The twelfth and last month of the year which took its name from the Latin word December, because for the Romans it was the tenth month of their calendar and from there it took its name The month when everyone is decorating to welcome Christmas with the lanterns on, festive aromas and flavors flood the …
The eleventh month of the year and one month before the end of the year. Due to some special crops and especially for the vineyard, this month is very important because new wines are opening. The farmers finish their special work and prepare for winter by keeping the crops in the warehouses. This month the …
The tenth month of the year, the eighth month and according to the Roman calendar you got its name from there. It is the month of sowing which is the most important process for farmers, it must be done at a specific time and the first rains must follow for the crop to be successful. …
The ninth month of the year, which took its name from the Latin word “septen” meaning seven, because before the change of the Julian calendar was the seventh month and the first of September was the Roman New Year, September was established as the beginning of the ecclesiastical , but also of the political year, …
The eighth month of the year is the month of absolute joy, carefreeness and holidays. It takes its name from the Roman emperor Octavian Augustus who maintained the borders of the Roman Empire but secured peace throughout the Empire, the famous “pax romana” Schools remain closed, the temperature is pleasantly warm in the back of …
The seventh month of the year known as “Alonaris” or “Alonistis” because it is the month of threshing grain. The month was named after the Roman emperor Julius Caesar who in 46 BC, forced all the peoples of his empire to use the calendar he had designed known as Julian, which has been in force …
The sixth month of the year is June known from tradition and as a reaper because this month the grains were ripening. Characteristic this month is the feast of Ai Giannis on June 24, for this and June is called “Aegiannitis”, then “Klidonas” is celebrated. On June 24 the sun begins its summer journey to …
The fifth month of the year celebrates Spring with flowers all over nature. The custom is to make wreaths of flowers to decorate the doors of the houses and keep them there, until the feast of St. John the Reaper, when they burn in large fires in the feasts that are organized that day. In …
The fourth month of the year directly connected with Spring and its first real awakening. The flowers unfold their petals while the trees open their buds. From Ancient Greece this month the “Anthestiria” took place which was the celebration of Spring and April was dedicated to the Goddess Aphrodite. April comes with jokes … and …
The third month of the year. Very popular because the weather is changeable For the Romans it was the month they started their military operations. For common people, March is the month that swallows return and with them begins Spring. On March 21 we have the vernal equinox where day and night have equal duration. …
