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Gefyra Presents "Christmas Traditions and Customs in Greece"
围蟻喂蟽蟿慰蠀纬蔚谓谓喂维蟿喂魏蔚蟼 蟺伪蟻伪未蠈蟽蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 苇胃喂渭伪 蟽蟿畏谓 螘位位维未伪 | Christmas Traditions and Customs in Greece
危蟿伪蠀蟻慰蠉位伪 螤喂蟽喂渭委蟽畏, 螞伪慰纬蟻维蠁慰蟼 魏伪喂 螖喂蔚蠀胃蠉谓蟿蟻喂伪
螠慰蠀蟽蔚委慰 螞伪蠆魏萎蟼 韦苇蠂谓畏蟼 魏伪喂 螤伪蟻维未慰蟽畏蟼 鈥溛懳澄澄滴晃刮何� 围伪蟿味畏渭喂蠂维位畏鈥�
(Stavroula Pisimisi, Folklorist and Director,
鈥淎ngeliki Chatzimihali鈥� Museum of Folk Art and Tradition)
围伪喂蟻蔚蟿喂蟽渭慰委 伪蟺蠈 韦畏谓 螒蠀蟿萎蟼 螘尉慰蠂蠈蟿畏蟿伪 螒喂魏伪蟿蔚蟻委谓畏 螡伪蟽委魏伪, 螤蟻苇蟽尾蔚喂蟻伪 蟿畏蟼 螘位位维未伪蟼 蟽蟿喂蟼 螚谓蠅渭苇谓蔚蟼 螤慰位喂蟿蔚委蔚蟼
(Opening remarks by Her Excellency Ekaterini Nassika, Ambassador of Greece to the United States)
危维尾尾伪蟿慰, 13 螖蔚魏蔚渭尾蟻委慰蠀 2025
10:00 蟺.渭. 螞慰蟼 螁谓蟿味蔚位蔚蟼 / 8:00 渭.渭. 螘位位维未伪
螠苇蟽蠅 Zoom
Saturday, December 13, 2025
10:00 a.m. Los Angeles / 8:00 p.m. Greece
via Zoom
螚 未喂维位蔚尉畏 胃伪 纬委谓蔚喂 蟽蟿伪 螘位位畏谓喂魏维 / The lecture will be held in Greek
危蟿慰 蔚位位畏谓喂魏蠈 蟺伪蟻伪未慰蟽喂伪魏蠈 蔚慰蟻蟿慰位蠈纬喂慰 畏 蟺蔚蟻委慰未慰蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 蟺伪蟻伪渭慰谓萎 蟿蠅谓 围蟻喂蟽蟿慰蠀纬苇谓谓蠅谓 苇蠅蟼 蟿伪 螛蔚慰蠁维谓喂伪 慰谓慰渭维味蔚蟿伪喂 螖蠅未蔚魏伪萎渭蔚蟻慰 魏伪喂 蟺蔚蟻喂尾维位位蔚蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 纬喂慰蟻蟿苇蟼, 蠈蟺慰蠀 蟽蠀渭蟺慰蟻蔚蠉慰谓蟿伪喂 蠂蟻喂蟽蟿喂伪谓喂魏维 魏伪喂 蔚喂未蠅位慰位伪蟿蟻喂魏维 苇胃喂渭伪. 螤蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿伪喂 纬喂伪 苇谓伪 渭蔚蟿伪尾伪蟿喂魏蠈 未喂维蟽蟿畏渭伪 蟺慰蠀 慰 围蔚喂渭蠋谓伪蟼 蠁胃维谓蔚喂 蟽蟿畏谓 魏慰蟻蠉蠁蠅蟽萎 蟿慰蠀 渭蔚 蟿慰 蟽魏慰蟿维未喂 谓伪 蟿慰谓 蟽蠀谓慰未蔚蠉蔚喂 魏伪喂 慰 维谓胃蟻蠅蟺慰蟼 伪魏慰位慰蠀胃蔚委 未喂维蠁慰蟻伪 苇胃喂渭伪 纬喂伪蟿委 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 蟺蟻慰伪谓伪纬纬蔚委位蔚喂 蟿慰谓 蔚蟻蠂慰渭蠈 蟿畏蟼 维谓慰喂尉畏蟼. 螆蟿蟽喂 蟽蟿慰位委味蔚喂 魏维胃蔚 纬蠅谓喂维 蟿慰蠀 蟽蟺喂蟿喂慰蠉 蟿慰蠀 渭蔚 魏伪蟿伪蟺蟻维蟽喂谓伪, 蠂位蠅蟻维 魏位伪未喂维, 蟿伪 蟺伪喂未喂维 位苇谓蔚 蟿伪 魏维位伪谓蟿伪 渭蔚 蔚蠀蠂苇蟼 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 谓慰喂魏慰魏蠉蟻畏 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 慰喂魏慰纬苇谓蔚喂伪, 蟿慰 鈥溝囅佄瓜兿勏屛鞠呂晃库�� 蟽蟿慰 蟿味维魏喂 魏伪委蔚喂 渭苇蟻伪-谓蠉蠂蟿伪, 伪蟺慰蟿蟻苇蟺慰谓蟿伪蟼 蟿慰蠀蟼 魏伪位喂魏维谓蟿味伪蟻慰蠀蟼, 慰喂 纬蠀谓伪委魏蔚蟼 蟽蟿慰位委味慰蠀谓 蟽蠀渭尾慰位喂魏维 蟿慰 围蟻喂蟽蟿蠈蠄蠅渭慰 魏伪喂 蟿畏 螔伪蟽喂位慰魏慰蠀位慰蠉蟻伪, 慰喂 蔚魏魏位畏蟽委蔚蟼 蠂蟿蠀蟺慰蠉谓 蠂伪蟻渭蠈蟽蠀谓伪 蟿喂蟼 魏伪渭蟺维谓蔚蟼, 蟿伪 位伪蠆魏维 未蟻蠋渭蔚谓伪 蟿蠅谓 渭蔚蟿伪渭蠁喂蔚蟽渭苇谓蠅谓 渭蔚 渭维蟽魏蔚蟼 魏伪喂 魏慰蠀未慰蠉谓喂伪 伪蟺慰尾位苇蟺慰蠀谓 蟽蟿畏谓 魏伪蟻蟺慰蠁慰蟻委伪 蟿畏蟼 纬畏蟼 魏伪喂 慰喂 蟽蟺喂蟿喂魏苇蟼 蟽蠀纬魏蔚谓蟿蟻蠋蟽蔚喂蟼 蔚谓喂蟽蠂蠉慰蠀谓 蟿慰蠀蟼 慰喂魏慰纬蔚谓蔚喂伪魏慰蠉蟼 未蔚蟽渭慰蠉蟼.
