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Christmas advice to Cretans who live with their mother
Merry Christmas, everyone!
This is you, who have been fasting for over a month
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This is a lovely bunch of buttery, sugary, traditional kourabiedes, to which you have been looking forward like crazy
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These might be your poor mother and grandmother, who have been preparing the house for the Christmas celebrations -on top of their day-work. And every little part of their body is hurting due to exhaustion.
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This is a plate, which you should hold under your chin while you are eating your kourabiedes, so that you don’t drop them -or parts of them- on the floor
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This is the carpet of your living room
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This is the safety equipment you are going to need to defend yourself in case that you forget about the plate
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Best wishes!
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