Nea Petra, Serres

Nea Petra (Greek: Νέα Πέτρα) is a village in the Serres regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. Nea Petra is located around 23 km south east of the city of Serres. [2]

Nea Petra

Νέα Πέτρα
Nea Petra
Coordinates: 40°59′N 23°46′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitSerres
MunicipalityNea Zichni
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Community
 • Population277 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΕΡ

History

According to the Ethnological Museum of Thrace, Greeks from Kayali settled in Nea Petra. During the Balkan Wars, Bulgaria annexed the village until 1913.[3] After the Minor Asia Catastrophe in 1922 some Arvanites settled in Nea Petra.[4] Before 1927 Nea Petra was called Tsianos.[5][6]

Babo/Vrexoudia tradition

Ever since 1923, on the 8th of January, a tradition takes place in Nea Petra called Babo or Vrexoudia. According to this tradition, women take over the village and force the men to do the home chores. During the Vrexoudia tradition on the same day, women actively provoke water fights with the men of the village. The 8th of January is also called the day of Gynecocracy in Nea Petra due to this tradition. [7][8]

Population
Census[9] Population
1961 733
1971 618
1981 448
1991 407
2001 389
2011 277

Notable people

Michalis Tzelepis, MP of ΠΑΣΟΚ[10]

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "Buk". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. "Εθνολογικό Μουσείο Θράκης". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. "cheimonio.gr". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. "openarchives.gr". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. "archive.is". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. "Αναβιώνει το έθιμο της Μπάμπως στις Σέρρες". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. "in.gr". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. "Δήμος Νέας Ζίχνης". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  10. "Ελευθεροτυπία". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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