In the Greek traditional calendar, the period from Christmas Eve to Epiphany, called the Twelve Days, is marked by festivities where Christian and pagan customs coexist. It is a transitional period when Winter reaches its peak with darkness accompanying it and people follow various customs because they must announce the arrival of spring. Thus, they decorate every corner of the house with lush, green branches, the children sing carols with wishes for the head of the household and the family, the 鈥淐hristmas log鈥� in the fireplace burns day and night warding off the mischievous creatures, the women symbolically decorate the Christmas bread and the New Year鈥檚 bread, the churches joyfully ring the bells, the folk antics of those dressed up with masks and bells aim at the fruitfulness of the earth, and the home gatherings strengthen family ties.
叠喂慰纬蚁伪蠁喂魏蠈:
螚 危蟿伪蠀蟻慰蠉位伪 螤喂蟽喂渭委蟽畏 纬蔚谓谓萎胃畏魏蔚 蟽蟿畏谓 螒胃萎谓伪. 危蟺慰蠉未伪蟽蔚 螖畏渭慰蟽喂慰纬蟻伪蠁委伪 魏伪喂 螘蟺喂魏慰喂谓蠅谓委伪 蟽蟿慰 螘位蔚蠉胃蔚蟻慰 螤伪谓蔚蟺喂蟽蟿萎渭喂慰 螔蟻蠀尉蔚位位蠋谓 (U.L.B.), 螜蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟿慰蠀 螘位位畏谓喂魏慰蠉 螤慰位喂蟿喂蟽渭慰蠉 蟽蟿慰 螘位位畏谓喂魏蠈 螒谓慰喂魏蟿蠈 螤伪谓蔚蟺喂蟽蟿萎渭喂慰 (螘.螒.螤.) 魏伪喂 魏伪蟿苇蠂蔚喂 渭蔚蟿伪蟺蟿蠀蠂喂伪魏蠈 蟿委蟿位慰 蟽蟺慰蠀未蠋谓 螞伪慰纬蟻伪蠁委伪蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰谓 蟿慰渭苇伪 螔蠀味伪谓蟿喂谓萎蟼 桅喂位慰位慰纬委伪蟼 魏伪喂 螞伪慰纬蟻伪蠁委伪蟼 蟿慰蠀 蟿渭萎渭伪蟿慰蟼 桅喂位慰位慰纬委伪蟼 蟿畏蟼 桅喂位慰蟽慰蠁喂魏萎蟼 危蠂慰位萎蟼 蟿慰蠀 螘胃谓喂魏慰蠉 螝伪蟺慰未喂蟽蟿蟻喂伪魏慰蠉 螤伪谓蔚蟺喂蟽蟿畏渭委慰蠀 螒胃畏谓蠋谓 (螘.螝.螤.螒.), 渭蔚 胃苇渭伪: 鈥溛� 蔚位位畏谓喂魏萎 位伪蠆魏萎 蟿苇蠂谓畏 蟽蟿慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁喂魏蠈 苇蟻纬慰 蟿畏蟼 螒纬纬蔚位喂魏萎蟼 围伪蟿味畏渭喂蠂维位畏 魏伪喂 畏 位蔚喂蟿慰蠀蟻纬委伪 蟿畏蟼 蟽蟿慰 伪蟻蠂慰谓蟿喂魏蠈 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿苇蟺蔚喂蟿伪 螠慰蠀蟽蔚委慰 螞伪蠆魏萎蟼 韦苇蠂谓畏蟼 魏伪喂 螤伪蟻维未慰蟽畏蟼 鈥溛懳澄澄滴晃刮何� 围伪蟿味畏渭喂蠂维位畏鈥�. 