Name - Origin
Selected grapes, which were collected at the end of the harvest and hung from the roof to be preserved (Pharmakidou XP, 2003, p. 315).
From the verb kremmazo (to hang) (Pharmakidou XP, 2003, p. 315).
Hambis Christodoulou Nyssi (born in 1898 in Lemythou, Λαογραφικό Αρχείον - Folklore Archive T. 566, Χφ. 1) states: "The grapes are not crushed, white or dark, we collect them and hang them to beconsumed while fresh; they are refreshing. We eat them in May." (Ionas 2001, 103-106).
Functional and symbolic role
They were preserved till January (Pharmakidou XP, 2003, p. 315).
Additional information and bibliography
Ionas, I. (2001). Παραδοσιακά επαγγέλματα της Κύπρου (Publications of the Centre for Scientific Research XXXVII), Centre for Scientific Research, Nicosia.
Pharmakidou XP (1983). Γλωσσάριον Ξενοφώντος Π. Φαρμακίδου, [Υλικά διά την σύνταξιν Ιστορικού Λεξικού της Κυπριακής Διαλέκτου, μέρος Β', έκδ. Θεοφανώς Δ. Κυπρή], Centre for Scientific Research, Nicosia, 2nd ed., 2003.
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