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The village houses are detached and it is quite difficult to entry those houses. In order somebody to entry into those houses; s/he should cover hundreds of metres more than one time. When somebody enters the village, s/he   takes notice of the arcades and “votes”. All the village houses were built with stones. In order to being build a house, the stones were digging out and then were transported by mules on stone boards (woods on which the stones were placed in order to be transferred). Afterwards they carved the stones (they gave to stones the suitable form), and began building. The domes and the roofs of the houses were built with a characteristic architecture, (by flat stones). Upon completion of the house construction they invited the village priest to give his blessings and they butchered a cock. That was happening in order the cock to remain as apparition of house.
At the end of the house building the hostess made donuts for those that had offered their help In earlier times, for the same reason, they made an alcoholic drink by fig, pancakes and grapes with almonds.

 

 
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