Carnival or Triodion is the period of three weeks, from Sunday of the Pharisee and Publican until Pure Monday. The first week is called “Profoni” or “Profonessimi”, because in the past they announced publicly the beginning of the Carnival. It is also called “amolitos” or “apolitos” because during this week, it is believed that the souls of the dead are set free and wander among the living. It ends on Septuagesima Sunday. The second week is called “Kreofagos”, “Kreatini” or “Olokriyia”, because people eat meat. It is celebrated with parties and feasts, without any religious restrictions, culminating in the celebration of “Tsiknopempti”. The Sunday of this week, the “Sunday of Apokria”, was called like that because it was the last day of eating meat during Triodion. The third week is called “Tirini” or “Tirofagos”, because people eat dairy products. On Monday, one week before Pure Monday, the abstinence from meat began and people ate cheese and dairy products as practice between eating meat and fasting.