The land of the municipality of Agios Athanasios, was studded with structures and threshing fields which attest the strong land cultivation of that years. According to witnesses in the area were around 30 threshing fields. In summer under the hot sun…
People in Agios Athanasios used to organize excursions to the countryside quite often and prepared the traditional “souvla” (pieces of meat cooked on charcoal )and they enjoyed themselves, eating and singing till late in the afternoon.
In the old days the bride and the groom used to get dressed separately at their houses in the presence of relatives and friends with the accompaniment of local traditional music.