2024

SAINT-SYLVESTRE

Parties

The Cretans open the window on New Year's Eve to let the old year out, which their climate allows! The new year is welcomed with fireworks and bursts of gunfire in the air! The next day, the Cretans, at least those who still follow the tradition to the letter, have the habit of giving money to the first child who will cross their threshold in order to have good luck throughout the new year. This is the custom of kali hera, which literally means "good hand"!

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