E2Similar Festivities to Christmas by ΔΙΟΝΥΣΙΑ ΣΤΑΜΑΤΑΚΗ https://padlet.com/dionysiastamataki/pstxvkba3ajk47h0 in Ancient World en-us 2020-12-08 15:07:03 UTC 2024-08-19 16:39:22 UTC hello@padlet.com dionysiastamataki https://padlet.com/dionysiastamataki/pstxvkba3ajk47h0/wish/1005684212 2020-12-10 11:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dionysiastamataki/pstxvkba3ajk47h0/wish/1005684212 C.A. https://padlet.com/dionysiastamataki/pstxvkba3ajk47h0/wish/1017409843 The most well-known custom throughout the Christian world are the Christmas carols that have roots deriving from ancient Greece. Specifically, Homer — during his stay on the island of Samos, along with a group of children — composed the carols. In ancient Greece, carols symbolized joy, wealth and peace, and the children sang the carols only in the homes of the rich. Children would go from house to house, holding an olive or a laurel branch adorned with wool (a symbol of health and beauty) and different kinds of fruits. The children brought the olive branch to their homes and hung it on the doors where it remained for the rest of the year.

 



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Peoples of all times and places all around the world used to have customs and  festivities to celebrate the beginning of the year,  spring, fall and so on. They celebrated by offering flowers and fruits. They offered fruits and flowers as presents. They decorated the main entrance of their settlements with green leaves to welcome rich crop.  

Ancient Greeks  used to decorate the ancient temples with trees symbolizing the  divine gift offering.

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