Symbolism of Greek flag

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Symbolism of Greek flag
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• The flag of Greece (popularly referred to as the
  "sky blue-white" or the "blue-white" and in
  Greek "Ga?a???e???" or "??a???e???"), officially
  recognized by Greece as one of its national
  symbols, is based on nine equal horizontal
  stripes of blue alternating with white. There is
  a blue canton in the upper hoist-side corner
  bearing a white cross the cross symbolizes
  Eastern Orthodox Christianity, the established
  religion of the Greek people of Greece and
  Cyprus. According to popular tradition, the nine
  stripes represent the nine syllables of the
  phrase "??e??e??a ? T??at??" ("Freedom or
  Death"), the five blue stripes for the syllables
  "??e??e??a" and the four white stripes "?
  T??at??". The nine stripes are also said to
  represent the letters of the word "freedom"
  (Greek ??e??e??a). There is also a different
  theory, that the nine stripes symbolize the nine
  Muses, the goddesses of art and civilization
  (nine has traditionally been one of the numbers
  of reference for the Greeks).1 The official
  flag ratio is 23

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GREEK TRADITIONAL DANCES
COSTUMES

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GREEK COSTUMES

• The clothing of Greece was directly influenced by
  the mild climate of the Mediterranean. The
  summers were hot with little rainfall, while
  winters were mild but wet with temperatures
  rarely dropping under 40 degrees F (4.4 degrees
  C). The mountainous areas of Greece often
  experienced the same summer climate, but in the
  winter, the weather was cold and sometimes even
  snowy.
• These environmental factors affected the dress of
  the region, and because of the consistently
  seasonable weather, dress did not drastically
  change through the year. Most historians agree
  that the only change of dress into winter was a
  type of blanket garment that was the precursor to
  the shorter cloak worn by the Romans.
• http//greekdancersmn.com/Costumes.html

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MAN COSTUME Evzonas/ tsolias

• The present-day ceremonial uniform consists of
  the following items
• "Farion", a scarlet fez with a long black silk
  tassel, with the National emblem of Greece
  ethnosimo on the front.
• Ypodetes (?p?d?t??), a white shirt with very
  wide sleeves.
• Fermeli, the waistcoat. Various traditional
  designs are embroidered on it in white or gilt
  thread. The yellow stripes (if any) indicate the
  military rank of the wearer. Sergeants have two
  stripes and corporals have one
• Krossia, fringes in blue and white, the colors
  of the Greek flag
• Foustanella a cotton kilt made from 30 meters
  (98 feet) of white cloth, with 400 pleats,
  representing the 400 years of Ottoman occupation.
  The foustanella derives from the traditional
  uniform of Continental Greece.

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• A black leather cartridge belt which has a
  bayonet belt holder case.
• Periskelides, white woollen stockings, two on
  each leg.
• Epiknemides'' unofficially called
  ''kaltsodetes'' (?a?ts?d?te?), the garters. They
  are made of black silk.
• Anaspastos'' (lang-el), inside garter which holds
  the ''periskelides'' in position.
• Doulamas, ("doulamades"), a long tunic/ coats
  which is the everyday uniform. There are winter
  and summer versions. The basic color of the
  winter ''doulamas'' is navy blue and it closely
  resembles the service uniform worn until 1910,
  while the summer version is light khaki, and
  similar in design to the field uniform adopted by
  the Evzone regiments after that date.

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• Tsarouchia / shoes /(singular tsarouhi), red
  leather clogs with black pompons ( foundes).
  Under the sole, depending on the size, there are
  60 to 120 nails. On average each tsarouchi weighs
  3.5 kilos (7.7 pounds).

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Cretan IslandWomen's costumes 

• There are several different kinds of women's
  dresses depending on from which region they
  originate. Like with the men's costumes they vary
  over time also. Some of the elements in the
  costumes date back to Byzantine times (12th
  century). But there are two basic variations The
  'Sfakiani', from the area of Sfakia in western
  Crete. The "Anoghiani", which was designed in the
  middle of the 17th century was mainly worn in the
  province of Mylopótamos, the neighbouring
  province to Geropótamos where our holiday house
  is. next

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Women's costumes from Anogeia Creta
The Anoghia Costume consists of a red draped half
skirt, a (sartza), worn over white 'vraka'type
trousers. Tied around the waist the woman wears
an embroidered double apron called a
(brostopodia).She also wears a jacket in dark
coloured felt richly adorned with gold
embroidery. Tied around the head the woman wears
a (skoufoma) a red kerchief decorated with a
cotton fringe. A red wool sash is worn around the
waist and a knife with silver sheath is tucked
into the belt. This knife indicates that the
woman is betrothed or married. Finally, she wears
a necklace of cold coins. Boots are also worn by
the women, though these are a little shorter than
those of the men. Or they wear high heel black
shoes.
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Greek Traditional Dances

• Greek dance Horosis a very old tradition, being
  referred to by authors such as Plato, Aristotle,
  Plutarch and Lucian. There are different styles
  and interpretations from all of the islands and
  surrounding mainland areas. Each region formed
  its own choreography and style to fit in with
  their own ways. For example, island dances have
  more of a "watery" flow to them, while Pontic
  dancing closer to Black Sea, is very sharp. There
  are over 4000 traditional dances that come from
  all regions of Greece. There are also
  pan-Hellenic dances, which have been adopted
  throughout the Greek world. These include the
  syrtos, kalamatianos, hasapiko and sirtaki.

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Kalamatianos from Peloponnese

• The Kalamatianós Dance is one of the best known
  dances of Greece. It is popular Greek folkdance
  throughout Greece, Cyprus and internationally and
  is often performed at many social gatherings
  worldwide. As is the case with most Greek folk
  dances, it is danced in circle with a
  counterclockwise rotation, the dancers holding
  hands. It is a joyous and festive dance its
  musical beat is 7/8, subdivided into two sets of
  3 and 4 beats. The steps are 12 10 steps
  counterclockwise ("forward") followed by 2 steps
  clockwise ("backwards"). Depending on the
  occasion and the dancers' proficiency, certain
  steps may be taken as jumps or squats. The lead
  dancer usually holds the second dancer by a
  handkerchief, this allowing him or her to perform
  more elaborate steps and acrobatics. The steps of
  the Kalamatianós are the same as those of the
  Syrtos, but the latter is slower and more
  stately, its beat being an even 4/4.

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Pentozali dance from Creta Island

• The Pentozali or Pentozalis is the trademark folk
  dance of the island of Crete. It takes its name
  from its five ("pente") basic steps and its
  sprightly and ultimately very fast pace ("zalos"
  being a rare Greek word for "jump"). The name can
  thus be translated as "five-jumps", its typically
  Greek wordplay implying that dancing it can make
  one jump five times over. Also in the spirit of
  wordplay, "zali" means dizziness, and the name of
  the dance can also be understood ("five-dizzy")
  as one that can make the dancers dizzy five times
  over.

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VIDEOS

• PENTOZALIS
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v7dYhi4tW2Zk
• KALAMATIANOS
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vwvul9U03Bvg