Culture is a huge part of why people are attracted to Greece. In general, it is very important to learn about different cultures and can really help open up all societies eyes about different places. Here is one website about culture that talks about a brief overview of all of Greece's customs and holidays: http://www.discovergreece.com/en/culture/tradition-ethnic . Learning about how Greece celebrates their holidays were very interesting. The next website that should be mentioned is :http://www.greeka.com/greece-culture/, This website was really cool because it mentioned a little about different aspects of Greece culture and then there was an option to go in detail even more. The website covers history, music, religion, food, and more. I would definitely recommend checking out these websites and learning more about Greece.
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This map is really cool. It shows where in Greece food and dishes are grown, produced, or made. It is something really different that is important and should be noted that a lot of people don't really think about.
Citation: Culture and Social Development. (n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2017, from http://bscheeregreece.weebly.com/culture-and-social-development.html
For my images from the website, https://www.gapminder.org/tools/#_state_time_value=2005;&marker_select@_geo=grc&trailStartTime=2004;;&size_which=children_slash__out_slash__of_slash__school_slash__primary&domainMin:null&domainMax:null;&color_scaleType=ordinal;&size_slash__label_which=_slash__default&use=constant;;;&chart-type=bubbles, I choose to pick things relevant to education. Because I do want to become a teacher education is something that always interests me and I think it is good to talk about and bring up the important of it. I looked up the school costs (top left), number of literate adults (top right), male and female ratio (bottom left), and children not in school (bottom right). Everything I found really interested me. When doing this I compared the US to Greece and even though we are slightly ahead it is not by much.
Greece Religion
Greece's religion dates all the way back to 49 AD when Greece was the Byzantine Empire. During this period, Saint Paul went to the Byzantine Empire to preach about Christianity. Although a lot of people started practicing the religion, it didn’t become an official religion until Emperor Constantine the Great established it official. Along with Christianity comes many different branches. In 1054 AD The Schism happened and Christianity was divided in Eastern and Western Church, the Orthodox and the Catholics. Even though as of now the most practiced religion in Greece is Orthodoxy, there are many Catholics and Catholic churches still in Greece. Along with that there are other religions celebrated and practiced throughout Greece that isn’t Christianity.
Religion plays a very important role in all societies. In Greece it is no different. The hard part about Greece is when most people think of Greece they think of Greek gods but that is not technically Greece's religion it is more of a methodology. However, the two do have to do with each other and do both play a role is Greece’s history of their beliefs’.
“Under Christianity, Greek heroes and even deities survived as saints, while the rival madonnas of southern European communities reflected the independence of local cults. The rediscovery of Greek literature during the Renaissance and, above all, the novel perfection of Classical sculpture produced a revolution in taste that had far-reaching effects on Christian religious art. The most-striking characteristic of Greek religion was the belief in a multiplicity of anthropomorphic deities under one supreme god. Priests simply looked after cults; they did not constitute a clergy, and there were no sacred books.”
Greeks religion greatly affected them throughout history and still does to this day.
Greece’s religion has a lot to do with the way their country is run. Me wanting to be a future teacher I was super intrigued when I found out that there is a ministry of education that effects Greece’s schooling. “ALL over Greece, from the Ionian islands to the border villages of Thrace, youngsters aged between five and 17 are settling down to a year of schooling whose content is carefully mandated by the ministry of education.” That took me by so much surprise. The fact that religion has to go hand in hand with students education shows how big it is.
I never really thought about how much religion can affect countries. Reading information about how much a part Greece's religion plays apart in their country really interested me. Not only that but reading about the difference between Greek gods and religion but how they tie into each other was super cool. I think that Greece’s religious history is one of the most interesting ones there is and has such a big part to do with their history itself and why people are fascinated with Greece.
Source:
Religion in Greece: History of Orthodoxy. (n.d.). Retrieved March 19, 2017, from http://www.greeka.com/greece-culture/religion/
Greece's ruling leftists soften their secularism. (2015, October 11). Retrieved March 21, 2017, from http://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2015/10/religious-education-greece
Greek religion. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Greek-religion
Greece's religion dates all the way back to 49 AD when Greece was the Byzantine Empire. During this period, Saint Paul went to the Byzantine Empire to preach about Christianity. Although a lot of people started practicing the religion, it didn’t become an official religion until Emperor Constantine the Great established it official. Along with Christianity comes many different branches. In 1054 AD The Schism happened and Christianity was divided in Eastern and Western Church, the Orthodox and the Catholics. Even though as of now the most practiced religion in Greece is Orthodoxy, there are many Catholics and Catholic churches still in Greece. Along with that there are other religions celebrated and practiced throughout Greece that isn’t Christianity.
