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La Befana: the Female Santa from Italy Christmas Traditions
with the Greek Name
in Greece
She is an old woman who
flies around on a broomstick, but
she is most definitely not a
witch. She brings Christmas gifts
to the children of Italy, but her
name is derived from Greek.
And long before the advent of
gender equality in America, La
Befana, a woman, was Italy’s
version of Santa Claus.
The popular Christmas (Natale, in Italian) legend was that
La Befana is an old lady who
lives alone, and spends her entire day baking, and especially
sweeping. Baking and sweeping,
baking and sweeping, day in,
day out.
The Befana and Santa Claus
stories have many similarities,
but though Americans are more
apt to implement the Hollywood
ending, European stories, while
no less heartwarming, often contain a tinge of sadness.
Such is the case with Befana.
She had a child that died young,
and she had a husband (who,
presumably died as well – all we
know is that she now lives
alone).
One night, Befana saw a star
in the sky, a different, unusually
bright, shimmering star, and
Suddenly, angels appeared before her, emerging from a magic,
bright star, and gave flight to Befana’s broom. Now airborne, Befana continued her flight,
searching for the Baby Jesus.
Part of the non-Hollywood
ending is that Befana doesn’t
find Jesus. Yet she searches and
searches – and she does so every
year on January 5, the eve of
the Epiphany.
And whenever she lands at a
house with a child in it, she
leaves a gift.
In a way, the story has a
happy ending, because the
moral is that Jesus is in all of us,
and so when she finds those
other children, she finds Jesus
within them.
wondered what it was. Thinking
nothing of it, she returned the
next day to her usual nonstop
routine of baking and sweeping.
Later that day, a large caravan, led by Three Wise Men,
stopped at Befana’s house and
asked her for directions to Bethlehem, and to search for the
Baby Jesus. Knowing nothing either about Bethlehem or Jesus,
Befana told them she couldn’t
help them, and she sent them
on their way.
After the caravan disap-
peared over the hills, Befana’s
emotions caught up with her.
Having buried herself in her
work all these years, she realized
just how much she missed her
dearly-departed child, and her
general love for all children
gushed out of her.
Befana decided to search for
that child – the Baby Jesus. She
packed some baked goods and,
of course, took her trusty broom
along in order to help the new
mother clean.
But Befana was soon lost.
EPIPHANIA
Befana’s name comes from
Epiphania (Epiphany), a Greek
word to depict the holiday celebrated on January 6, commemorating the visit of the “Three Wise
Men,” the Magi, and the gifts
they brought to the baby Jesus.
In line with Christianity, then,
the giving of gifts is more consistent to be done on Epiphany
than on Christmas Day.
Throughout Italy, young children write letters to Befana, asking for what presents they would
like. Just like the Christmas tales
involving Santa, if they’d been
“good,” they’ll get a present they
like, but if they’ve been “bad,”
they’re warned that Befana will
only bring them a lump of coal.
In Greek Orthodoxy, the word
most often used is “Theophany,”
meaning the appearance of God,
and is commonly called the day
“ton Photon – of Lights.”
BABBO NATALE
More modernly, Italian Children look forward to Babbo Natale – Father Christmas, as Santa
Claus is referred to in many European countries – on Christmas
Eve to bring them gifts. Just as
children in Greece get gifts from
St. Basil on New Year’s Day, but
modernly have aligned with the
growing worldwide tradition of
Christmas presents.
Babbo Natale notwithstanding, La Befana is the kindly old
Santa’s predecessor in Italy, and
is still celebrated there as well
as by Italians throughout the
world.
• On Christmas Eve,
children travel from
house to house offering good wishes
and singing kalanda
which is the same
as carols. [Children
Singing Christmas
Carols in Greece
(Kalanda). Painting
by Nikiphoros Lytras (1872).]
• Greek families leave a fire
burning to keep away the
“kalikantzari”. The “kalikantzari” are goblins that
emerge from the center of
the earth and slip into people's homes through the fireplace and this is the reason
people, especially in villages, keep the fireplace lit
during the 12 days of Christmas. They are more trouble
makers then harmful.
• In Greece, presents are exchanged and often brought
to children by Aghios Vassilis / Άγιος Βασίλης (Saint
Basil) on the 1st January.
• The Christmas feast consists of pig and christopsomo or "christ bread". This
bread is made in large sweet
loaves and the crust is engraved to portray the family's profession.
• In Greece, St. Nicholas is
the patron saint of sailors.
