sentences:  When one buys a new home, it is conventional for a house guest to bring as a first gift a pomegranate, which is placed under/near the "ikonostasi" (home altar) of the house, as a symbol of abundance, fertility, and good luck.When Greeks commemorate their dead, they make "kollyva" as offerings, which consist of boiled wheat, mixed with sugar and decorated with pomegranate.Pomegranate decorations for the home are very common in Greece and sold in most home goods stores.