Merry Christmas and a happy new year,from 32nd Primary School in Greece

Dear erasmus partners,the schools in Greece were closed from November.We are in online lessons.We wanted to prepare something special for you.Our students tried so hard to prepare all these ,they wanted to send you the Greek Christmas spirit.You can enjoy it.

First of all ,we will sing you traditional Christmas carol

Now we will show our students' cards which they have made with web 2.0 tools for you

Christopsomo:Preparing the Christ-bread involves a ritual that is considered almost sacred and in the old days was made by traditional housewives with ultimate reverence, sometimes while saying a prayer. Patiently they kneaded a dough using a special type of yeast, which in some recipes contained dried basil. In some parts of the country, they also added rosewater, sesame seeds, honey, cinnamon, and cloves. A piece of dough is kept aside for making a cross at the centre of the ‘bread’, which is then ‘engraved’ with designs like flowers, symbols of abundance or animals relevant to the family (for example sheep for a shepherd’s home). On Christmas Eve the family gathered around the bread to carve it and exchange wishes. In Ithaka, the Christ-bread was traditionally narrow, while in some parts of Drama a small round loaf would be attached and baked on&nbsp;top of a larger round loaf, one symbolizing the cave in which Christ was born and another Christ himself.

The feeding of the fountain The girls in Thessaly, at Christmas dawn, go to the nearest fountain "to steal the endless water" (that is, unspoken, because they do not utter a word all the way). They smear the fountains of the village with butter and honey, with the wish that the water runs and the prelude to the house in the new year and their life be sweet.

Our students wrote some Xmas traditional habits and they sent them to you.

Our friends ,we hope that you enjoyed the trip in Greek at Christmas. Have a merry Christmas and a happy new year From the students and teachers of 32nd Primary Scool in Greece

Christmas traditions and customs&nbsp;in Greece&nbsp; What is Christmas?Well Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ.Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25th as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. Some Christmas customs and traditions in Greece; Melomakarona, kourabiedes:I think this one is a very well know custom in Greece as those sweets are the most characteristic sweets of Christmas and many people like them!Also Melomakarona has their roots in the Byzantine times, while kourabiedes have an Ottoman origin.

Greeks because they are naval people are also used to decorate a wooden boat instead of a tree.

Carols:Every region has different Christmas carols but they always have lyrics full of joy!The morning before Christmas and New Years,children go from one house door to the other and sing the carols.Also while singing they hold little metal triangles.Here in Greece people usually give those children money.

32nd Primary School of Piraeus - Greece

Our students took photos of their homes

Christmas Boat:The boat is a symbol of Christmas and New Year period because Greece is a seafaring country and it represents travelling into a new direction blessed by the birth of Christ. Fifty years ago almost every household in Greece featured a Christmas boat at this festive time of year, and can still see it lit up today, but mainly in island village homes.

An ebook ,gift to all of you with all our love.

from students and teachers

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