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MERRY CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS IN GREECE!!
• In Greece when we talk about the “Holidays” we are referring to the holiday period of
Christmas, New Year and Epiphany.
• Traditionally the Christmas holiday period lasts 12 days. There are many customs
associated with the “twelve day of Christmas”, some very old and others relatively
recent like the decorated tree and the Christmas-day dinner.
• Historically in 354 A.D. it was arranged for the birth of Christ to be celebrated on
December 25th , the same day that they celebrated the birth of the ancient god Mithra,
known as the “invisible sun god” and god of solar deities in idolatry. With the change
and the turning of people towards other gods, the popularity of the “invisible sun god”
dropped and Christ took place.
• Christmas in Greece or the “holidays”, are not what they were 40 years ago. Today
Christmas appears more impressive glossier and more glamorous. Store windows are
decorated almost a month in advance and in the cities the streets and town squares
lit with colorful lights. Also many people now travel either abroad or around Greece to
places which offer winter holidays. On Christmas Day all family members gather at the
festively set dinner table.
• In older times Christmas was simpler, warmer, perhaps much closer to the true spirit
of the holiday. Many of the traditions continue to exist unchanged, so maintains its
originality and many of the customs.
FASTING AT CHRISTMAS
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Merry Christmas!