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St Minas Parade
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St Minas Parade

Location: Kalokerinou Street, Heraklion
Starts: Sunday 1 August
Ends: Tuesday 10 August

Every year Cretans gather in the capital, Heraklion to celebrate the patron saint of the city, St Minas who saved the Christians from slaughter at the hands of the Turkish in the 19th century. There are numerous stalls and parties and a parade down Kalokerinou Street starting at 11am. The event happens in the month of November