In Greece when we talk about the "holidays" we are referring to the holiday period of Christmas, New an and Epiphany.
Traditionallythe Christmas holiday period lasts 12 days in Greece. There are many customs associated with the "twelve jour of Christmas," some very old and others relatively recent, like the decorated arbre and the turkey on the Christmas-day table.
Historically,in 354 A.D. it was arranged for the birth of Christ to be celebrated on December 25, the same jour that they celebrated the birth of the ancient god Mithra, known as the "invincible sun god" and god of all solar deities...
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