Imera Kromni Pontos 1997

This is a short clip of the Imera Village in the Region of Kromni, just south of Trabzon "Black Sea" coast (Karadeniz).

We were lucky to have locals join us in dance. Its Gianni Nikolaidis from Komotini on Lyra and Kosta Psatha on Ndaouly we also had 2 priests (one was Father Pavlos of Sumela Greece and the other from Lamia) and a Monk "Makarios" from Mt.Olympus.I noticed their style is different from the Trabzon Style of Horon. I got some personal lessons in "Tikia Horon" and " Sarigouz - Blond girl" dance.

The local village people were very good to us. Many liked the Greeks b/c in the 1922 exchange the Greeks of Imera asked the Turks of the opposit village to move into their homes and take care of their things untill they returned (which many belived they would ...... but never did). Kromni and the village Imera are the Homes of the Legend "Filona Ktenidi" and the "Tanimanidis" Family and many many more (actually known for producing many scholars).

NOTE: none of the locals of Kromni Spoke Rum (Pontiaka) but are TOP dancers!!! as you can see!!

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[yomrali61]

istavri is a small village in the near of imera. greatz from germany

[pontian69]

Thanks!

[kb3cents]

Can someone tell me in English or Greek if this is in Greece or Pontos? I am Greek/American and Pontian on my mothers side. Thank you for this video. This makes me proud of what I am.

[pontian69]

Hi...this is in Ponto (todays Turkey), about 60klms south of the Port Trabzon on the south of the black sea...

[dasido]

pontian 69!! my name is ahmed. i am a member of trabzon ancestry's family. i congralate you because you added very important videos for me about our hidden's pontic culture and of course kemence. thank you vey much.finally i have to say many faces which belong to muslim or christian people at videos from selanik or trabzon there is absolutely no different. just like a member of our family.

[pontian69]

Thank you!!

[PONTIAZOZA]

Apla den efygan oloi kapoioi emeinan na fyllan

tis Thermopules aytoi einai oi fylakes ths

Anatolias........

[Hraklisish]

@kb3cents in GEORGIA

[61iseviiyorum]

benim babaannemde bu köyün bi altindan Beskilise (Mescitli)köyünden

[UnaFatsaUnaRasta22]

This is an Ancient Greek dance. We Pontioi are a proud people who preserved our culture even throughout the Ottoman Empire, unlike those boy lovers in Athens.

[61iseviiyorum]

burasi Gümüshane merkez ilceye bagli Imera-Yaglidere köyüdür.

[ekselable]

ah ah they shouldnt have sent you to todays greec...e ur our people ..your our people from anatolia

[sezayi61]

BEN BU KÖYÜN YAN KÖYDE DOĞDUM BÜYÜDÜM.ORADA ASIL MÜSLÜMANLAR YAŞIYORDU.TABİİ RUM DA VARDI. AMA MADENLERDE USTABAŞI OLMAK VERGİ VERMEMEK İÇİN MÜSLÜMAN GÖRÜNÜP TÜRK ADLARI TAŞIYOR, GECE İSE EVLERİNİN GİZLİ YERLERİNDEKİ ŞAPELLERİNDE ASILLARINA DÖNÜYORLARDI.BİR NEVİ PARA İÇİN DİNLERİNİ SATIYORLARDI

GİZLİ DİN TAŞIYANLAR ADLI KİTABA BAKINIZ

[rize1461]

TURK MIGRATION TO KARADENIZ STARTED 1OTH CENTURY MANY TURKS LEARNED GREEK LANGUAGE AFTER RUM SETTLEMENT . NEVER GREEK POPULATION EXCEED TURKS IN KARADENIZ. IF YOU DIDNT REBEL US WE WOUD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LIVE FRIENDLY

[Nikiforos2002]

Aftoi den eminan na filande teis thermopiles..

Aftoi einai oi Ellines kai oi dikimas hristiani einai oi apostates...

[Stelios80s]

@melitzanis

Swstn topothetnsn, priv 1000 xrovia oi progovoi tous kai oi dikoi mas htav oloi Byzavtinoi !!!

[paolo2909]

@asimos69 megale an kai den tha eprepe na sou apantisw kan,alla epeidi vlepw oti to paizeis polikseros,tha sou pw oti exeis mavra mesanixta gia aftous tous anthrwpous.pigaine loipon na rwtiseis kapoious pou irthan apo kei kai na diavaseis kanena istoriko vivlio gia na matheis 5 pramata alithina giati ta mperdeveis.ksereis,i imimatheia einai xeiroteri apo tin amatheia...papse na mpourdologeis kai na paristaneis ton diavasmeno,eisai vathitata nixtwmenos.ksekina avrio kiolas....pragmati asimos...