The Greeks celebrate the New Year on September 1, because this day marks the beginning of the sowing season in Greece, which is a season full of hope and expectation. In order to have a good start, the farmer put the seeds on a plate and took them to the church to receive the priest's blessing. On Kos Island, it is popular to weave New Year's garlands with pomegranate, grapes, garlic and leaves of bell trees. All these are traditional symbols of abundance. 1 The children on the island took all the old and new garlands at home to the seaside before dawn in September. They threw the old garlands into the sea and quickly soaked the new garlands in the sea for good luck. After that, they took Shanghai water and pebbles home in jars. Seawater and pebbles with new garlands can help them ward off evil spirits. Traditionally, it needs to pick up exactly 40 pebbles and seawater that has just been drawn from 40 waves. At the same time, it is a day of fear. There is an ancient folk custom that on 1, the angel of death will write down the names of all those who die unfortunately in the coming year.
There is also a saying that it is on 1 month 1 day every year, which is a traditional Greek folk festival. On New Year's Day, every family will make a big cake to celebrate. When making a cake, the host will put a silver coin in it, and whoever eats it represents the luckiest person. It's a bit like China people's custom of wrapping jiaozi with coins or candy on the first morning of the Lunar New Year. In addition, there are some unique festivals and customs in various places. For example, residents of Crete will bring a boulder to their host during the New Year visit, and wish his family plenty of food and clothing and a piece of gold as big as a boulder. Another example is the residents of Ellimos Island. On New Year's Day, they will compete to bring home a big stone covered with moss to symbolize happiness and wealth.