Hestia was a member of the ancient Greek Twelve Gods. She is presented as a benevolent and kind Goddess. She was the protector of the home. Hestia was the goddess of fire. Her flame burned unceasingly in the center of the house. As the protector of domestic life and family, she was the one who received the first offering in every sacrifice in the house.

The olive tree was the tree that we love and worship since ancient times. Our ancestors worshiped it. Oil, along with wine and wheat, is one of the main nutritional factors of our people. The olive tree is the tree of Peace and she herself was depicted with an olive branch in her hands. The winners of the games were crowned with an olive branch (kotinos).

An article by Myrena Servitzoglou about srina it was an occasion to awaken in me childhood memories that were buried, perhaps forgotten for many but not for everyone.

This is one of the many local customs that have forced us to change over the years. On New Year's Day, we were anxious to wake up early, to catch up.

Oh, Santa Claus didn't come to us. But we had to take precautions to make him happy. Opaios was the first to wear a foot mask, he got a better reputation than the others. Many times they had preference, especially for the little ones, because they were well-footed.

On New Year's Eve, after dinner, we would go to the Sia. We would go for a walk, we would cut branches. sea, so we burned them one by one. We gathered them and hid them so that the Sia wouldn't see them. We burned the remains well and cleaned them so that nothing smelled.

The first leaf

The first leaf we picked was called Christ's. The second was Panaea's, the third Santa's. Then we would celebrate with the housekeeper (or the groom), and in turn with all the members of the family. In a dream, the leaf would dance for him, which meant that the year would be good for him and for the family.

Kokavesi Eleonora – Eleni

srina = New Year's custom
yes = no
to wake up = to wake up-to wake up
they were coming = they were coming
to anticipate = to anticipate (the λ is pronounced twice)
to decide = to do something
opaios = whoever
foot = foot-related
took = took
mitsous = small
good-footed = good-footed
We were going = we were going
Lumus = the big branch
branches = branches
alaias = olive tree, olive
to pick olives = to pluck the fruit of the olive tree (to remove the core)
jdei = to see
we burned = I burn
we were gathering = we were gathering
has = has
we cleaned = we cleaned
we covered = we covered
we threw = we threw
Panaias = Virgin Mary
we were starting = we were starting
housekeeper = householder
family = family
succeeded = succeeded
said = said
to = in
so = in
tea = and