The most important custom of the Twelve Days, in the area of Drama, is the disguises that are customary, in the form of puppets, on Epiphany days.
These events, with their general ethical framework, are local variations of the custom of the Dodecahmer disguises, which have survived to this day with surprising vitality in Macedonia, rescuing and continuing the tradition of the inhabitants.
Customs, which despite the social evolution, incorporate elements of the Dionysian cult, materials handed down from the ancestors and intertwined with the bucolic way of life of the people, but also the traditional instruments of the musical tradition of our country, the bagpipe, the dachare and the lyre.
The disguises during the days of the Epiphany attract the interest of many visitors from all over Greece, while they are one of the most important cultural events in the prefecture of Drama on an annual basis.
They start on Epiphany day with the ceremony of the Consecration of the waters and end on January 8, with various variations in the settlements of Monastiraki, Volaka, Petrousa, Xiropotamos, Pyrgoi, Kali Vrysi and in recent years in Pagoneri.
