ellakay69:your-theitsa-is-here:ellakay69:your-theitsa-is-here:hellenic-macedonia:Athos mount, Halkid
ellakay69:your-theitsa-is-here:ellakay69:your-theitsa-is-here:hellenic-macedonia:Athos mount, Halkidiki, MacedoniaGreeceWomen are not allowed to step foot on it, sorry :/ Why ?In Mount Athos there is a series of male monasteries (for this reason mt Athos is called “the holy mountain”). And in the grounds or male monasteries women are not allowed to step (as males cannot come into female monasteries). And an additional reason: This area is called “The garden of virgin Mary” and the only female presence there can only be the Virgin Mary. Wow, nice … I think ? XD. Thanks for the information : )))))Heh! We have mixed feelings for women not being allowed to step there. It has become something like a museum and Christian orthodox men have it as a quest to go there and seek wisdom from the priests. It’s THE holy mountain and being excluded from it isn’t very nice. But the males respect the grounds for the female monasteries, so it’s not ethical for females to step on theirs :P Thanks for asking! If you have more questions I am here ^^ -- source link