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GREEK CHRISTMAS

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On Christmas Eve, children, especially boys, often go out singing 'kalanda' (carols) in the streets. They play drums and triangles as they sing. Sometimes the will also carry model boats decorated with nuts which are painted gold. Carrying a boat is a very old custom in the Greek Islands.

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If the children sing well, they might be given money, as well things to eat like nuts, sweets and dried figs.

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Christmas Trees are popular in Greece. But an older and more traditional decoration is a shallow wooden bowl

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Going to a Midnight Mass Service is very important for most Greeks. After the service people can go home and end their Advent fast

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The main Christmas meal is often Lamb or pork, roasted in an oven or over an open spit.

HERE ARE SOME PICS OF A GREEK Christmas

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