60s girls enjoying their summer. All photos courtesy of Christos Malachias via ikariamag.gr
A festival in the village of Panagia in mid August, 1968
A truck on its way to a festival celebrating the Assumption of Mary in the village of Lagada in 1968
Between 1938 and 1954, many leftist exiles were sent to Ikaria, and they were hosted by the Ikarian locals in villages like Raches, Gyaliskari, Armenistis, and Nas.
Students of the Ikaria Secondary School carrying stones for the soccer stadium in Agios Kirikos, in the early 1950s
Zacharogiannos with his taxi in Agios Kirikos in 1953
"Zefkin" is the Ikarian term for partying until the morning with snacks, wine, and music.
Everyone cooking together before the feast of the Virgin Mary in Akamatra.
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Boating in Armenistis in 1946
In the 1960s, the island attracted a lot of young people, who would camp there for months on end.
At an Ikarian party you will sing, dance, drink, and eat some boiled or roasted goat.
A ferry leaving Ikaria at the port of Karkinagri in the 1980s
A booze-fueled rager in Agios Kirikos, in 1960