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According to article published in “Marie Claire” ‘’Men forced to be wives”, in northern Greece the special festival exists which lets women and men change their duties with each other just for one day.

During all the day of 8^th January, Gynaikratia, as it is called in Greece, takes place. Men are supposed to be subservient and dedicate all their time to performing what is usually supposed to be women’s household chores including scrubbing bathroom and changing nappies. If a husband rejects to do this, a wife has a right to beat him. While women always look forward for this day to be appeased, men mostly disguise this festival as they find it too humiliating to do the housework. Some of them even are teased by their friends who have already rejected to obey the rules of this celebration. However, not every Greek woman allows her husband to take responsibility for household chores as he tends to make a great mess after him, and woman’s work doubles the next day. Despite such controversial things, this festival is still held in Greece setting the women free from daily routing at least for 24 hours.