EMMANUEL KOUTRAKIS SON OF GEORGIOS

• The history of our village, as told to me by the elders. The first inhabitants and later the increase in the population of Chorafakia.
• The customs and way of life. The place names around the wider area of Chorafakia.
• The hardships and difficulties to earn their bread through farming and lime kilns.
• My references to the years within the grand celebrations of our patron saint’s Church and the monasteries during feasts and monthly anniversaries.
• The social relationships of Chorafakia, the evenings in the coffee shops, the gatherings, engagements, and celebrations.
• The small celebrations in the chapels for illnesses and practical medical treatments.
• The anecdotes and legends about demonic collaborations and the possessed in Keramia.
• And the reward for the hard work of the people of Chorafakia.

Dedicated with much respect and gratitude to our venerable ancestors and all the long-suffering Akrotirians, the ‘lime burners.’