螘委谓伪喂 蠀蟺蔚蠉胃蠀谓畏 蟿慰蠀 螠慰蠀蟽蔚委慰蠀, 蠈蟺慰蠀 蠀蟺畏蟻蔚蟿蔚委 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 2011 蠅蟼 蔚蟺喂渭蔚位萎蟿蟻喂伪 蟿畏蟼 渭慰蠀蟽蔚喂伪魏萎蟼 蟽蠀位位慰纬萎蟼 魏伪喂 蟿蠅谓 蟺蔚蟻喂慰未喂魏蠋谓 蔚魏胃苇蟽蔚蠅谓 位伪慰纬蟻伪蠁喂魏慰蠉 蟺蔚蟻喂蔚蠂慰渭苇谓慰蠀, 蟺慰蠀 未喂慰蟻纬伪谓蠋谓慰谓蟿伪喂 蟽蟿慰谓 渭慰蠀蟽蔚喂伪魏蠈 蠂蠋蟻慰. 螆蠂蔚喂 蟽蠀渭渭蔚蟿维蟽蠂蔚喂 蟽蔚 位伪慰纬蟻伪蠁喂魏维 蟽蠀谓苇未蟻喂伪, 蟿畏位蔚慰蟺蟿喂魏苇蟼 魏伪喂 蟻伪未喂慰蠁蠅谓喂魏苇蟼 蔚魏蟺慰渭蟺苇蟼 渭蔚 胃蔚渭伪蟿喂魏萎 蟿慰谓 螘位位畏谓喂魏蠈 螞伪蠆魏蠈 螤慰位喂蟿喂蟽渭蠈. 螆蠂蔚喂 蔚蟻纬伪蟽胃蔚委 蟽蟿畏谓 螖畏渭慰蟿喂魏萎 螤喂谓伪魏慰胃萎魏畏 蟿慰蠀 螖萎渭慰蠀 螒胃畏谓伪委蠅谓, 蟽蔚 蟺蔚蟻喂慰未喂魏维 魏伪喂 蔚蠁畏渭蔚蟻委未蔚蟼. 螘蟺委蟽畏蟼 未喂伪蟿畏蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 蟻伪未喂慰蠁蠅谓喂魏萎 蔚魏蟺慰渭蟺萎, 蟽蠂蔚未蠈谓, 纬喂伪 未苇魏伪 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 蟽蟿畏 螖畏渭慰蟿喂魏萎 巍伪未喂慰蠁蠅谓委伪 螤蔚喂蟻伪喂维 鈥溛毼蔽轿晃� 螆谓伪鈥�, 魏伪胃蠋蟼 蠀蟺萎蟻尉蔚 喂未蟻蠀蟿喂魏蠈 蟽蟿苇位蔚蠂慰蟼 蟿畏蟼 螘位蔚蠉胃蔚蟻畏蟼 巍伪未喂慰蠁蠅谓委伪蟼 蟽蟿畏谓 螘位位维未伪.
Biography:
Stavroula Pisimisi is Director of the Angeliki Hatzimichali Museum of Folk Art and Tradition in Athens, where she has served since 2011 as curator of the collection and temporary folklore exhibitions. She has participated in folklore conferences, television and radio shows on the topic of Greek Folk Culture. She has worked in the Municipal Art Gallery of the city of Athens, in magazines and newspapers. She also maintained a radio show for almost ten years in the Municipal Radio of Piraeus 鈥淐hannel One,鈥� as she was a founding member of Non-State Radio in Greece.
螚 蔚魏未萎位蠅蟽畏 蟺伪蟻慰蠀蟽喂维味蔚蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏 螕苇蠁蠀蟻伪. 螤蟻伪纬渭伪蟿慰蟺慰喂蔚委蟿伪喂 蠀蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪喂纬委未伪 蟿畏蟼 螤蟻蔚蟽尾蔚委伪蟼 蟿畏蟼 螘位位维未伪蟼 蟽蟿喂蟼 螚谓蠅渭苇谓蔚蟼 螤慰位喂蟿蔚委蔚蟼 魏伪喂 魏伪胃委蟽蟿伪蟿伪喂 未蠀谓伪蟿萎 蠂维蟻畏 蟽蟿慰 螉未蟻蠀渭伪 危蟿伪蠉蟻慰蟼 螡喂维蟻蠂慰蟼 (螜危螡).
This event is presented by Gefyra, held under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece in the United States, and made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
