As you can imagine each place in Greece is famous for their own Christmas traditions that make spending the holidays there special and unique. On the island of Zante, Zakynthos as Greeks say, there is
Christopsomo (bread of Christ) is a type of bread that Greeks make 2-3 days before Christmas. This tradition has its origins in ancient Greece, when people would make bread as a bloodless sacrifice to the
The Christmas boat or “karavaki” as Greeks call it is the most Greek tradition you will find in the country around the holidays. In the past Greeks, being a nautical people, would decorate boats instead
August in Greece is always dominated by one of the most important days in the Greek Orthodox faith, the Dormition of the Holy Virgin, or as Greeks more commonly call it “Dekapentaugoustos.” Celebrations, customs, traditions
