The postwar village · Village life
A birth among the sheepfolds above Kalamaki
1950s Tradition
In an interview recorded in 1988, the old midwife of Kiveri remembered a birth "above Kalamaki, up at the sheepfolds". Afterwards the husband had to walk to the road and on to Myloi to call the doctor: there were shepherds above the village, but no telephone.
Note: The interview does not date the birth; the 1950s or 1960s are a guess.
- Where
- Kalamaki, Kiveri, Myloi (the village)
- Threads
- Village life
- Certainty
- Tradition myth, legend or oral memory
Sources
- Αργολική Αρχειακή Βιβλιοθήκη, «Η Μαμή του χωριού θυμάται και λέει…», 13-09-2017 (συνέντευξη 1988, Λιλή Καρύμπακα) Open (opens in a new tab)
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