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A celebration day everywhere in Greece, offering presents to each other, similar to Christmas Eve in Europe. You wish to each other a good and healthy new year (&quot;kali chronia&quot;).</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr shade size="2"></td></tr> <tr><td width="20%"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 23rd April</td><td width="80%"><font face="Arial" size="2"> Pascha (Easter Sunday). The most important Celebration Day acc. to the Greek-Orthodox church agenda. Processions with candles on Saturday at midnight take place, fireworks, the famous  Ovelias (lamb on the spit) over the open grill-fire and special ceremonies are taditional.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr shade size="2"></td></tr> <tr><td width="20%"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 23rd April</td><td width="80%"><font face="Arial" size="2"> Special day dedicated to the St. George, Patron of the sheppers. It is supposed to be a significant celebration day, which determines the beginning of the sheppers season. Nameday of Georgia and George.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr shade size="2"></td></tr> <tr><td width="20%"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 1st May</td><td width="80%"><font face="Arial" size="2"> Protomagia ( 1<sup>st</sup> of May celebration). Everybody picks wild flowers braiding them together with garlic to a wreath or garland, decorating doors, boats and cars, meaning to prevent any bad odds. Parades are also customable in order to celebrate the Day of Labour.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr shade size="2"></td></tr> <tr><td width="20%"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 21st May</td><td width="80%"><font face="Arial" size="2"> Agios Konstantinos and Eleni. It s the nameday of Kostas and Eleni, dedicated to Konstantine and his mother Helen, who were the first orthodox byzantine rulers.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr shade size="2"></td></tr> <tr><td width="20%"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 24th June</td><td width="80%"><font face="Arial" size="2"> Agios Ioannis (St. John s day). It s the anniversary of St. John s the baptizer s birthday. The previous day they burn all those braided garlands from the 1st May. Nameday of John and Joanne.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr shade size="2"></td></tr> <tr><td width="20%"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 15th August </td><td width="80%"><font face="Arial" size="2"> Assumption Day. A very big celebration day all over Greece with lots of festivities. Nameday for Panagiotis, Panagiota and Panos.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr shade size="2"></td></tr> <tr><td width="20%"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 26th October</td><td width="80%"><font face="Arial" size="2"> Agios Dimitrios Day, who determines the end of the sheppers season. All sheeps and goats are taken in from the mountains. Nameday for Dimitris and Dimitra.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr shade size="2"></td></tr> <tr><td width="20%"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 28th October</td><td width="80%"><font face="Arial" size="2"> &quot;Ochi&quot; Day. A very relevant celebration, the National Day with patriotic parades to remember the day on which the Greeks resisted against Mussolini s ultimatum in 1940 by saying &quot;Ochi&quot; = &quot;No&quot;.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr shade size="2"></td></tr> <tr><td width="20%"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 6th December</td><td width="80%"><font face="Arial" size="2"> St. Nikolas. Protector of the children, travelers and marines. Nameday for Nikos and Nikoletta.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr shade size="2"></td></tr> <tr><td width="20%"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> 25th December</td><td width="80%"><font face="Arial" size="2"> Christougenna. 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