The office of the mouhtar was in his home-it is there that he received people. I recall 2 names: Yiorgios Marsélos and Yiorgios Paltóglou. I remember that the mouhtar was chosen from the Christian population. After 4th class, we completed our studies on Castellorizo. There was also a small primary school that catered for about 30 students up to year 4. There were 2 churches in Myra- Ayios Nikolaos, where the saint's tomb is to be found, and Ayios Sion, which was a subterranean chapel.Īyios Nikolaos is located 1 kilometre from the centre of the town. There was only 1 square- Plateia ton Myron-which had shops, 3 cafes and a market. These 2 main roads had been built by the Russians in my grandfather's time, in about 1830. We knew exactly where everyone lived.Īll the roads radiated out from the central crossroads in the middle of the town. Outside the town, there were no roads, only this broad plain. Before arriving in Myra from the coast one crosses this beautiful plain irrigated by three rivers-the Tsaï, or Myros, the Anthami, and the Limnionas or Vromolimnionas. Myra was about 1 hour's walk from the sea. The language spoken was identical to the Castellorizian idiom. They had come to Myra to find better opportunities. Everyone in Myra originated from Castellorizo. The main activities were in trade and agriculture. There were 400 Christians living in Myra. Christkind comes in secret children do not see this figure. \r\nThe Christkind doesn't look like the Christ Child, rather like a sprite-like child with blond hair and angel wings. Catholic areas adopted the Christkind in the 19th century while the more secularized figure of "Weihnachtsmann" (Christmas Man, Father Christmas, Santa Claus) gained ground in Protestant regions. This changed the gift-giving date from December 6 to Christmas Eve. Nicholas at the time of the 16th century Protestant Reformation. \r\nMartin Luther introduced the Christkind to discourage St. Known as "Gesù Bambino" in Italy, "Menino Jesus" in Portugal, ""Jézuska" in Hungary, "Jeziš" in Slovakia, "Jezišek" in Czech, "Niño Dios" in Latin America, and "Isusic" in Croatia. Christkind or Christkindl Christ Child, the traditional gift-bringer in all or parts of Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Portugal, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary, France, Upper-Silesia in Poland, and parts of Hispanic America.
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