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 WHERE IS GREECE?
Greece is a small country in Southern Europe.
 Greece is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the
west, the Cretan Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
THE FLAG OF GREECE
 THE FLAGS STORY

• The national flag of Greece, popularly referred to as

the "sky-blue-white" or the "blue-white“
• The cross symbolises Greek Orthodox Christianity,
the established religion of the Greek people
• The nine stripes represent the nine syllables of the
phrase "Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος" ("Freedom or
Death").
 MORE ABOUT GREECE
 Athens is the nation's capital and largest city,
followed by Thessaloniki
 The largest Greek island by area is Crete,
located at the southern edge of the Aegean Sea.
 Greece is a small country with a population of approximately
11 million .
 The currency in Greece is the Euro.
 The official language is Greek.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GREECE

• Greece is the birthplace of democracy, Western

philosophy, the Olympic Games, Western
literature, historiography, political science,
major scientific and mathematical principles.

• Philip of Macedon united most of the Greek mainland in

the fourth century BC, with his son Alexander the
Great rapidly conquering much of the ancient world,
spreading Greek culture and science from the eastern
Mediterranean to the Indus River.

•The Greek Orthodox Church also shaped modern Greek

identity and transmitted Greek traditions to the
wider Orthodox World.

•Greece is a member of the United Nations and The

European Union since 1981.
 MONUMENTS
Some of the most popular Greek monuments are:

Acropolis-Caryatids Vergina museum

Knossos
 FAMOUS GREEK PEOPLE

Alexander The Great

Aristotle ancient philosopher

Ioannis Kapodistrias
Nikos Kazantzakis First governer of modern Greek state
Writer
 TRADITIONS
• Traditional music
(bouzouki is the most famous instrument)

• Traditional dances

• Popular Saints’ Festivals (every place in Greece has its own)

• Carnival

• And others
 TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Laouto is one of the traditional

Cretan instruments

Lyra is also a traditional

Cretan instrument

In Greece there are many traditional

instruments and every geographical area
has its own instruments, music and dances
 TRADITIONAL DANCE
 A Cretan traditional dance is pentozali
There are also many traditional
dances all over the country,
like syrtaki and kalamatiano
 NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
25 March
Anniversary of the declaration of the start
of Greek war of independence from the
Ottoman Empire, in 1821.

28 October
Celebration of the Greek refusal to the Italian
ultimatum of 1940 and the start of world war 2
for Greece.

There are more national holidays that they are

related with relegion. ( Christmas , Easter,
Assumption or Dormition of the Holy Virgin at
15 August. )
 GASTRONOMY
Gyros is the most famous Greek food

Mousakas is also a famous and delicious Greek food

Tzatziki

Snails
Ntolmadakia boubouriste
 MOUNTAINS
Olympus is the biggest mountain in Greece
According to mythology is the house of the 12 Gods
2.918 m
Psiloritis is the biggest
Mountain in Crete island
2.456 m