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==Christmas Carols==

Greek tradition calls for children to go out with [[w:Triangle (instrument)|triangles]] from house to house on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and Epiphany Eve, and sing the corresponding folk carols, called the Κάλαντα (''Kálanda'', the word deriving from the Roman [[w:calends|calends]]). There are separate carols for each of the three great feasts, referring respectively to the Nativity, to [[Basil the Great|St. Basil]] and the New Year, and to the [[Theophany|Baptism of Jesus]] in the River Jordan, along with wishes for the household.

In older times, carolling children asked for and were given gifts such as dried fruit, eggs, nuts or sweets; during the 20th century this was gradually replaced with money gifts — ranging from small change in the case of strangers to considerable amounts in the case of close relatives. Carolling is also done by marching bands, choirs, school students seeking to raise funds for trips or charity, members of folk societies, or merely by groups of well-wishers. Many internationally known carols, e.g. "Silent Night", "O Tannenbaum" or "[[w:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]", are also sung in Greek translation.

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