Religion plays a very important role in all societies. In Greece it is no different. The hard part about Greece is when most people think of Greece they think of Greek gods but that is not technically Greece's religion it is more of a methodology. However, the two do have to do with each other and do both play a role is Greece’s history of their beliefs’.
“Under Christianity, Greek heroes and even deities survived as saints, while the rival madonnas of southern European communities reflected the independence of local cults. The rediscovery of Greek literature during the Renaissance and, above all, the novel perfection of Classical sculpture produced a revolution in taste that had far-reaching effects on Christian religious art. The most-striking characteristic of Greek religion was the belief in a multiplicity of anthropomorphic deities under one supreme god. Priests simply looked after cults; they did not constitute a clergy, and there were no sacred books.”
Greeks religion greatly affected them throughout history and still does to this day.
Greece’s religion has a lot to do with the way their country is run. Me wanting to be a future teacher I was super intrigued when I found out that there is a ministry of education that effects Greece’s schooling. “ALL over Greece, from the Ionian islands to the border villages of Thrace, youngsters aged between five and 17 are settling down to a year of schooling whose content is carefully mandated by the ministry of education.” That took me by so much surprise. The fact that religion has to go hand in hand with students education shows how big it is.
I never really thought about how much religion can affect countries. Reading information about how much a part Greece's religion plays apart in their country really interested me. Not only that but reading about the difference between Greek gods and religion but how they tie into each other was super cool. I think that Greece’s religious history is one of the most interesting ones there is and has such a big part to do with their history itself and why people are fascinated with Greece.
Source:
Religion in Greece: History of Orthodoxy. (n.d.). Retrieved March 19, 2017, from http://www.greeka.com/greece-culture/religion/
Greece's ruling leftists soften their secularism. (2015, October 11). Retrieved March 21, 2017, from http://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2015/10/religious-education-greece
Greek religion. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Greek-religion
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Food and Culture
One of the things Greece is known for is their food. From wine to pitas people will travel to Greece to eat their food. A yummy Greek dish that is well know is Baklava. The recipe for this is, “Directions: Position a rack in the lower third of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Combine the nuts, cinnamon and ground crackers in a bowl. Brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with some of the butter. Layer 10 pieces of phyllo in the dish, brushing each piece with butter before adding the next (keep the remaining dough covered with a damp towel). Sprinkle a quarter of the nut mixture over the dough. Layer 4 pieces of phyllo on top, brushing each with butter before adding the next; sprinkle with another quarter of the nut mixture. Add 4 more phyllo pieces on top, brushing each with butter, then add another quarter of the nut mixture, 4 more pieces of phyllo with butter, and the remaining nuts. Layer the remaining 10 pieces of phyllo on top of the nuts, brushing each with butter; brush the top piece with extra butter. Cut into the baklava to make strips, about 1 1/2 inches wide. Then make diagonal slices, about 1 1/2 inches apart, to create a diamond pattern. Bake until golden, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, make the syrup: Bring the sugar, honey and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the lemon juice and boil 2 more minutes, then let cool slightly.
Pour the syrup over the warm baklava; let soak, uncovered, at least 6 hours or overnight. Garnish with nuts.” Baklava is one of the most popular desserts in Greece. Greece relies on fresh fruit and fish. Greece does trade with other countries while also providing some of their own resources, such as fish and fruit.
One of the things Greece is known for is their food. From wine to pitas people will travel to Greece to eat their food. A yummy Greek dish that is well know is Baklava. The recipe for this is, “Directions: Position a rack in the lower third of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Combine the nuts, cinnamon and ground crackers in a bowl. Brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with some of the butter. Layer 10 pieces of phyllo in the dish, brushing each piece with butter before adding the next (keep the remaining dough covered with a damp towel). Sprinkle a quarter of the nut mixture over the dough. Layer 4 pieces of phyllo on top, brushing each with butter before adding the next; sprinkle with another quarter of the nut mixture. Add 4 more phyllo pieces on top, brushing each with butter, then add another quarter of the nut mixture, 4 more pieces of phyllo with butter, and the remaining nuts. Layer the remaining 10 pieces of phyllo on top of the nuts, brushing each with butter; brush the top piece with extra butter. Cut into the baklava to make strips, about 1 1/2 inches wide. Then make diagonal slices, about 1 1/2 inches apart, to create a diamond pattern. Bake until golden, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, make the syrup: Bring the sugar, honey and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the lemon juice and boil 2 more minutes, then let cool slightly.
Pour the syrup over the warm baklava; let soak, uncovered, at least 6 hours or overnight. Garnish with nuts.” Baklava is one of the most popular desserts in Greece. Greece relies on fresh fruit and fish. Greece does trade with other countries while also providing some of their own resources, such as fish and fruit.