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==Christmas Carols==
'''Greece and Cyprus'''<br>
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.