1. January - New Year's Day presents and of the Holy Vassilis
The first January is the day of Agios Vassilios (The Holy Basil or Vasilis). Him in Greece comes to the role that in Western countries - has to play St. Nicholas - Santa Claus as the man-made Christmas. The St. Vassilios brings the children gifts. He too is in Greece befall a similar fate as the Santa Claus with us. Trivialized kitsch, cast in chocolate and wrapped in colorful foil might be after-image on the shelves of supermarkets. But is shrouded in even more, authentic and pious practices for this saint and his day, which marks the beginning of the New Year. called Vassilopita - - In the family a New Year's cake or Vassilioskuchen is baked and shared. Baked, a coin or a golden coins, which is a symbol of good luck. Anyone who finds it in his portion is to serve as arrant lucky the whole New Year. Also in mind, so who on that day exceeds the first threshold of the house, what to do with the right foot forward. Often, they send a child requires a lucky messenger.
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