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  2. Culture of Greece - Wikipedia

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    Greek salad Traditional Greek taverna, integral part of Greek culture and cuisine. A bottle of retsina. Greek cuisine has a long tradition and its flavors change with the season and its geography. [12] Greek cookery, historically a forerunner of Western cuisine, spread its culinary influence – via ancient Rome – throughout Europe and beyond ...

  3. Pontic Greek culture - Wikipedia

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    Relatives washed the dead person and dressed them in a shroud. The deceased was then placed in bed until the local carpenter could make a casket. The family dressed in black and sat around the bed with the dead person. The family stayed with the dead person until the casket was complete and the priest arrived, usually within a day.

  4. Greek name - Wikipedia

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    Greek family names are most commonly patronymics but may also be based on occupation, personal characteristics or location. The feminine version is usually the genitive of the family name of the woman's father or husband; so, for example, Mr. Yannatos and Mrs. Yannatou.

  5. Hellenic studies - Wikipedia

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    Hellenic studies (also Greek studies) is an interdisciplinary scholarly field that focuses on the language, literature, history and politics of post-classical Greece.In university, a wide range of courses expose students to viewpoints that help them understand the historical and political experiences of Byzantine, Ottoman and modern Greece; the ways in which Greece has borne its several pasts ...

  6. Byzantine Greeks - Wikipedia

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    The Byzantine Greeks were the Greek-speaking Eastern Romans throughout Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. [1] They were the main inhabitants of the lands of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire), of Constantinople and Asia Minor (modern Turkey), the Greek islands, Cyprus, and portions of the southern Balkans, and formed large minorities, or pluralities, in the coastal urban centres of ...

  7. New Year's traditions have united families, and the world ...

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    Family traditions are celebrated in numerous ways across the world. In Spain, for example, when the clock strikes midnight, families gather to eat 12 grapes, one at each bell toll.

  8. Everything We Know About the Greek Royal Family - AOL

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    Now, to answer your question: Yes, the Greek monarchy was abolished in 1973. But thanks to royal etiquette, the family members still go by their official titles. According to Newsweek, this is ...

  9. Pontic Greek folk dance - Wikipedia

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    Pontic Greek folk dances are a group of over ninety dances traditionally performed by Pontic Greeks (Pontic: Ρωμαίοι). [1] Dance has been an integral part of Pontian culture since ancient times. [ 2 ]