The residents of Nafplion celebrated the New Year with clinking glasses, enjoying the luxurious illumination of the city and its main attraction – a fortress with a huge Greek flag. As reported by “Argolic News”, digital sparklers in Town Hall Square (Three Admirals) and a huge Greek flag on Palamidi Hill appeared at the beginning […]
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The appearance of Santa Claus surrounded by sexy Snow Maidens
This year, Santa Claus, or in Greek Ai Vasilis, arrived in Monolifi (Preveza) on a jet ski, accompanied by charming snow maidens from the Maritime Academy of Rescuers. True to his work, Santa Claus came with a sack full of gifts, impressing the little children, local residents. Hours before 2021 ended, he appeared at Monolifi […]
Pomegranate … for good luck
One of the oldest traditional holiday customs on New Year’s Eve is to break a ripe pomegranate fruit. The Greek scientist, researcher of folklore M. Varvounis, explains where this custom came to us and what it means. The tradition of breaking a juicy fruit on the New Year goes back centuries and originated, presumably, in […]