COMENIUS

A project by Michael Christina Panagia Theoskepasti

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COMENIUSCOMENIUS

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PANAGIA THEOSKEPASTI GYMNASIUM


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Some Christmas traditions and customs of our country are no longer kept due to the contemporary way of life.

Lesson: GeographyTeacher: Lazaridou ConstantinaTranslator: Theodorou Georgia


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The custom to kill a pork is now extinctThe custom to kill a pork is now extinct

In the old times each In the old times each family used to breed a family used to breed a pork and they used this pork and they used this meat to make several meat to make several foods. They made foods. They made sausages, jelatine e.t.c.sausages, jelatine e.t.c.

The poor pork is not in The poor pork is not in danger any more.danger any more.


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Chicken soup after the church on Christmas Chicken soup after the church on Christmas DayDay

On Christmas Day people go to church and after the church service is over, they enjoy their hot chicken soup at home.


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A main source of meat in the old times was A main source of meat in the old times was pork meatpork meat


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The turkey on Christmas table

The custom to have roasted stuffed a turkey on Christmas Day, along with other types of meat, has come from abroad.


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Melomakarona and CourambiedesMelomakarona and Courambiedes

Some very delicious Some very delicious sweets like melomakarona sweets like melomakarona and courambiedes and courambiedes decorate the Christmas decorate the Christmas table.table.

Christmas cake is also a Christmas cake is also a foreign custom.foreign custom.


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The decoration of Christmas treeThe decoration of Christmas tree

People in Cyprus People in Cyprus decorate the decorate the Christmas tree.Christmas tree.


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Christmas Carols

Christmas Carols are sung all around on Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve as well as on Epiphany Day.


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Small branch of an olive treeSmall branch of an olive tree

People who have got People who have got a fire place at home, a fire place at home, throw a small branch throw a small branch of an olive tree into of an olive tree into the fire while making the fire while making a wish for somebody a wish for somebody to love them. If the to love them. If the branch burns with branch burns with noise, this means the noise, this means the wish comes true.wish comes true.


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On New Year’s Eve the table is set for Santa Claus

A glass of wine for A glass of wine for him to drink New him to drink New Year’s pie to eat, a Year’s pie to eat, a candle to light the candle to light the way a purse to bring way a purse to bring money and some nuts money and some nuts and wheat seeds so and wheat seeds so that people have good that people have good crops in the new year.crops in the new year.


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Blessed fields

Wheat spread all over Wheat spread all over the fields during New the fields during New Year’s Day so that Year’s Day so that fields are blessed and fields are blessed and fertile.fertile.


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Wishes for the New Year and the Wishes for the New Year and the cutting of Santa Claus pie.cutting of Santa Claus pie.

At 12: 00 midnight the At 12: 00 midnight the host of the house host of the house cuts the Santa Claus cuts the Santa Claus cake for everyone.cake for everyone.

The lucky one finds The lucky one finds the golden coin in the golden coin in his/her piece of cake.his/her piece of cake.


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The presents of Santa Claus

Children find their presents under Christmas tree.


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Old customs in Cyprus

An old custom was to enter the house An old custom was to enter the house stepping on the right foot, after church, stepping on the right foot, after church, so that everything goes right in the New so that everything goes right in the New Year.Year.


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Wishes and kisses after the church

On New Year’s Day people also go to church and after the service they express wishes and kiss each other.


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Custom of Epiphany

On Epiphany Eve, the village priest used to go round the houses helped by a small boy who carries the “holy water” to each family.


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Custom of Epiphany

After church, women carry little candles from church to their homes to symbolize the Holy Sprit.


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The blessing of holy water

During Epiphany Day the church service is integrated along the sea front where in front of the people the priests drop the Holy Cross into the sea.

At the same time some “brave” people jump into the cold water to bring back the cross.


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Good morning ……..they money firstGood morning ……..they money first

Children used to visit grandparents, god Children used to visit grandparents, god mothers and god fathers, uncles ad aunts mothers and god fathers, uncles ad aunts to wish them and they used to give money to wish them and they used to give money to them.to them.


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A most remarkable belief about these days is the myth of kalikandzari.

They are devil like black shapes who used to saw the tree which holds the earth, according to tradition.


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The kalikanzari disappear after the water is purified with the Holy Spirit on EpiphanyDay

During the twelve, day Christmas period, they stop sawing the tree and come up on the earth to steal sausages and trick people.


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