The Easter balloon of Leonidio
throw
balloons
during
the
day
in
the
afternoon
at
the
Liturgy
of
Love
in
the
central
square
of
Leonidio.
Then
the
sky
is
filled
not
with
lights
but
with
colors.
Those
who
were
born
after
1980
will
remember
in
the
textbook
of
the
second
grade
the
description
of
my
village
that
the
balloons
drop at Easter.
Balloon construction
Phase 2 Cut one side of the
cylinder with scissors so that it
acquires a more aerodynamic
shape and glue it with flour
glue so that one side closes
airtight
To be maintained
open or down
side sew
with a thread
hoop from
thin rod
1cm thick
Phase 3 Construction of hoop
and fuel reservoir
Caution ! Do not attempt to take off a hot air balloon, Danger of Fire! Copyright (C) 2011 Philippos Bekyros.
The
Easter
balloon
of
Leonidio
is
a
paper
flight
construction
that
we
launch
as
soon
as
the
priest
of
our
parish
says
"Christ
is
Risen".
Each
parish
of
Leonidio
(and
Leonidion
has
a
total
of
5)
unleashes
about
60
-
100
on
the
night
of
the
Resurrection,
i.e.,
about
500.
So,
on
this
magical
night
the
sky
of
Leonidio
is
filled
with
lights
and
whoever
does
not
know
what
he
sees
will
think
that
an
alien
invasion.
The
best
and
most
successful
balloons
are
of
course
thrown
by
my
own
parish
of
"Saint
Catherine".
Nobody
remembers
when
this
custom
started.
However,
it
is
observed
faithfully
and
no
one
has
thought
that
there
can
be
Easter
without
balloons.
Below
I
publish
an
information
by
Costas
Hontzopoulos:...
The
largest
balloon
ever
made
in
Leonidion,
from
what
we
remember,
was
made
by
George
of
Lazarus
of
Poutselas
(brother-in-law
of
George
of
Argyris),
with
144
papers.
We
threw
it
on
Easter
day
from
his
garden.
The
rod
was
held
by
3
and
me.
I
was
holding
the
nose
above
their
cistern
and
I
did
not
reach
it
well.
Friend
Philip,
thank
you
very
much
for
reminding
me
of
my
childhood.
Always
be
well.
Costas
Chontzopoulos.
How
is
it
made?
The
usual
balloon
is
made
with
16
paper
papers.
The
paper
must
be
very
thin
to
be
light.
Otherwise,
the
balloon
falls
and
burns.
The
papers
are
of
various
colors
so
that
the
construction
is
colorful
and
happy.
The
opening
below
is
kept
open
with
a
kind
of
"hoop"
of
thin
rod
on
which
a
wire
is
cross-tied.
The
wire
is
used
to
fasten
a
cloth
dipped
in
olive
oil
and
diesel
fuel
whose
fire
will
heat
the
balloon
to
take
off.
The
Easter
balloons
reach
very
high
over
a
thousand
meters,
and
if
the
wind
blows
them,
they
can
reach
as
far
as
Spetses.
But
as
soon
as
the
fuel
goes
out,
the
balloon
cools
down
and
falls.
Apart
from
the
night
of
the
Resurrection,
we
also
throw
balloons
during
the
day
in
the
afternoon
at
the
Liturgy
of
Love
in
the
central
square
of
Leonidio.
Then
the
sky
is
filled
not
with
lights
but
with
colors.
Those
who
were
born
after
1980
will
remember
in
the
textbook
of
the
second
grade
the
description
of
my
village that the balloons drop at Easter.
1 phase We place the 8 pa-
pers on the floor
(dimensions
50Χ70 cm)
shape
left,
and we join them
made with glue
of flour and water
to form
a rectangle such as
the right figure.
we repeat again
to have 2 paper rectan-
gles, which we join at the
sides to form a cylinder
open on both sides.
For better understanding,
the paint was removed
from the adhesives
The Easter balloon of Leonidio
Balloon construction
Phase 2 Cut one side of
the cylinder
with
scissors so
that it
acquires a
more
aerodynamic shape and
glue it with flour glue so
that one side closes
airtight
To be maintained
open or down
side sew
with a thread
hoop from
thin rod
1cm thick
Phase 3 Construction of
hoop and fuel reservoir
Caution ! Do not attempt to take off a hot air balloon,
Danger of Fire!
Copyright (C) 2011 Philippos Bekyros.
The
Easter
balloon
of
Leonidio
is
a
paper
flight
construction
that
we
launch
as
soon
as
the
priest
of
our
parish
says
"Christ
is
Risen".
Each
parish
of
Leonidio
(and
Leonidion
has
a
total
of
5)
unleashes
about
60
-
100
on
the
night
of
the
Resurrection,
i.e.,
about
500.
So,
on
this
magical
night
the
sky
of
Leonidio
is
filled
with
lights
and
whoever
does
not
know
what
he
sees
will
think
that
an
alien
invasion.
The
best
and
most
successful
balloons
are
of
course
thrown
by
my
own
parish
of
"Saint
Catherine".
Nobody
remembers
when
this
custom
started.
However,
it
is
observed
faithfully
and
no
one
has
thought
that
there
can
be
Easter
without
balloons.
Below
I
publish
an
information
by
Costas
Hontzopoulos:...
The
largest
balloon
ever
made
in
Leonidion,
from
what
we
remember,
was
made
by
George
of
Lazarus
of
Poutselas
(brother-in-
law
of
George
of
Argyris),
with
144
papers.
We
threw
it
on
Easter
day
from
his
garden.
The
rod
was
held
by
3
and
me.
I
was
holding
the
nose
above
their
cistern
and
I
did
not
reach
it
well.
Friend
Philip,
thank
you
very
much
for
reminding
me
of
my
childhood.
Always
be
well.
Costas
Chontzopoulos.
How
is
it
made?
The
usual
balloon
is
made
with
16
paper
papers.
The
paper
must
be
very
thin
to
be
light.
Otherwise,
the
balloon
falls
and
burns.
The
papers
are
of
various
colors
so
that
the
construction
is
colorful
and
happy.
The
opening
below
is
kept
open
with
a
kind
of
"hoop"
of
thin
rod
on
which
a
wire
is
cross-tied.
The
wire
is
used
to
fasten
a
cloth
dipped
in
olive
oil
and
diesel
fuel
whose
fire
will
heat
the
balloon
to
take
off.
The
Easter
balloons
reach
very
high
over
a
thousand
meters,
and
if
the
wind
blows
them,
they
can
reach
as
far
as
Spetses.
But
as
soon
as
the
fuel
goes
out,
the
balloon
cools
down
and
falls.
Apart
from
the
night
of
the
Resurrection,
we
also
throw
balloons
during
the
day
in
the
afternoon
at
the
Liturgy
of
Love
in
the
central
square
of
Leonidio.
Then
the
sky
is
filled
not
with
lights
but
with
colors.
Those
who
were
born
after
1980
will
remember
in
the
textbook
of
the
second
grade
the
description
of
my
village
that
the
balloons
drop at Easter.
1 phase We place the
8 papers on the floor
(dimensions
50Χ70 cm)
shape
left,
and we join them
made with glue
of flour and water
to form
a rectangle such as
the right figure.
we repeat again
to have 2 paper rec-
tangles, which we
join at the sides to
form a cylinder open
on both sides.
For better under-
standing, the paint
was removed from
the adhesives
