The tradition goes back a long way and people said that St. Gregory "throws light into the water". Apprentices floated lights on rivers 100 years ago as it also meant that craftsmen could now work longer under daylight and not under candlelight.
Before The Second world war his tradition was taken up by schoolchildren as Saint Gregory is also the patron saint of schoolchildren and scholars.
According to the old Julian Calender St. Gregory’s day was on the first day of spring, 21st of March, but they transferred it to the 12th of march in the 16th Century.
The tradition of floating lights is known also in parts of Austria, Germany, eastern France and Macedonia.
The roots of this tradition relate to the change from winter to spring and with the start of a new year. Namely, new year according to some former older cultures did not start on January 1st, but later.
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