When is the Greek New Year, its origin and brief introduction, and its customs.

When is the Greek New Year? Many users don't know when the Greek New Year is. The following small series will introduce the Greek New Year.

The Greek New Year is 65438+ 10/month 1 year. That is, New Year's Day every year. Every year 1 month 1 day is an annual festival of Greek folk tradition. On New Year's Day, every family will make a big cake to celebrate. When making a cake, the host will put a silver coin in it, and whoever eats it represents who is a lucky person.

In addition, there are some unique festivals and customs in various places. Residents of Crete will bring a boulder to their host during the New Year's greetings, wishing his family plenty of food and clothing, and there will be gold as big as a boulder.

However, there is also a saying that the Greeks celebrated the New Year on September 1, because it marked the beginning of the sowing season in Greece, which is a season full of hope and expectation. In order to have a good start, the farmer put the seeds on a plate and took them to the church to receive the priest's blessing.

On Kos Island, it is popular to weave New Year's garlands with pomegranate, grapes, garlic and leaves of bell trees. All these are traditional symbols of abundance.

1 The children on the island took all the old and new garlands at home to the seaside before dawn in September. They threw the old garlands into the sea and quickly soaked the new garlands in the sea for good luck. After that, they can take the water and pebbles from Shanghai home. Seawater and pebbles with new garlands can help them ward off evil spirits.

Traditionally, it needs to pick up exactly 40 pebbles and seawater that has just been drawn from 40 waves. At the same time, this is a terrible day. There is an ancient folk custom that on 1, the angel of death will write down the names of all those who die unfortunately in the coming year.

The Origin and Brief Introduction of the Greek New Year

How did the Greek New Year come about? Many users don't understand this problem. The following small series will talk about the origin and introduction of the Greek New Year. Interested users can have a simple look!

The earliest New Year's Day originated around 50,000 BC. The ancient Greeks changed from nomadism to farming and settled on both sides of the Nile. Their agricultural harvest is closely related to whether there is a flood in the Nile.

Through long-term observation, the ancient Greeks found that the time of Nile flooding was regular, so they recorded this time on bamboo poles every time, and learned that the time between the two floods was about 365 days apart.

At the same time, it was found that when the Nile came near Cairo at high tide today, the sun and Sirius rose from the horizon at the same time. So the ancient Greeks set this day as the beginning of the year.

This is the origin of the Greek New Year. However, New Year's Day is a world-recognized festival. Gregorian calendar 1 month 1 day every year. Many countries regard New Year's Day as New Year's Day. The same is true of Greece.

The custom of the Greek New Year

What are the customs of the Greek New Year? Many users know the custom of the Greek New Year. Let's take a brief look at the following small series!

1. On the morning of New Year's Eve, children went door to door with triangle to sing Christmas carols to their neighbors. This symbolizes bringing good luck to neighbors in the new year.

During the Greek New Year, it is a Greek tradition for families to get together and play cards for a long time. Usually, the card game starts at the beginning of the light and then lasts until midnight. Coffee shops and pubs will also hold some games, and many people will also use lottery buyers to win a good lottery.

Another tradition of the Greeks is to exchange gifts, because the Greeks think they can receive gifts in the New Year, which indicates a bumper harvest in the new year.

There is also a Greek tradition called KaloPodariko, or "feet of good luck". Before midnight on New Year's Day, the family will turn off all the lights at home and go out.

Then I will choose a lucky person from home to return to China, but when I get home, I must first step into the door with my right foot. Others will follow, but they must walk in with their right feet.

Traditionally, children are usually chosen as family members because they have a pure heart. The purpose of this move is to bring good luck to the house.

6. When a person comes home, the recognized "good-hearted person" at home will break a pomegranate on the door. Pomegranate symbolizes prosperity, abundance and rebirth. It is said that the more pomegranate seeds are sown on the ground, the better the life of this family will be in the new year.