10 Crazy Facts About Greece

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6. No birthdays, just name days.

People in Greece are usually named after some saints from ancient times, so you’ll probably going to meet at least one Dionysius, or Spyros. Name day is the celebration day of the saint, and everybody sharing the name celebrates that day as its own; birthdays are not celebrated as name days, if at all. If you have Greek friends, you will be invited to the “name party” instead of a birthday party, and now you know why.

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