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Greece Travel Guide: On the afternoon of March 2nd, amidst deafening music and whistles, more than 30,000 performers of the Patras Carnival marched through the streets of Greece's third-largest city, braving the intermittent rain. Some wore mops on their heads, some walked on stilts, and others dressed themselves as teapots or locked themselves in birdcages... The people of Patras celebrated the arrival of spring with colorful floats, exotic costumes, and lively dance steps.

March 1st and 2nd marked the climax of the Patras Carnival, with organizers estimating that about 30,000 people participated this year. Patras is located about 200 kilometers west of Athens. The Patras Carnival is the largest carnival in Greece and one of the most famous in Europe.