The Greeks, Greece and a taste of it…

A little bit of history

• Minoan civilization 2700 BC to 1420 BC• Cycladic civilazation(before 1600 BC.)• Mycenaean civilization(1600-1100 BC)• Iron age(1100-800 BC)• Archaic era (800 BC- 500 BC)• Classical era (500 BC-323 BC)• Hellenistic era (323-146 BC)• Roman period(146 BC -330 BC)• Byzantine period(330-1453)• Othoman period(1453-1821)• Modern Greece (1821-) • 1913 Thessaloniki united to Greece

Geology

Demographics et al

• 11 millions inhabitants • 2 big cities • Athens: 3millions• Thessaloniki: 1 million• Parliamentary democratic republic :President of the

Republic (elected by the parliament )• Religion: Christian Orthodox between 45% and 98%• Climate: micro-climates and local variations• minimum temperature: −27.8 °C (−18.0 °F), Ptolemaida.• maximum temperature: 48.0 °C (118.4 °F), Elefsina and Tatoi.

Mentality of Greeks as formed from the ancient times

.Homer in "Odyssey“(1-3) 8th century BC:

ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, μοῦσα, πολύτροπον, ὃς μάλα πολλὰ / πλάγχθη, ἐπεὶ Τροίης ἱερὸν πτολίεθρον ἔπερσενwe meet the Greek who love travelling and getting into adventures, are attracted by the unknown, have an ardent desire to see new places but mainly want to discover the mind, the thinking and the mentality of the people they meet.

However, when they are away from home they feel an incessant nostalgia for their homeland as it is cited in "Odyssey"

Αυτάρ Οδυσσεύς, ιέμενος και καπνόν αποθρώσκοντα νοήσαι, ης γαίης θανέειν ιμείρεται which means that Odysseus would be so happy if he were able to see smoke coming out of the chimney of his house that would not mind dying afer that. Neither wealth nor luxury in Kalypso's island nor even promises to be immortal could take him away from his target which was to return home.

Another everlasting value is hospitality. Zeus himself was the protector god.

Hospitality means: I love the stranger and I offer him honor, protection, food, bath before even learning their identity and I give them a souvenir present uppon their departure. This behaviour is met today even in the most remote village and is shown by the poorest and the richest with no distinction.

One of the most outstanding attributes of the greek people is the "greek filotimo". The word "FILOTIMO" cannot be translated to any other language and its meaning is a combination of dignity, pride and dedication unwritten moral principles.

And I left for the end the word "ΑΓΑΠΗ". In no other language the equivalent word includes all the aspects of the word ΑΓΑΠΗ. Not only romance , not only parental affection but love for the friend for the fellow-man, love for nature and life, love for family and homeland.

Facts about Greece and the Greeks

1. We love food• Good quality and quantity • Official dates we gather to eat:

– New years eve– 6th of January– Greek Carnival– 25th of March(liberation of Greece)– Easter(before, after)– 1st of May– Agiou Pneuatos – 15th of August – 28th of October – Christmas– Namedays– Birthdays– Graduations – Wedding and Baptismes– etc

Were we eat?

In tavernas and ouzeri

2. Traditions, Religion, Gatherings

• Modiano, Theessaloniki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrgnzdGu5sQ

• Ikaria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0yO_b6EHhg

3.Family is important

• Family stays united even after marriage of their kids

• They meet often • For the greek mother her children are always

kids, she wants to take care of themwww.youtube.com/embed/m1cpAPkEPzI

4.Drinking coffee: our national sport!

5.Yes we have a lot of islands but is not only this…

6.We have 2 first names: the official and the nick name…

• Κωνσταντίνα Νάντια, Ντίνα• Κωνσταντίνος Κώστας• Νικόλαος Νίκος• Παναγιώτης Πάνος• ΠαναγιώταΤούλα• Αριστείδης Άρης• Κυριακή Κούλα etc etc…

Other facts

• We express a lot our feelings• Learning • Languages• Arts• Music & Dance• Travelling

Thessaloniki

• 2nd biggest city • The largest university • campus in Greece• Aristotle University• Halkidiki

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh0z3Esygzg