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Don t forget to wear "Martis"!

On March 1st, it is customary for mothers to braid bracelets for their children. These bracelets are called ‘Martis’. They are made of red and white string and are tied onto the wrists of the children.

The superstition is that the children wear these bracelets so that the sun of early spring doesn’t burn their cheeks. The bracelet is red and white, symbolic of rosy cheeks yet a white complexion.

The bracelets are worn until the Midnight Mass of the Greek Orthodox Easter. When the traditional bonfires are lit, the bracelets are removed and thrown into the fires

✅9η Φεβρουαρίου : Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Ελληνικής Γλώσσας, ημέρα θανάτου του Διονυσίου Σολωμού, του εθνικού ποιητή της Ελλάδας.
✅Η παγκόσμια ημέρα θεσμοθετήθηκε το 2017, με κοινή απόφαση των Υπουργών Εσωτερικών, Εξωτερικών και Παιδείας της Ελλάδας.

February 9 is International Greek Language Day.
The date was selected because it is also the official commemoration day of the Greek poet Dionysios Solomos, who wrote the Greek national anthem, titled "Hymn to Liberty".

Greek mythology is always interesting!

Let's talk about Zeus!
Zeus is the "Father of Gods and men" (πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε,) who rules the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father rules the family according to the ancient Greek religion. He is the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology.
Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, and the youngest of his siblings. In most traditions he is married to Hera, although, at the oracle of Dodona, his consort is Dione: according to the Iliad, he is the father of Aphrodite by Dione. He is known for his erotic escapades.
These resulted in many godly and heroic offspring, including Athena, Apollo and Artemis, Hermes, Persephone (byDemeter), Dionysus, Perseus, Heracles, Helen of Troy, Minos, and the Muses (by Mnemosyne); by Hera, he is usually said to have fathered Ares, H**e and Hephaestus.
His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak. In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical "cloud-gatherer" (Greek: Νεφεληγερέτα, Nephelēgereta) also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the Ancient Near East, such as the scepter. Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses: standing, striding forward, with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand, or seated in majesty.

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February 9 is International Greek Language Day!!!😍😍
The date of February 9 was selected because it is also the official commemoration day of the Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, who wrote the Greek national anthem, titled ”Hymn to Liberty” (Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν).

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