New Year's Carols!!
Natjoy
2009/12/25 01:40:28
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 homeowner's 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.
Do you have a similar tradition in your country?
The children go from house to house, knock on doors and ask: "shall we say them?" If the homeowner's 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.
Do you have a similar tradition in your country?
Each neighbor takes turns inviting children to their houses.
It is believed that children are God's chosen and inorder to have a blessed year , filled with properity and love, tradition says that one must welcome children into their homes to show respect and love for God's children....
They also have a big Christmas parade with fiireworks and all sorts of parties with bands and plenty of dancing..
It's a great time of joy and celebration in anticipation of the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.
Christmas is a wonderous time of year in Costa Rica, for both adults and children alike.
It’s the beginning of the month, beginning of the year
High incense tree
Beginning of my good year
Church with the Holy Seat
It’s the beginning of our Christ
Saint and spiritual
He got out to walk on earth
And to welcome us
St. Basil is coming
From Caesaria
You know that
May you long live, my lady
He holds (St. Basil) an icon and a piece of paper
With the picture of Christ our Saviour
A piece of paper and a quill
Please look at me, the young man.