John Skalistis

Christmas Traditions & Christmas Customs

John Skalistis

The Christmas meal, in Samothrace Island

• On Christmas Day people of Samothrace island usually make the “Souvla”.

Souvla is: big chunks of pork meat flavoured with some oregano and salt and passed through thick wood skewer.

• They grill the “souvla” over high fire. The most important is that to the grilling process all the family and family’s friends must participate by eating directly from the grill drinking red wine and having a good time.

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New Year’s Eve in Epirus• In the Greek’s Orthodox tradition

people hide a small coin called “flouri” in a cake named “Vasilopita”. On New Year’s Eve the father of the family cuts the cake and shares slices to everyone present the festive dinner. The one who gets the piece with the coin will be the lucky one of the year!

• In Epirus they do not usually make cake they do pie with rice and pieces of lamb meat wrapped in the sheets of pie. They hide the “flouri” among the sheets.

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New Year’s Day in Greece

• On New Year morning in Greece it is customary for most people to break a pomegranate in their threshold so to bring them good luck and welfare all over the year

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In my opinion, whatever do in different parts of Greece during Christmas time is fabulous and

delicious

Merry Christmas