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Mantilatos

Μαντηλάτος

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Rhythm: 7/8 (2+2+3) · Medium
Formation: Couples or an open circle, dancers holding handkerchiefs.
Difficulty: Medium
Instruments: Gaida (bagpipe), Clarinet, Toumbeleki (drum)
Occasion: Wedding

Character

Who dances it: Couples

A Thracian wedding dance named after the handkerchiefs (mantilia) the dancers hold. Guests danced it while escorting the bride or the best man to church; in the procession some carried a mirror, for the bride's purity, and others brooms, for her housekeeping. It is closely related to the syngathistos.

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