Welcome
Welcome to the page of the Cultural Association of New Kallikratia
The Cultural - Educational - Folklore Association Club of Nea Kallikratia Chalkidiki was founded in 1981. Our goal is rescuing, preserving and mainly spreading and channeling the cultural heritage of our refugees fathers' to the younger.
In our course we were active in many other fields (social, informational, recreational) helping with our various events and activities in the cultural and qualitative growth of the local community.
We work with cultural institutions of all geographical regions in Greece while participating in festivals.
We represent our Municipalitys' and countrys' potentials, with our traditional dance classes in various artistic events Municipalities abroad (Hungary, Germany, Romania, Spain, France, Italy, Tunisia, Croatia, Slovenia).
We own and maintain a rich wardrobe with representative traditional costumes from all regions of Greece.
The sections which you can take part are the following:
- Painting (children and adults)
- Theatre (children and adolescents)
- Dance (7 categories - child, adolescent, adult)
- Logos (organization of workshops and lectures)
- Chess
- Blood Donation (It has three blood banks at hospitals respectively)
- Folklore
Annual Events of the Association
- "Koulouma"
- "Kleidonas"
- Symposium of adult dance groups
- Symposium of teenage dance groups
- Festival of children's and teenage dance groups from all over Greece
- "Memorial Day"
- "Musical summer events
- Harvest Festival "
- Custom of Agia Barbara
- Pie Cutting On New Years' (Greek custom)
- Annual Dance
The Association cooperates excellently with the whole body of the municipality,while providing the moral and material support in all areas of its operation.It is embraced and supported by all members and citizens of Kallikratia,who gladly accompany all events,activities and institutions of the municipality.
Presentation
A group of locals filled with love for tradition and culture,founded the club called "Cultural and Educational Association of Nea Kallikratia" in 1981. This association was to play an important role in the cultural development of our small village at the time.The first founding members who mapped out the path of the club were 31, and after that they were quickly followed by others who were inspired by their visions and goals.
We have changed our name in 2003 by adding the folklore in our activities bringing it to its' current name: Cultural Educational and Folklore Association of Nea Kallikratia.
The purpose of the association is: the preservation, development and dissemination of folklore of our country, the educational and cultural cultivation of members by the Greek culture, with dance lessons, theater, music, painting, folklore, etc., promotion of literature and arts through our cultural heritage, the study and awareness of the problems of society in line with the general problems of the country and collective action to tackle them, cultivating the spirit of naturalism and the protection of the environment, entertainment of the members,the development of sportsmanship through organizing competition meetings / workshops of various departments, the development of solidarity, the strengthening of relations and harmonious spiritual and moral development of members of the association.
We believe that with tradition, art and culture we can create sensitized and active citizens in a society strongly globalized, apathetic, and with new technologies dominating our daily lives.
Our concern:The acquaintance of children with our traditions,morals and customs. The role of a cultural association is to support persistently cultural,social actions and creations so as to reverse situations that have brought idle society. Blood donation, art, theater, chess, folklore, new activities were added and operating in our association.