Why Greeks put snake on a Christmas bread?
Greek Christmas bread, known as Christopsomo (Christ’s bread) appears to have its origin in the ancient Greek festive breads and bloodless sacrifices that were given to the gods to earn their favor. They are made the day before Christmas and there is a lot of care put into their baking. Either plain or sweet spiced, they are always made with the best quality of ingredients. Christmas breads are decorated with a cross, a small Jesus figurine, daisies, half moons, snakes* and
Is March a good time to visit Crete?
March in Crete can be a wonderful time of year. Visitors to Crete in March can be rewarded with some very pleasant weather with the days getting warmer and sunnier. Crete is far less crowded in March than the more popular tourist season of June, July and August. There is also an abundance of flora and fauna at this time. Many visitors such as keen walkers, artists, photographers, wild orchid lovers and bird watchers find March on Crete to be the perfect time of year for a hol
Bitesize history of Crete!
CRETE (Crēt) Long, narrow, mountainous island south of mainland Greece, running 170 miles east-west but never more than about 35 miles wide. Crete was the center of the Minoan maritime empire named after the legendary King Minos and associated especially with the famous palaces of Knossos and Phaestos, which flourished from 2000 to 1500 b.c. This artistically brilliant civilization fell suddenly, perhaps by earthquake followed by conquest, about 1400 b.c., leaving written tab
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