Description
The inhabitants of Finikounda celebrate the name day of their patron saint the Virgin Mary of Tricherousa every year on July 7th.The inhabitants of Finikounda celebrate the name day of their patron saint the Virgin Mary of Tricherousa every year on July 7th.
The town's inhabitants, as well pilgrims from the wider region, gather at the Holy Church of the Assumption of the Virgin, in order to worship the sacred icon of the Virgin and to ask for her grace and blessing.
The celebration commences from the afternoon of the previous day with a Vespers service and a holy liturgy on the day of the feast. The culmination of the religious feast is the parade of the sacred icon through the main streets of the village accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Pylos-Nestor.