Greece

3rd gymnasio of Naoussa

The project title is: “Rooting for Europe”. It involves five countries: Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Slovenia.

The aim of the project is to discover traditions from each country, including history, food, games, crafts, holidays and legends and to reach to its roots. It is a cooperation project between primary and lower secondary schools and is done within the Erasmus+ Programme.

The target group is students aged 12-15. The project involves everyday school activities, workshops, trips as well as mobilities.

Customs-Festivities in Greece

Martis…
#March protects children’s faces from the first sun of spring in order not to be burned

What the weath in May symbolizes…
#It is believed that in May a new life begins for man and nature

The Boules Carnival tradition…
#The carnival season of Naoussa is something really quite extraordinary

Botides” in Corfu…
#This custom means the end of winter lethargy and the renaissance of nature

Haska….
#This custom signifies the beginning of fasting since the mouth is closed with the “Carnival” egg and opens again with Easter

Kartsiounos….
#The propose of this custom is to warm the new born Christ

Decorated boat
#The boat was decorated because Greek people had always strong bonds with the sea

What does the flying a kite signify?
#People’s need for spiritual and mental exaltation to the heavens and their desire to come closer to God

Holy Friday _ Epitaphy
#Following the Epitaphy

Red Easter eggs
#Eggs are a symbol of fertility and the begging of new life

Traditional costumes

Try to create the puzzle using the link…

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Traditional games

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History quiz

On the urn you saw in the museum of Vergina, there is a star that has 16 rays.The “star of Vergina” is:
a. the symbol of a sports team
b. the emblem of the Ancient Macedonians
c. a flag symbol

Alexander the Great (356 BC - 323 BC), even though he was 1.46 meters tall, conquered the whole known word of his time. The right picture above shows the place he has taken his educaUon. Who was his teacher?
a. Sokrates
b. Aristoteles
c. Platon

Naoussa is the only Greek city that has the title “heroic”. Why?
a. Because its cityzens resisted the Germans during the Second World War
b. Because important people were born there
c. Because of its participation and sacrifices for liberation on during the period of the struggles against the Turks in 1822

The picture shows and remind us of:

a. Τhe 13 young women who found death by falling with their children in the river Arapitsa to escape from the violence of the Turks who burned the city of Naoussa in 1822
b. The girls’ adulthood
c. The mother of Alexander the Great

The White Tower has 6 floors, is 34 meters high, has a 70 meters perimeter and a view of the beach. In which Greek city of the district of Macedonia is located?
a. Veria
b. Naoussa
c. Thessaloniki