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| Greece churches in Vrontados take part in annual 'rocket war' | Greece churches in Vrontados take part in annual 'rocket war' |
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| Two churches in the Greek town of Vrontados were lit up on Saturday night, as they fired streams of rockets at each other as part of an Orthodox Easter tradition. | Two churches in the Greek town of Vrontados were lit up on Saturday night, as they fired streams of rockets at each other as part of an Orthodox Easter tradition. |
| Throughout the annual 'rocket war', Easter mass continues inside the churches on the island of Chios. | Throughout the annual 'rocket war', Easter mass continues inside the churches on the island of Chios. |
| The spectacle dates back to the 1800s - when Greece was ruled by the Ottoman empire - but now rockets are used instead of cannons. | |
| Parts of the local area are boarded up with metal barriers, to try and protect them from fire damage. | Parts of the local area are boarded up with metal barriers, to try and protect them from fire damage. |