{"id":3680,"date":"2025-10-06T08:39:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T08:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/social-life-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:57:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:57:53","slug":"scenes-of-social-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/en\/scenes-of-social-life\/","title":{"rendered":"SCENES OF SOCIAL LIFE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_2073447645\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" style=\"margin-top:50px;margin-bottom:50px;\"><h1 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\">Social life<\/span><b><\/b><\/h1><\/div>\n\n<header class=\"archive-page-header\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"large-12 text-center col\">\n<div class=\"taxonomy-description\">\n<header class=\"archive-page-header\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"large-12 text-center col\">\n<div class=\"taxonomy-description\">\n<p>Society in the remote villages, such as Vouvas in Sfakia, was entirely different half a century ago. The lack of transportation, electricity, and access to information, along with the harsh living conditions, shaped a unique community that preserved its customs and traditions unchanged. The geographical isolation of Sfakia contributed to the survival of old customs that disappeared in the rest of Crete. Through images and explanatory notes, the distinct character of this society is revealed.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\t<div id=\"text-510235305\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">PAINTINGS<\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-510235305 {\n  color: #6b6e6f;\n}\n#text-510235305 > * {\n  color: #6b6e6f;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2073447645 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n  background-color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1844757816\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-full-width align-equal align-center\"  id=\"row-705665637\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1596377281\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  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class=\"plain\">MOMENT FROM AN ABDUCTION<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIt was not uncommon for a woman to be violently abducted up until the middle [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/en\/moment-from-an-abduction\/\" class=\"button  is-shade is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView the painting\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" data-animate=\"fadeInLeft\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/en\/the-family-sitting-together-shares-a-simple-supper-of-carob-pods-and-olives\/\" class=\"plain\" aria-label=\"THE FAMILY SITTING TOGETHER SHARES A SIMPLE SUPPER OF CAROB PODS AND OLIVES\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u0397-\u039f\u0399\u039a\u039f\u0393\u0395\u039d\u0395\u0399\u0391-\u039a\u0391\u0398\u0399\u03a3\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0397-\u0393\u03a5\u03a1\u03a9-\u039c\u039f\u0399\u03a1\u0391\u0396\u0395\u03a4\u0391\u0399-\u03a4\u039f-\u039b\u0399\u03a4\u039f-\u0391\u03a0\u039f\u0394\u0395\u0399\u03a0\u039d\u039f-\u0391\u03a0\u039f-\u03a7\u0391\u03a1\u039f\u03a5\u03a0\u0399\u0391-\u039a\u0391\u0399-\u0395\u039b\u0399\u0395\u03a3-533x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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768w, https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u0397-\u039f\u0399\u039a\u039f\u0393\u0395\u039d\u0395\u0399\u0391-\u039a\u0391\u0398\u0399\u03a3\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0397-\u0393\u03a5\u03a1\u03a9-\u039c\u039f\u0399\u03a1\u0391\u0396\u0395\u03a4\u0391\u0399-\u03a4\u039f-\u039b\u0399\u03a4\u039f-\u0391\u03a0\u039f\u0394\u0395\u0399\u03a0\u039d\u039f-\u0391\u03a0\u039f-\u03a7\u0391\u03a1\u039f\u03a5\u03a0\u0399\u0391-\u039a\u0391\u0399-\u0395\u039b\u0399\u0395\u03a3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u0397-\u039f\u0399\u039a\u039f\u0393\u0395\u039d\u0395\u0399\u0391-\u039a\u0391\u0398\u0399\u03a3\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0397-\u0393\u03a5\u03a1\u03a9-\u039c\u039f\u0399\u03a1\u0391\u0396\u0395\u03a4\u0391\u0399-\u03a4\u039f-\u039b\u0399\u03a4\u039f-\u0391\u03a0\u039f\u0394\u0395\u0399\u03a0\u039d\u039f-\u0391\u03a0\u039f-\u03a7\u0391\u03a1\u039f\u03a5\u03a0\u0399\u0391-\u039a\u0391\u0399-\u0395\u039b\u0399\u0395\u03a3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text show-on-hover hover-bounce text-center\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/en\/the-family-sitting-together-shares-a-simple-supper-of-carob-pods-and-olives\/\" class=\"plain\">THE FAMILY SITTING TOGETHER SHARES A SIMPLE SUPPER OF CAROB PODS AND OLIVES<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/en\/the-family-sitting-together-shares-a-simple-supper-of-carob-pods-and-olives\/\" class=\"button  is-shade is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView the painting\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" data-animate=\"fadeInLeft\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:56%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/en\/the-weddind-procession\/\" class=\"plain\" aria-label=\"THE WEDDIND PROCESSION\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u0397-\u0393\u0391\u039c\u0397\u039b\u0399\u039f\u03a3-\u03a6\u0391\u039b\u0391\u0393\u0393\u0391-599x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u0397-\u0393\u0391\u039c\u0397\u039b\u0399\u039f\u03a3-\u03a6\u0391\u039b\u0391\u0393\u0393\u0391-599x400.jpg 599w, https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u0397-\u0393\u0391\u039c\u0397\u039b\u0399\u039f\u03a3-\u03a6\u0391\u039b\u0391\u0393\u0393\u0391-1198x800.jpg 1198w, 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href=\"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/en\/the-weddind-procession\/\" class=\"plain\">THE WEDDIND PROCESSION<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn joyful, festive bridal lines, I once would walk with pride, in younger days that [...]\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/en\/the-weddind-procession\/\" class=\"button  is-shade is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView the painting\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1844757816 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 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