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Tradition
Kalymnos has maintained its Greek character, customs, tradition and culture
alive,
during its long history and despite the various conquerors.
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The
new generation of Kalymnos participates actively in the continuation of
its folk tradition.
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It
honours those who have fought for freedom with parades in national feasts as
well as with festive events, local songs and traditional uniforms. Dressed like
that they dance traditional islander dances, "issos", "sousta", "kalamatianos".
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A distinctive musical instrument of Kalymnos is the
"tsampouna".
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This type of music
is characteristic of the shepherds, who used to be the main occupation of the
residents, besides the sponge-divers.
However, during the sponge-divers' travels, the tsampouna is played to remind
them of the island they left behind. It is still present in the Kalymnian
people's life.
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