article_snippet.sent: As Orthodox Easter Sunday was held, thousands of homemade rockets were aimed at church towers in the Aegean island of Chios by rival parishioners in thousands of homemade rockets traditional ‘mock war’.
article_snippet.sent: St. Mark's and Panagia Erithiani church congregations perform 'Rocket War' by firing thousands of home-made rockets across the sky .
article_snippet.sent: Hundreds of people honour the tradition and the aim of throwing home-made rockets is to hit the bell tower of the church at the other side .
article_snippet.sent: Young men ignite homemade rockets during the Orthodox Easter celebrations on the island of Chios, Greece, on Saturday night .
article_snippet.sent: In the traditional, annual 'war', the church towers of Aghios Markos and Panaghia Erithiani are pelted with rockets and fireworks .
article_snippet.sent: Rockets shoot and sparkle through the sky, falling over the courtyard of the Panagia Erithiani church in the village of Vrontados .
article_snippet.sent: Dozens of people still went to mass and prayed at Panagia Erithiani on Saturday evening- despite people shooting rockets at Panagia Erithiani .
article_snippet.sent: Locals from the two rival churches of Agios Markos and Panagia Erithiani spend hours firing home-made rockets and even light home-made rockets by hand .
article_snippet.sent: Sparks fly after a rocket falls on the marbled courtyard of the church.
article_snippet.sent: The remnants of hundreds of handmade rockets fall on the courtyard of Agios Marksos church after the spectacular display .
highlights_snippet.sent: Stunning pictures show men firing rockets at rival churches' bell towers in annual 'war', as part of age-old tradition .
  