Instilled with a deep love of life, Cretans celebrate its every moment, lavishing the same love and attention on an elaborate feast to commemorate a wedding as at an impromptu gathering at the end of a hard day's work. Some celebrations are seasonal, marking harvests or shearings. Others, like Easter, are religious, while some mark personal milestones.

But all are commemorated with food, dance, song, and love. Traditional celebrations include the Greek Orthodox Easter, the first day of May, the Vine harvest, the Grape Must Jelly, Harvest festivals, Weddings and Baptisms and The feast of Ayios Nicolaos Kourtaliotis at September First.