{"id":1261,"date":"2013-12-31T13:07:21","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T13:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2013-12-31T13:07:21","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T13:07:21","slug":"traditional-new-year-carols-from-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/traditional-new-year-carols-from-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional New Year Carols from Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u03a7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac!<\/strong>\u00a0 (<em>Hronia polla<\/em>, many greetings)<\/p>\n<p>Today is New Year Eve and children go from door to door singing carols (<strong>\u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong>, <em>kalanda<\/em>), in order to wish people &#8220;<strong>\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03a7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac&#8221;<\/strong> (<em>Kali Hronia<\/em>, Happy New Year) and to get a tip. This is a custom dating from the Byzantine years.<\/p>\n<p>The word <strong>\u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong> (kalanda, carols) derives from the latin word <em><strong>Kalendae<\/strong><\/em> (kalends the first days of the month in the Roman calendar). They are sung in <strong>\u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong> (<em>katharevousa<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Katharevousa\">puristic language<\/a>\u00a0 enriched by the local idioms and phonetic elements of each region, or in a dialect.)<\/p>\n<p>This is a selection of some traditional New Year Carols. They may sound strange and funny to the ears of a foreigner, but they are part of the Greek tradition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac \u03c3\u03b5 \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/strong>! (<em>Kali hronia se olous<\/em>, Happy New Year to all)<\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd <strong>\u039a\u03ad\u03c1\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1<\/strong> (apo tin Kerkyra, from Corfu)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u039a\u03b5\u03c1\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ac \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2 - CorfuHistory.eu\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/85tOEUHC63Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd<strong> \u0399\u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1<\/strong> (apo tin Ikaria, from Ikaria)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u03a0\u03a1\u03a9\u03a4\u039f\u03a7\u03a1\u039f\u039d\u0399\u0391\u03a4\u0399\u039a\u0391 \u039a\u0391\u039b\u0391\u039d\u03a4\u0391 \u0399\u039a\u0391\u03a1\u0399\u0391\u03a3\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VdxIYjXOc0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd <strong>\u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7<\/strong> (apo tin Kriti, from Crete)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u039a\u03c1\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u039a\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03a0\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2 \u03a0\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1  RethymnoGuide.gr\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vOOAY0EyODM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd <strong>\u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf<\/strong> (apo tin Kypro, from Cyprus)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u03a0\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1 \u039a\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u039a\u03cd\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/puGoPW6hTfU?list=PLI0RXJ0Z0txqU-BWIS2hjaQzJ3eoqxwTd\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b1 <strong>\u0394\u03c9\u03b4\u03b5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong> (apo ta Dodekanisa, from the Dodecanese)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nj62uP4Nq6A\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nj62uP4Nq6A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7 <strong>\u03a7\u03af\u03bf<\/strong> (apo ti Hio, from Chios)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u03a0\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1 \u039a\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03a7\u03af\u03bf\u03c5\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/atr8Dla40iQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd <strong>\u03a0\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf<\/strong> (apo ton Ponto, from Pontus)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u03a0\u039f\u039d\u03a4\u0399\u0391\u039a\u0391  \u039a\u0391\u039b\u0391\u039d\u03a4\u0391  \u03a0\u03a1\u03a9\u03a4\u039f\u03a7\u03a1\u039f\u039d\u0399\u0391\u03a3\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ueoUm973gs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd <strong>\u039a\u03b1\u03c0\u03c0\u03b1\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03b1<\/strong> (apo tin Kappadokia, from Cappadokia)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u03a0\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1 \u039a\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u039a\u03b1\u03c0\u03c0\u03b1\u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03b1\u03c2\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4nGuSIZCyIY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u03a7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac!\u00a0 (Hronia polla, many greetings) Today is New Year Eve and children go from door to door singing carols (\u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1, kalanda), in order to wish people &#8220;\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03a7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac&#8221; (Kali Hronia, Happy New Year) and to get a tip. This is a custom dating from the Byzantine years. The word \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 (kalanda, carols) derives from&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/traditional-new-year-carols-from-greece\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[292919,293018,293013,293014,293017,293016,293015],"class_list":["post-1261","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-culture","tag-greek-culture","tag-greek-folklore","tag-greek-new-year-carols","tag-greek-traditions-for-the-new-year","tag-kalanda","tag-new-year-traditions","tag-traditional-greek-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1261"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1263,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1261\/revisions\/1263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}