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Patra carnival street parade canceled due to Covid-19

Patra carnival street parade canceled due to Covid-19

The port city of Patra in the Peloponnese has canceled its carnival street parade due to coronavirus restrictions.

While some carnival events will still go ahead, the organized street party, one of the city’s annual highlights, will be canceled for the third year in a row, Mayor Kostas Peletidis told a press conference Friday.

Carnival season kicks off next week.

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