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Τhe Little Eleni is a traditional children's song-game. The children form a circle and in the center of the circle sits a child who at that moment takes the name of the little Eleni who pretends to cry. The other children go around singing: "Little Eleni sits and cries because her friends don't play with her. Get up, close your eyes and catch whoever you want."

As soon as the song ends, the little Eleni stands up with her eyes closed, raises her head towards the sun and then, feeling her way, approaches one of the children in the circle and chooses one at random. The child chosen by the little Eleni takes her place in the center of the circle and the game begins again.

The children continue singing:

Little Eleni

sits and cries

who doesn't play with her

friends and brothers.

Get up

close your eyes

look at the sun

and who did you greet!

Little Eleni

sits down and cries

that her friends won't play with her.

Get up

close your eyes

look at the sun

and say goodbye!

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A group game played in an open space by many children.

Two children, who are the “mothers”, stand facing each other with their hands raised and fingers intertwined, forming an “arch”. They clap their hands rhythmically and sing:

''The bee passes by with the honeybees,

with the honeybees and with the children''.

The other children form a line and pass under the arch. When the song stops, the “mothers” take the last child in the line between their hands and ask him quietly, so that the other children cannot hear, “what do you want? an apple or an orange?” or “yellow or red?” etc. The “mothers”, before the game even begins, have chosen one of the two options. Any child who says they want an apple goes behind the mother who has the apple and any child who says an orange goes behind the mother who has chosen the orange. The game starts again from the beginning and the process continues until all the children have finished. At the end, two groups of children are formed, each with its own mother. The team with the most children wins.

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Maria Chionou, Kindergarden Spilia-Traditinal dances 

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"My Red Apple" is a Greek folk song. It is danced as a syrtos in an open circle with twelve (12) steps, with the difference that in the last crossing, the foot goes back instead of forward. It is a much more cheerful song.

Lyrics of a traditional dance song:

My red apple, dyed with rose,

why did you spoil me with bitterness.

I go and come but I don't find you

I find your door locked.

Your windows are shining

I ask the quilt where your lady is.

Lady, go for water, go for the tap

You go to drink water and fill up.