Christmas It is not the most important religious holiday in Greece, if it is the Holy Week, It is a party to enjoy with friends and family. December 24 is the day to taste special and traditional Greek dishes, the true Christmas They celebrate it on December 25, celebrating the birth of Jesus. In Greece there are almost no Christmas trees, they make different models of boats and decorate them.
On the 24th the children go from house to house singing the calenders and are rewarded with sweets, fruits and the special kourabiédes dessert.
On the 25th the Greeks get up very early to go to mass, then the christmas lunch. The most traditional food is a roast turkey, stuffed that can be stuffed with different elements such as rice, meat and others, they also make roast pork with thyme, with many sweets. Roast chicken or turkey is always stuffed. Other traditional meals are a soup and two or three main meals accompanied by salads, lots of bread, Tarta cheeses, Feta Cheeses Slices and olives. Spirits and coffee should never be lacking on the table. The sweet bread decorated with walnuts is never missing. Christopsomo, (bread of christ). Delicious chicken soups, Yiaprakia stuffed cabbage soups and garlic are also served. The various salads of beets, coleslaw, and Greek salad. To accompany meats, there is nothing better than pasta made in the oven.
All the holidays in greece They begin on December 24th and end on January 8th.
Children do not receive gifts at Christmas or in kings, they have their party on January 1 feast of Saint Basil.