He saves sinking ships from
the angry sea.
• Most homes decorate a
christmas tree with tinsel
and a star.
• One of the most
meaningful
traditional Christmas symbols of Greece is the
ship. Greece has been
a seafaring nation
since ancient times,
still boasting one of
the largest fleets in
present day maritime
economics. The ship
is still used throughout Greece as a
Christmas-time symbol, and boats are
decorated with christmas lights during the
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Snowflakes and Lattes
By Dr. Constantina
Michalos
Years ago, I had a student
who traveled to the Pacific
Northwest for his job. Upon his
return each time, he brought me
a bag of Starbucks coffee. "This
is going to be big," he would say.
Alas, we didn't buy stock, and
the rest, as they say, is history.
The company has made another kind of history this year
with two well-intentioned marketing strategies that may not
have increased sales but certainly
provoked conversations and, perhaps, controversy. After meetings
with employees around the country to discuss race relations following community unrest in
cities like Ferguson, MO and New
York, Starbucks launched the
RaceTogether initiative on March
16th, whereby employees engaged customers as “an opportunity to begin to reexamine how
we can create a more empathetic
and inclusive society – one conversation
at
a
time”
(https://news.starbucks.com/ne
ws/what-race-together-meansfor-starbucks-partners-and-customers).
CEO Howard Schultz saw the
campaign as a matter of conscience and an opportunity for a
company of Starbucks’ ubiquity
to use its community presence
for
good
(http://abcnews.go.com/Business/starbucks-ceo-defendsrace-campaign-racerelations/story?id=29738830).
A week later, the conversations stopped. Though a company spokesperson stated that
ending the RaceTogether campaign on March 22nd was the
original plan, many believe that
it was suspended because it had
failed. Widely criticized and
mocked on social media, the
idea proved impractical on many
levels. How, exactly, does one
have a serious discussion about
race in America while trying to
decipher the arcane choices for
a $6 cup of coffee? What, exactly, does a white customer say
to a black barista about Trayvon
Martin while just trying to get
to work? Schultz is right. We
have to talk with each other in
order know each other better.
But for two minutes from behind
a counter on a hectic line may
not be the best place to start.
Perhaps if we all sat down with
our designer coffees, we’d have
a better chance.
So spring morphed into summer into fall, and we all anxiously awaited the arrival of
pumpkin lattes. And then, before
we knew it, it was time for
Christmas flavors – peppermint,
gingerbread and Christmas
blend – to sip while we listen to
Christmas carols in Macy’s,
Barnes & Noble, Toys ‘r’ Us.
Everywhere. All the time. Still something’s missing. It’s the cup.
My soy gingerbread macchiato
with a splash of somethingorother is in a plain red cup.
OMG, Chrisoula! It just doesn’t
taste like Christmas!
For close to 20 years, Starbucks cups have been decorated
with winter (read that Christmas) themes: snowflakes, reindeer, ornaments. This year, the
cup is red. That’s it. The lid is
white, a nod to snow, I guess,
and that green logo is there, representing whatever. "In the past,
we have told stories with our
holiday cups designs," Jeffrey
Fields, Starbucks vice president
of Design & Content, said in a
statement. "This year we wanted
to usher in the holidays with a
purity of design that welcomes
all of our stories." Okay. Now
close your eyes and imagine
everyone you’ve ever seen holding a Starbucks coffee stop whatever he or she is doing and start
writing or drawing on that blank
red holiday cup. I would pay to
see that.
It’s a neat idea, and it sounds
especially Pacific Northwesty, but
haters gonna hate – even at
Christmas. Especially at Christmas. Joshua Feuerstein, a former
television and radio evangelist
with more than 1.8 million followers on Facebook, posted,
"Starbucks removed Christmas
from their cups because they
hate Jesus. . . That's why they
are just plain red."
Just to be clear, neither Jesus
nor his Nativity has ever been
on a Starbucks cup. Nor should
He be. Not only is that the quintessence of tacky, it is the epitome of irreverence. If Joshua
wishes to contemplate an image
of Jesus, he should look to an
icon, not a coffee cup. What are
those odds?
If, in fact, Starbucks has provided its customers with a clean
slate of sorts, a place to write a
Christmas list or New Year’s resolutions while hanging out with
friends, that could be fun. If, on
the other hand, Starbucks has
created a neutral cup, acknowledging the season in its red color
without excluding those who
don’t celebrate Christmas or anything at all in December, that,
actually, is in the spirit of Christmas. “Good will toward men.”
