in Xirokampi; Part One: Light
7. The Shoemakers of Xirokampi
4. Local Childbirth and Puerperium Customs
3. Marriages at the Beginning of the Last Century
2. Women’s Costumes of the Old Times
1.The Endings in -akis and -akos of the Surnames of our Region
Spartan Roots (Σπαρτιατικές Ρίζες) 