Plate smashing

Plate smashing is a Greek custom that peaked in the 60s and 70s, involving the intentional smashing of plates or glasses during celebratory occasions. In popular culture, the practice is most typical of foreigners' stereotypical image of Greece, and while it occurs more rarely today, it continues to be seen on certain occasions, such as weddings, although plaster plates are more likely to be used. The custom This practice became part of Greek entertainment, while gradually after the 90s it continued, despite the financial crisis. The dishes intended for breaking are not of the kitchen. They are made of plaster, in order to avoid injuries, which is why they are fragile and splinters do not cut. When the patron wanted to feast more, he would ask for a dozen plates, which the waiter had to bring and either break on the dance floor in front of the singer, or leave them on the patron's table for him to carry out by throwing them into the track either all together, or one - one. The breaking was done with special art. The waiter holds a plate in his right hand, with which he hammers away the rest of the heaped dishes, like a chisel, and holds them in his left hand. One after another the plates crumble and fall to the floor, while in the end the one on the right remains, and he throws it down. During the scene the waiter is kneeling on one leg.