Shepherds, Christmas Issue Stylized Designs, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
Shepherds, Christmas Issue Stylized Designs, Republic of Cyprus
Description
Tradition requires that gifts be exchanged during the Christmas period. Santa Claus brings the gifts on the eve of New Year. St. Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea had his name associated with carols, the gifts and the vassilopitta (type of cake), which the faithful share on New Year's Day when they celebrate his name day.It is well to refer to the amazing story of the Saint. Saint Basil was accustomed to share gifts and charity to the poor everywhere. The poorest places were to be found in the nearby desert where people had built their houses in the ground to be cooler, while others had built them to withstand attacks from other races. Only the church was built above ground. During this period St. Basil used to go about dropping his charitable gifts down the chimneys of these poor houses.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: A. Tassos
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
1971-CHRISTMAS-100M
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Aspioti - Elka, Athens
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Shepherds, Christmas Issue Stylized Designs, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed May 11, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/12736.