Hobby School 7C IMYC Tradition Exit Point: Traditions: Greece

Greece

Greece 🇬🇷 is located in southern and south east Europe, with population over 11 million as of 2019. It is officially the Hellenic Republic and historically known as Hellas. Nation's capital and largest city is Athens and it's considered to be the oldest city in the world.

Greece borders to the north by Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria, to the east by Turkey. Greece is surrounded to the east by the Aegean sea, to the south by the Cretan and the Libyan seas and to the west by the Ionian sea, which separates Greece from Italy.The climate is divided into three main classes:
- Mediterranean climate (summers hot and dry, winters wet and cold);
- Alpine climate (winters harsh, summers cool;
- Temperate climate (cold, damp winters and hot, dry summers).

Greece 🇬🇷 is an unitary parliamentary republic and developed country with an advanced high income economy, a high quality of life and very high standard of living.Greece is the 17th largest economy in the 28 members of European Union. Also, the youth unemployment rate is extremely high compared to European Union standards. It is developed country with an economy based on the service, industrial sectors and agriculture. The country is a significant agricultural producer within the European Union.

The national flag of Greece is made up from two colors. Blue and white have been explained as symbolizing the colors of Greek sky and sea. As one of its national symbol, it is made up from nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. In the upper hoist side corner there's a white cross on a blue square representing the Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

The Greek language holds an important place in the history of Western world, Christianity and the Principle of Ancient Greek literature. It has a long and well documented history and it is considered to be the longest of any Indo-European language extending over 34 centuries. Greek roots is used to new words in other languages. In fact, Latin & Greek are the main sources of international scientific vocabulary. The language in which many of foundational texts in science, astronomy, mathematics, logic, philosophy and even in Bible. The religion of Greek people is an important aspect of the Greek culture.

The Greek population in mainland Greece and the Greek islands is Christian Orthodox per 98%. The religion of rest of the population is Muslims, Catholics and Jewish. Greece and Russia are the only countries to have such a great proportion of Orthodox population. It was first came in Greek by Saint Paul in 49 AD. As mentioned, 98% of Greek population are Christian Orthodoxy , 1,3% of greek citizens are Muslims and other 0,7% are Catholics, Jewish, Jehovah's witnesses & others.

Panathenaea or the Panathenaic games were hold every four years from 566BC the 3rd century AD. It was celebrated to honour the goddess Athena. during the festival there are games incorporated religious festival, ceremony , athletic competitions and cultural events nested within a stadium. In fact , the festival was divided into two parts that are The Greater and The Lesser Panatheneae. The ceromony was more important than the games & contests itself. The Panathenaic festival was formed in order to honor the goddess Athena who had become the patron of Athens after having a competition with the god Poseidon where they were to win the favor of the Athenian people by offering the people gifts. The festival would also bring unity among the people of Athens. As for the contests , the festival held contests in a number of musical, athletic and equestrian events. There were The Musical contest which took place Kithara players, Flute players and singers. The athletic events were the stadion, pentahlon, wrestling, boxing and pankration. The equestrian events were two-horse chariot race, horse race, and javelin throw on horseback. Also, there were prizes in each contests.

Greek mythology is probably the most recognized by everyone. It is symply a large collection of ironic stories about the beginning of the world, life and adventures of god, goddesses, heroes and heroines.

Greek cuisine usually consists of vegetables, olive oil, grains, fish, wine (white and red), and meat because of the geographical area. Other important ingredients including olives, pasta , cheese, lemon juice, herbs, bread and yoghurt. Fasolada or Fasoulada is a Cypriot soup of dry white beans , olive oil, and vegetables.It is a very heart-healthy Mediterranean soup and it is high in protein, iron and vitamin B.

Ancient Greeks wore simple garments that draped over their body.The chiton and peplos were both simple outfits made from one-piece rectangles of fabric, with holes cut out for the head. The peplos was sleeveless, while the chiton covered part of the arms. Over this, people could wear a cloak called a himation. These outfits were usually made of wool, a fabric used frequently in Greek clothing, due to the prevalence of sheep farming in Greece and the country's surprisingly cool winters. Linen was also traditionally used for clothing worn during the hot Mediterranean summers.Comparing Mongolian to Greek , they don't worship same religions because of the different religions there are different types of festivals, tradition and history. I believe climate, geographical location, history and religion can affect the difference between this two countries. Even though, they both have myths and legends to share and history to teach.Also, Mongolian culture and tradition can be affected the nomadic way of life and the greek from the settled way of life.
Sources:
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panathenaic_Gameshttps://
-www.theoi.com/Festival/Panathenaia.html
-https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/greek-tradition2.htm
-http://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/traditional-greek-bean-soup-recipe-fasolada/
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Greece
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