GREEK NEW YEAR CAROLS First of the month and first of the year My tall rosemary Let our good year begin Church with the holy throne It is the beginning when Christ Holy and spiritual Will walk on earth And cheer us up St. Basil is on his way And will not deign on us From Kesaria Youre a Lady milady. A very old custom which remains today practically unchanged is the Greek Christmas carols, which is called calanda in Greek. Children, in groups of two or more, still make the rounds of houses singing carols, usually accompanied by the triangle or guitars, accordions or harmonicas. The children go from house to house, knock on doors and ask: shall we say them? If the homeowners answer is yes, the kids sing the Christmas carols for several minutes before finishing up with the wish, And for the next year, many happy returns. Years ago the homeowners offered the children holiday sweets and pastries, but today they usually give them some money. The carols are sung on the eves of Christmas, New Year and Epiphany, and they are different for each holiday. youtu.be/Vq8HeNBKvr0
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