Christmas is marked with the arrival of vacations. Christmas is welcomed with beautiful Christmas decorations, mouth watering Christmas recipes and artificial or live Christmas tree. So, make your vacations enjoyable by opting for exciting tour packages to Greece. In Greece, small boys sing carols with beating of drums and tinkling of triangles on Christmas Eve. These small boys visit door to door and are given walnuts, almonds, figs and various gifts.
In Greece, people fast for forty days, which is followed by Christmas feast. The traditional Christmas feast in Greece is the Christopsomo, or Christ bread. Pigs are also slaughtered for Christmas feast. Other lip smacking traditional dish of Greece is kourambiethes. In Greece, people do not opt for Christmas trees for decoration. Shallow wooden bowl is suspended with a wire; along with a wooden cross is a major symbol of Christmas in Greece.
Another interesting Christmas tradition in Greece is kallikantzeri. According to this tradition, goblins arrive on earth during 12 days of Christmas. Christmas gifts in Greece are usually given to orphanages and hospitals. Usually, evergreen tree is decorated with star and tinsel.
People in Greece greet each other by saying Hronia polla means many happy years. So, make your vacations enjoyable by opting for Travour tour packages. We offer exciting Christmas vacations tour package for Greece and would make your vacations memorable. Travour also offers detail information about Christmas in Greece. So, do not think twice and plan your Christmas vacations for Greece.
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