‘Flour war’ erupts in Greek seaside town as revelers celebrate the start of Lent

The Greek seaside town of Galaxidi exploded into a messy ‘flour war’ on Monday to mark the end of the carnival season. Every year the town’s main coastal road becomes a flour-strewn mess, with revellers pelting each other with bags of dyed flour, dancing and riding carnival floats.

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