This war on Christmas that
Feuerstein, Bill O’Reilly, and their
ilk believe is being waged is absurd. Sometimes it feels as if
Christmas is lobbing the seasonal
grenades! The decorations, carols, sales, baked goods, scented
candles, holiday movies and
endless replays of It’s a Wonder-
ful Life – need I go on – begin
right after Halloween. Granted,
this comes from Madison Avenue, not Bethlehem. But the
fact remains that Christmas is
everywhere. I drive beside cars
that have wreaths attached to
their front bumpers, reindeer
antlers from their windows, and
nativity magnets on their trunks.
Christmas lights festoon our
streets - up on Thanksgiving
night, down on Christmas night
– celebrating trees, gifts, rein-
deer, and Santa. There are some
angels and an occasional nativity. Mostly, there are lights simulating snow. It’s going to be 76
tomorrow.
I wonder if Feuerstein and his
friends leave their families at the
Thanksgiving table to hit the
Black Friday sales on Thursday. I
wonder if they make donations
of time and treasure all year
round or if their only contribution
to the human community is their
incessant whining and complaining. And if they are shopping, I
wonder if they notice that between Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland and Santa Claus is Coming to Town, the muzak also
includes Silent Night, The First
Noel, and yes The Little Drummer Boy. As cloyingly sweet as
those Christmas movies may be,
they are about the season of love,
generosity and caring that is
Christmas. For goodness sake,
even the Grinch grows a heart.
And, of course, there’s A Charlie
Brown Christmas, the most iconic
Christmas story ever – after the
original one. The downcast Charlie Brown, the sad little tree, the
Christmas play, the dance scene,
the jazz stylings of Vince
Guaraldi. And the passage from
the Gospel of St. Luke (2.2):
. . .And there were shepherds
in the same country abiding in
the field, and keeping watch by
night over their flock. And an
angel of the Lord stood by them,
and the glory of the Lord shone
round about them: and they
were sore afraid. And the angel
said unto them, Be not afraid;
for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be
to all the people: for there is
born to you this day in the city
of David a Saviour, who is Christ
the Lord. And this [is] the sign
unto you: Ye shall find a babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes,
and lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel
a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying, Glory
to God in the highest, And on
earth peace among men in
whom he is well pleased.
Thank you, Linus.
I don’t think that a snowflake
or a fir tree on the Starbucks cup
would insult the many Jews,
Muslims, atheists and whoever
drinks their coffee daily. They
haven’t stopped drinking Panera’s or Dunkin’ Donuts, served
in cups with distinct seasonal images. The impulse may have
been inclusivity, yet some are
complaining that the cups are
too inclusive. So don’t drink
Starbucks coffee. Put that money
into a Salvation Army kettle instead.
BTW, Joshua - the Christmas
tree in Rockefeller Center first
appeared during the Depression.
Three trees were on display during World War II. It was lit in
red, white and blue after the
September 11th attacks. How is
this less hopeful than a nativity?
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A Festive Christmas Cake
By Eleni Sakellis
T
his Christmas, dazzle your
family and friends with a
delicious and relatively
simple version of the Buche de
Noel or Yule Log. The tradition
of burning a yule log dates back
to pre-Christian times in many
areas of Europe and was then
incorporated into the celebration of Christmas. The traditional French cake features a
sponge cake rolled with an apricot or raspberry jam filling and
frosted with chocolate butter-
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Here is a festive Yule Log to enjoy this Christmas.
cream. The tines of a fork are
then dragged through the frosting to simulate the bark of the
yule log. Mushrooms made from
meringue decorate the traditional yule log cake though this
version saves time by substituting marshmallow mushrooms.
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For the Cake:
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 1 cup unbleached, allpurpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Confectioners’ sugar
• Apricot or raspberry jam
• Chocolate buttercream
frosting
• Marshmallow mushrooms
(optional)
Line a greased 15 inch by 10
inch by 1 inch baking pan with
waxed paper, grease the paper
and set aside. In the large bowl
of a stand mixer with the paddle
attachment, beat the eggs for 3
minutes. Gradually add the
sugar and beat for 2 minutes or
until the mixture is thick and
lemon-colored. Stir in the cold
water.
In a separate mixing bowl,
whisk together the flour, baking
powder and salt. Fold into the
egg mixture. Using a rubber
spatula, spread the batter evenly
into the prepared pan.
Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 12-14 minutes or
until the cake springs back when
lightly touched at the center. Be
careful not to over-bake since
the cake becomes difficult to roll
the longer it is baked.
Cool the cake in the pan on
a wire rack for 5 minutes. Invert
the cake onto a kitchen towel
dusted with confectioners’
sugar.
Gently peel off the waxed paper from the bottom of the cake.
Roll up the cake in the kitchen
towel jelly roll-style, starting
with the short side.
Cool completely on the wire
rack. Once the cake is completely cooled, unroll it and
spread evenly with the filling of
your choice, apricot or raspberry
jam works well, to within 1 inch
of the edges of the cake. Roll
the cake up again and place
seam side down on a serving
platter.
Frost the top, sides, and ends
of the cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. Drag the tines
of a fork through the frosting to
make the bark of the yule log.
Cut a 1/2 or 1 inch thick slice
from the end of the cake at a
slight angle and place against
the side or on top of the cake to
resemble a knot in the log. If
desired, decorate with marshmallow mushrooms.
Flatten a few large storebought marshmallows for the
tops, then, using kitchen shears,
cut marshmallow mushroom
stems. Attach with a little frosting and sprinkle tops with cocoa
powder to give a realistic mushroom look. Dust the cake with
confectioners’ sugar to appear
like new-fallen snow on your
yule log and enjoy.
Chocolate Buttercream
Frosting
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
powder
• 4 cups sifted confectioners’
sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure
vanilla extract
• Milk
In the bowl of a stand mixer
with the paddle attachment,
beat the butter until fluffy.
Slowly add the cocoa powder
and half the confectioners’ sugar
and beat well.
Gradually add the 1/4 cup
milk and the vanilla and continue beating along with the remaining sugar. Additional milk
may be added to achieve a
spreadable consistency. Makes
enough frosting for two cakes.
Store remaining frosting
tightly covered in the refrigerator and use within a week to ten
days.
A blessed and joyous Christmas
and a peaceful, healthy
and full of grace and progress
New Year to all.
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of the United States & Canada
Spyros G.E. Mezitis, MD, PhD
wishes to all Hellenes and Philhellenes
a Very Merry Christmas
and a Happy and Healthy New Year 2016
May the New Year bring strength to Hellenic Education,
unity in the Greek American Lobby,
and synergy among the Greek-American Societies!
For Greece, may the New Year bring
hope, prosperity and social justice.
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America’s
First Christmas
By Constantinos E. Scaros
What was Christmas Day like
in 1776, the first year that the
United States became a nation?
One can envision the euphoric
new Americans, in only the fifth
one of their newly gained independence, reveling in the novelty of it all – frolicking about,
donning their extravagant Colonial garb, and developing new
Christmas traditions as they retained many of the ones they
learned from their recently
shunned Mother Country, England – Great Britain, more
broadly – of which they had
been part as recently as July of
that year. Well, not exactly…
Far from being a day of
peace, love, and celebration, the
very first Christmas in the
United States was dominated by
The image of General Washington crossing the Delaware River is one of the more famous in
American history, but not many realize it happened on Christmas Day, 1776.
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war, and sneak attacks – not exactly the makings of a Hallmark
card.
It all begins with remembering that when the Colonies declared their independence from
Britain, it is not as if the British
responded: “oh, you want to be
your own country? Sure, no
problem!”
Instead, they sent more
troops this way to teach the
Colonists a lesson and to stop
all the crazy talk about independence. The Revolutionary War,
also called The War for Independence, lasted approximately
seven years until the Brits finally
decided it wasn’t worth the
fight, packed up, and went
home.
In the war’s early stages,
however, and certainly as early
as December 25, 1776, the tide
was strongly in the Brits’ favor.
After all, they were the mightiest military force in the world,
and the Colonists were a bunch
of untrained men, united only
in their common disdain for being British subjects. Few thought
they had any prayer of even
holding their own, let alone prevailing.
But General George Washington had an idea – to cross
the Delaware River from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, in order
to surprise Hessian troops – German soldiers hired as mercenaries to fight for the British side –
on Christmas Night, when
Washington figured they would
be caught off guard because of
holiday celebrations.
He was right; when Washington’s troops crossed into Trenton
early the next morning, they
were able to best the surprised
Hessians in battle. Without
enough reinforcements, though,
Washington’s troops could not
claim a stronghold. Worse yet,
against Washington’s orders to
destroy the captured rum, his
exuberant men drank much of
it, rendering them drunk and
useless.
