Labour organizations make demostrations during this day. What do workers in your country do to celebrate it?

When and why did people around the world start celebrating the First day of May?

What do you do during this day? ( Is it a bank holiday? Do you have any traditions?)

Do you celebrate the First of May?

NATIONAL GREEK HERITAGE

Old town of Kavala.
Restored tobacco factory.
Kavala port.
The Aquaduct.
Imaret Hotel.

Kavala's old castle.


GREEK NATIONAL HERITAGE
KAVALA

A magical town. An amphitheatre full of liveliness. The Lady of Macedonia. Foreign and Greek travellers have worshipped her. Kavala is a modern city that respects its history. Visitors experience and enjoy all four seasons here The Learn about the history of Philip and Alexander the Great, follow in the steps of Apostles Paul and Silas and revive the baptismal of Lydia the first European Christian, at her baptism .
In the early days as Neapolis, then Christopolis and even until the 2nd world war, Kavala and its surrounding areas was the apple of desire for many conquerors. The history of the area as Kavala started in the early days of the 16th century The Aquaduct was built and it is still one of the area’s most recognizable landmarks. Mohamed Ali (Mexmet Ali) the founder of the Egyptian Dynasty was born in 1769, the house where he was born still exists today. In 1817 he founded Imaret a magnificent construction of Islamic architecture , a large part of which still exists today and is used as a luxury hotel. In the early days of the 20th century , huge tabacco warehouses were built to be used for the procedures of the tabacco industries. When in our town you can visit Pangea , which is in the old town of Kavala the, Archeological Museum where you can admire collections of prehistoric articles. Thassian sculptor Polygnotos Vagis. Other important places to visit are the Tobacco museum, the town hall and the old castle!

Stuffed Cabbage Leaves

Ingredients

The external leaves of a medium cabbage

1/2 kilo minced meat ( half pork+half veal )

1/2 kilo rice

1 cup of alive oil

1 medium onion

parsley

black pepper+pimento

salt

To Prepare

Brown the onion, add the minced meat and brown it, add a cup of warm water and the rest of the ingredients.

Unfold a cabbage leaf, put a full spoon of the stuffing and fold the leafe by giving a long and narrow shape. in a saucepan cabbageleaves in rows, add warm water as far as they are covered. Add a little olive oil and put a plate upside down in order not to move during cooking. Let it stew for an hour. Serve it with egg ane lemon.

CHRISTMAS' CAROLS

It’s New Year’s carols talking about the coming of Christ and Agios Vasilis

( Santa Claus ) on the earth

Kalanta Protochronias

Archiminia ki archixronia

psili mou dedrolivania

ki archi kalos mas chronos

ekklisia me tagio thronos

Archi pou vgike o Christos

agios ke pseymatikos sti gi na

perpatisi ke na mas kalokardisi

Agios Vasilis erchete kai den mas katadecherte

apo tis Kesaria

si se archodissa kyria

Vasta ikona ke charti

zacharoplasti zymoti

charti ke kalamari

des ke me to palikari

To kalamari egrafe

tin mira tou tin egrafe kai to charti omili

Agie mou kale Vasili