On the pretty island of Kithnos, distinguished by its ‘metallic’ soul and numerous charming beaches, on the eve of the feast of the Ayii Theodoroi, single women draw water from the well in silence (this is the so-called ‘silent or unspeaking’ water) while all women named Maria make the almyropitta, a very salty pie made with a scant amount of flour. That night, bonfires are lit in every neighborhood and youths jump over the fotara’s flames making a wish. The young single women then toss an olive leaf onto the fire and the way it burns reveals whether the man they love returns their feelings. They then take charcoal from the fotara to light the stove for baking the almyropitta. The young woman, who isn’t permitted to drink any water all night, eats a slice of the pie and ties three pieces of thread—one red, one black, and one blue—to another slice which she places under her pillow. The man who appears in her sleep to bring her water is her soulmate. Upon awakening in the morning, she puts her hand under the pillow and pulls out one of the strings attached to the pie slice. The red thread means she will wed the man she loves, the black that she will wed a widower, and the blue that she will marry someone who is not from the island. On Kithnos, the panigyri is organized by the panigyras who keeps the holy icon of the saint in his home until the saint’s next feast day. The island’s patron-saint, Panayia Kanala, is celebrated with observances on the feast of the Dormition of the Virgin on August 15 and on September 8. A panigyri is also held on August 15 at the Panayia Stratilatissa and the Panayia Nikous; each of these religious folk festivals lasts for two days and the spread offered guests included meat soup, stuffed tomatoes, roast meat, wine, and sweet rye-semolina bread. The revelry includes music and dancing. On August 24, a panigyri is held at the Panayia Kastrou. In addition to the Virgin, special observances are also held on the feasts of Ayios Georyios on April 23, Ayia Triada on June 13, Ayii Apostoloi on June 30, Profitis Ilias on July 20, Ayia Paraskevi on July 2, and Metamorphosi Sotiros on August 6.