Nonetheless, the battle was
an important psychological victory for the Continental Army,
which to that point suffered setback after setback – the victory,
however minimal, gave it a
boost of confidence and hoisted
the national morale. Arguably,
it was the turning point of the
war.
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The young American nation
would, of course, fend off the
British offensive and retain their
independence. After their first
official form of government established as a nation, based on
the Articles of Confederation,
failed after seven years, the
Founders
reassembled
in
Philadelphia and wrote the Constitution.
It was ratified in 1788 and
George Washington became the
first president under the Constitution, taking office in early
1789.
Christmas would not become an official American holiday until many years later.
Meanwhile, President George
and First Lady Martha Washington celebrated Christmas in a
dignified and understated manner.
It was not until 1795, Washington’s sixth year in office, that
Members of Congress gave them
a party. It took place on Christmas Day that year, and was described as festive and bountiful
gala – attended only by men,
except for Mrs. Washington.
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“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
and we beheld His glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,
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Christmas 2015
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Best Wishes
for a Joyous Christmas
and a Healthy
and Prosperous New Year
The BEHRAKIS Family
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Kostas Alexakis and Family
Leon Andris and Family
PAN-RHODIAN SOCIETY OF AMERICA
«APOLLON»
Olympic Investors LLC
USL Financials, Inc.
Christ is Born Glorify Him!
Wishes all our friends
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Merry Christmas
The Supreme Lodge Officers of the Pan-Rhodian Society of America «Apollon», Inc.
Panayiotis Fotinis (Treasurer) | Steve Pelardis (President)
Mick Avatzis (Vice President) | Vasilios Angelis (Secretary)
and a Happy
and Healthy New Year
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Ελληνική Ορθόδοξος Κοινότης Αγίας Τριάδας
10 Mill Road, New Rochelle, NY 10804 • Tel.: 914-235-6100
Τhe Clergymen, Parish Council, Philoptochos
and all the Community Organizations
The Foundation is proud to work
in partnership with the University of Michigan
for the study of Modern Greek
language, culture and history in the 21st century
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The Foundation for Modern Greek Studies
extends warmest appreciation and respect
to the Hellenic Community for its support.
8001 Ronda Drive, Canton, MI 48187 • Tel.: (734) 459-3000
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The Board of Directors
and the Advisory Committee
of the
Hellenic Relief Foundation
wishes
A Μerry Christmas
Wishes you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
Dr. Nicholas Sarantopoulos, President /CEO
LYNN: One Andrew Street, Lynn, MA 01901 • Tel.: (781) 598-0820
PEABODY: 32 Central Street, Peabody, MA 01960 • Tel.: (978) 968-2222
SOMERVILLE: 377 Summer Street, Davis Square, Somerville, MA 02144 •Tel.: (671) 539-8570
ONLINE: www.myccu.org
A Non Profit 501 c (3) Organization
This ad is paid by the board members
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Law Offices of
GREEK ORTHODOx BASKETBALL LEAGUE
MARY MIHALAKOS MARTUSCELLO
■ PERSONAL INJURY
Angelo Papadakos Commissioner
George Zbravos Director
the Board of Directors, the Boys and Girls
Auto Accidents
Slip / Trip and Falls
■ DWIs
wish you all
Drug & Alcohol
Related Crimes
a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year
We speak Greek
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Call to make
an appointment
for a Free Consultation
Give your children a chance to exercise, to have fun
and to be with other Greek American kids of their age
KEEP THEM CLOSE TO OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS!
We thank the parents, the supporters
and the whole Greek American Community
for their support
Best wishes for
a Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year
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Christmas 2015
THE NATIONAL HERALD, DECEMBER 19, 2015
Dr. Ahmed Mohiuddin, MD, FACC
President and CEO,
Medical Center of Boston International, Inc.
TO ALL OF OUR GREEK FRIENDS IN AMERICA AND GREECE
WE WISH YOU A HEALTHY
HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS HOLIDAY SEASON!
Contact information:
Medical Center of Boston International, Inc.
411 Waverly Oaks Road, Suite 333
Waltham, MA 02452
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Tel.: (781) 894-8858 • Fax: (781) 894-8856
ΚΑΛΑ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΝΑ
ΚΑΙ ΕΥΤΥΧΙΣΜΕΝΟΣ
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The Medical Center
of Boston International, Inc.
Christmas 2015
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