Greece

1st Primary School of Komotini

In the villages tend to hang on walls and doors complete braids of garlic clove over the nail, ie garifalakia to drive the slander that "pinning" the happiness of their home.

For the Christmas table Christmas cake is blessed bread he will support the life of the landlord and his family. They use good flour and expensive materials, such as rose water, honey, sesame, cinnamon and cloves. They gather the women of the house and until the yeast, sing, "Christ is born, the light goes up, the leaven to general '. Knead the dough, take half the dough and make a loop. With the rest make cross with strips of dough in the center and put an unbroken nut symbolizing fertility. The remaining surface design shapes with a fork to make the "evil eye" and "nail" the slander. The landlord of the house gets the Christmas cake, the crosses, the cuts and distributes to all those present at the table, like symbolism of Holy Communion, Christ gave the Bread of life to the whole human family.

In Komotini Christmas carols not say, but the New Year by turning night with lighted lanterns which are trimmed with ribbons and steamers and sing carols from a printed book. Children holding hammers wooden, painted in many colors, and they knock on doors and collect chickpeas, figs, carob, oranges, nuts. But not money.

The traditional sweets and dishes we made for our European friends