My friend sent me this photo of a fishing boat decorated for Christmas, quite unaware that as part of a school wide project we have all been researching and writing about Christmas traditions and customs in our own countries. (And before the thought police get busy - most countries of other faiths have Christian communities and hence Christmas traditions have grown up around them.)

Anyway, the significance as far as Greece is concerned can be gleaned from this article (one of many I explored, please note, concerned tutors!)

ekathimerini.com | Boat vs tree: A conflict of Christmas cultures ...

15 Dec 2004 ... A Christmas tree (left) and a Christmas boat, part of an old Greek custom, are seen in this picture taken in a central square in ...