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Siatista’s Horsemen Keep a Centuries-Old Assumption Tradition Alive

Siatista’s Horsemen Keep a Centuries-Old Assumption Tradition Alive

Siatista, Greece – August 14, 2026
A participant adjusts the tack on a horse during preparations for the Riders of the Virgin Mary celebrations.
Photo: Georgios Pediaditis / MedPress

Siatista, Siatista, Greece
Photo ID: GP_greece_siatista_culture_14082026_07
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Author: Georgios Pediaditis
@Georgios Pediaditis
Photo size: 6.0 Mpixels (17.2 MB uncompressed) - 2000x3000 pixels (6.7x10 in / 16.9x25.4 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Assumption, cultural heritage, Dormition of the Virgin Mary, folk tradition, Greece, Greek traditions, horsemen, horses, Kavalarides tis Panagias, Orthodox Christianity, Orthodox tradition, religious festival, riders, Riders of the Virgin Mary, Siatista, Western Macedonia
GREECE – RIDERS OF THE VIRGIN MARY IN SIATISTA7/15