Greece

希臘

Residents will fill a shallow bowl with water and then tie wire with a wooden cross and a sprig of basil over the bowl. Once a day the cross and basil are dipped into holy water, which is then sprinkled through the house. This ceremony is used to keep out goblins, known as Killikantzaroi out of the house.

希臘人會(huì)將一只淺碗灌滿水，然后用金屬絲把一個(gè)木制十字架和羅勒小枝系在碗上。每天都要把十字架和羅勒枝浸到圣水中，然后滿屋撒圣水。這個(gè)禮節(jié)是用來(lái)防止小妖精（Killikantzaroi）進(jìn)屋。

These mischievous goblins that come from the center of the earth only appear during the twelve days of Christmas. While bratty, they’re not really evil and tend to do bratty things like souring milk and extinguishing fires. Because they are said to enter the house through the fireplace, fires are left burning all day and night during this time of year.

這些愛(ài)惡作劇的小妖精來(lái)自地球的中心，只在圣誕這十二天出現(xiàn)。它們雖然討厭，但不是真正的惡魔，只是會(huì)做討厭的事情，例如撒出牛奶和熄滅爐火。據(jù)說(shuō)它們是從房子的壁爐進(jìn)來(lái)的，因此希臘人在圣誕期間白天和夜晚都會(huì)燃著爐火。