Chios ‘Rocket War’ lights up Vrontados

Chios ‘Rocket War’ lights up Vrontados

Thousands of homemade rockets lit up the night sky over Vrontados on the Greek island of Chios during the annual ‘Rocket War’ (Rouketopolemos), a long-running Orthodox Easter tradition staged between two rival parish churches. Local reporting says the event went ahead after several days of uncertainty and public debate about whether it would take place. Organised firing was carried out from pre… Source