# Rouketopolemos

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A traditional Easter event in the town of Vrontados (Βροντάδος) on the Greek island of Chios, in which rival church congregations fire large numbers of home-made rockets across town, attempting to hit each other's bell towers.

## Etymology
Greek Рουκετοπόλεμος (Рouketopólemos, literally “rocket war”)

## Source
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