A presentation of our country's customs

1. November 2016
Collaborative Multicultural Calendar

2. Greece
Our traditional customs

3. January

4. On 1st
January Santa Claus brings gifts
to the kids

5. On 6th
January kids sing the carols for
the Epiphany

6. Φεβρουάριος

7. Kids wear funny costumes and dance the
traditional dance “Gaitanaki”

8. On Clear Monday we fly kites to the sky

9. Μάρτιος

11. Απρίλιος

12. On April First Fool’s Day we make jokes

13. Before Easter we paint eggs.

14. Before Easter we decorate the Epitaph
in the church

15. In the Easter we go to the church to celebrate
Jesus’ Resurrection, holding candles.

17. We throw fireworks to celebrate Easter.

18. Μάιος

19. On 1st
May we make a wreath of
flowers

20. Ιούνιος

22. Ιούλιος

23. In July farmers harvest their fields.

24. Αύγουστος

26. Σεπτέμβριος

27. In September farmers harvest the grapes to make
wine and they celebrate it with great feasts.

28. Νοέμβριος

29. Farmers harvest the olive trees to make oil
and they celebrates it with great feasts.

30. Δεκέμβριος

31. In Christmas we decorate a small boat
instead of a tree,

32. On Christmas and New Year’s eve kids
sing the carols