The pomegranates

On such days the land is full of pomegranates
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whether charms, real or decorative, pomegranates are everywhere
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But why?;
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Let's go to see this absolutely amazing and strange story
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from ancient Greece, 1,000 - 2,000 years before the birth of Christ, we find references to the pomegranate and the pomegranate
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It was the plant of the goddess Hera that symbolized marriage, fertility and abundance.
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Somewhere else I read that the first pomegranate tree was planted by the goddess Aphrodite in Cyprus
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There are also references to pomegranates in the «Odyssey» and other ancient texts
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Always the meaning of the pomegranate
was
of abundance, fertility and good luck.
Blessed fruit from ancient times
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the magic of the pomegranate is that no matter how big it is,
if you open it,
They say,
that you will count through 365 seeds, as many as the days of the year
In fact, there is a belief that the leap years,
the pomegranates
they have 366 seeds inside
Only then,
only every 4 years
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This symbolism of fertility and prosperity that came from the ancient cultures of all peoples,
was preserved and in most modern
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the boomers, especially those from traditional families.
remember
that
on New Year's morning the whole family went to church and then the “landlord”
he took out of his pocket the “working” pomegranate
(he had it with him in church)
and
made a start at home
and
then threw the pomegranate with force on the floor behind the main door
so that the red spores will break and sprout
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the more numerous and reddish-red the pomegranate seeds, the richer and more blessed the new year would be.
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so happy new year with red pomegranates to all brothers and sisters

Author of the article:

Yannis Golias