So this is Christmas…

Part 1

Rocking around the Christmas table!

Hercules and Eleni are cutting and pasting!...

One of our Christmas cards!

Our Christmas palm-tree!

It is currently being used for decorating our chalkboard!

Our handmade classroom Helper!

We made him out of clay, fabric and mohair. His name is Lakis Kouklakis (with /a/ stressed in both name and surname).

“Kouklaki” means “little doll” and it

comes from the greek word

“Koukla” which means “doll”

Καλήν ημέραν, άρχοντες(Kalin imeran, archontes)

This song is “Kalin imeran, archontes” (=“Good morning, noble men –or lords”, the word “archontes” refers to the kind people who are the “lords” in their own house. This song is sang by all children in our country on Christmas Eve. The children gather together and they wander from door to door in their neighboorhood, singing this song. The residents give them sweets or some coins, wishing them “Merry Christmas”).