Amid Christmas occasion period, which keeps going from December 24 until January 6, in addition to a little while past that, it is a custom in Greece to wish “Hronia Polla” to the general population you meet. Thus, on the off chance that you meet somebody in the morning, the best possible approach to welcome him or her is: Kalimera, Hronia Polla! (Hello, Many Happy Returns). merry christmas in different languages
On Christmas Eve, kids, particularly young men, regularly go out singing ‘kalanda’ (songs) in the roads. They play drums and triangles as they sing. Some of the time they will likewise convey show water crafts adorned with nuts which are painted gold. Conveying a vessel is an exceptionally old custom in the Greek Islands.
In the event that the kids sing great, they may be given cash, too things to eat like nuts, desserts and dried figs.
Christmas Trees are prevalent in Greece. In any case, a more seasoned and more conventional beautification is a shallow wooden bowl with a bit of wire suspended over the edge. A sprig of basil wrapped around a wooden cross and dangles from the wire. Some water is kept in the bowl to keep the basil alive and new. Once per day somebody, as a rule the mother of the family, dunks the cross and basil into some sacred water and uses it to sprinkle water in each room of the house.
This is accepted to keep the ‘kallikantzaroi’ Καλλικάντζαρος (terrible spirits) away. The kallikantzaroi are intended to seem just amid the 12-day time frame from Christmas to Epiphany (January sixth). They should originate from the center of the earth and get into individuals’ home through the fireplace! The kallikantzaroi do things like putting out flames and influencing milk to go off. Having a fire consuming the twelve days of Christmas is additionally intended to keep the kallikantzaroi away.
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