Post on 13-Apr-2017
November 2016
Collaborative Multicultural Calendar
Greece
Our traditional customs
January
On 1st January Santa Claus brings gifts to the kids
On 6th January kids sing the carols for the Epiphany
Φεβρουάριος
Kids wear funny costumes and dance the traditional dance “Gaitanaki”
On Clear Monday we fly kites to the sky
Μάρτιος
Απρίλιος
On April First Fool’s Day we make jokes
Before Easter we paint eggs.
Before Easter we decorate the Epitaph in the church
In the Easter we go to the church to celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection, holding candles.
We throw fireworks to celebrate Easter.
Μάιος
On 1st May we make a wreath of flowers
Ιούνιος
Ιούλιος
In July farmers harvest their fields.
Αύγουστος
Σεπτέμβριος
In September farmers harvest the grapes to make wine and they celebrate it with great feasts.
Νοέμβριος
Farmers harvest the olive trees to make oil and they celebrates it with great feasts.
Δεκέμβριος
In Christmas we decorate a small boat instead of a tree,
On Christmas and New Year’s eve kids sing the carols