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An integral part of decorating for Christmas is putting a Christmas wreath upon your door. Now, take down that wreath and make some space to put your jolly, Christmasy squill!
This bizarre custom of hanging uprooted onions on their doors is something that Greeks do for centuries during the Christmas season.
This type of squill, scientifically named Drimia Maritima, can be found throughout the Mediterranean region and almost everywhere in Greece.
According to tradition, every New Year’s Eve, the housewife of each family uproots this bulb from the soil and hangs it on her door.
The reason? This bulb is so resistant to any conditions that -even uprooted- it still continues to grow large spear-like leaves and a white flower.
Therefore, it was and still is considered a symbol of fertility and immortality, two things necessary for the New Year to come.
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