Balothia

A baptism celebration in Karditsa, central Greece, turned to tragedy when the 35-year-old godfather from Chania, Crete, was hit in the head by a stray bullet (balothia). Balothia is a Cretan custom according to which, during feasts, weddings and celebrations, Cretans shoot in...

A tourist on holiday on the Greek island of Crete, was enjoying his drink at the bar of the hotel he is staying. Suddenly, he felt an intense burning pain in his leg. The hotel owner called a doctor,...