Sikoses in Mitsero

Sikoses in Lysi village: 
On Sikoses, it was customary that all relatives would gather in a large room, particularly in the bride's house if she was engaged, and each person would bring along some food and drink. On the day of Apokreo they would eat meat, yoghurt and stuffed lamb (the stuffing consisted of pilaf). It was customary to slaughter the lamb on Saturday. On Sunday, after stuffing it with bulgur wheat, they would place it in a wood fired oven (one oven in each neighborhood). During the following week, called Tyrofagos, they would not eat meat, but only cheese and savoury products until Sunday. On Sunday evening, all the members of the family would gather again in a house bringing along their food, which consisted of milky and savoury stuff, such as ravioles, toumatsia (lasagna), pittoudes, yoghurt and codfish. Gradually, the custom of eating meat on the first Sunday was abolished and only the Tyrofagos custom was observed where they would eat both meat and cheese products. They would drink wine which they would pour in kolotzia as they had no bottles. Another custom was to hang a boiled egg on the tértzielon of the large room, which they would try to catch with their mouth without touching it. These customs were held until the 1950s (Xystouris, p.136-137).