Greek customs for New Year

New Year's Eve has always involved rituals related to celebrating life, the joy of witnessing another year and good luck and prosperous wishes for the year to come. Many of these rituals are passed from one generation to the next. Firework...

  The Greek table for the New Year celebrations is made of dishes shaped by regional traditions and customs coming from all over Greece. In fact, there's no other celebration in the Greek calendar carrying such a deep symbolism, since...

Good luck, prosperity, good health and longevity are the best and most common wishes marking the first day of the New Year among family members, and friends. Just before the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, the lights...