{"id":1828,"date":"2015-03-24T21:27:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T21:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1828"},"modified":"2017-01-20T16:31:33","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T16:31:33","slug":"happy-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/happy-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Independence Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1829\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3467\/3383912837_ca06f07d65.jpg\" aria-label=\"3383912837 Ca06f07d65 300x263\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1829\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1829\"  alt=\"Aster-oid under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/03\/3383912837_ca06f07d65-300x263.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aster-oid under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">On the 25<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-US\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-US\"> of March we celebrate the Independence Day, i.e. the revolution of the Greeks against the Turks in 1821. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">This post is not about the historical facts, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">t<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">here are just some information about the way we celebrate, about kalamatianos, the famous Greek dance, and about the traditional foods we eat.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span lang=\"en-US\">F<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">reedom or Death <em>(<\/em><\/span><em><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0395\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03ae \u0398\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">This\u00a0is the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">motto<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> that best describes the principles of the Greeks who revolted against the Turks in 1921. (\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b5\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7, Greek revolution). It consists of nine syllables (e-lef-the-ree-a-ee-tha-na-tos). The nine stripes of the Greek flag represent this phrase. <\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>How we celebrate it<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">The Greek Independence Day &#8211; <em>25\u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03c5<\/em>, as we call it-\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> is celebrated <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">throughout the country<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">by parades, memorials to the heroes of the revolution and special events. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">The day before, there are no lessons in schools, and events, such as theatrical plays based on the life of the heroes, are organized. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Sometimes<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, there are performances of Greek dances organized by local organizations and clubs. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">The <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">most famous<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> Greek dance is <\/span><em><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c2 <\/span><\/em><span lang=\"en-US\">or <\/span><em><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c3\u03c5\u03c1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2<\/span><\/em> <span lang=\"en-US\">which <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">originates from the Peloponnese. According to some theories, it has its origins in ancient times. It is danced in all areas by men and women. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">The<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">beat<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> is 7\/8 and it has twelve basic steps. The dancers\u00a0 dance in circle and the one who leads <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">improvises. If you have been to a Greek <\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\"><em>\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b7\u03b3\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9<\/em> <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">(feast) you are very likely to have seen <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">people dancing &#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">or <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">to have danced yourself- <\/span> <span lang=\"el-GR\"><em>\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc<\/em>. There are different dances in every area but kalamatianos is danced everywhere in Greece.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A video of a traditional kalamatiano song by Domna Samiou<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u039f\u039b\u0391 \u03a4\u0391 \u03a0\u039f\u03a5\u039b\u0391\u039a\u0399\u0391 \u0396\u03a5\u0393\u0391 \u0396\u03a5\u0393\u0391 - \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc \u03a0\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03bd\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1IYUH_w_v8A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>What we eat<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">We eat <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf <\/span>(bakaliaro, salted cod) and <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac (<\/span>skordalia, garlic sauce), although it is the period of Lent and fish is eliminated. The reason is that at the same day we also celebrate the Annunciation (<span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0395\u03c5\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0398\u03b5\u03bf\u03c4\u03cc\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5) <\/span>which is a happy event, therefore the people who fast are allowed to consume fish, oil and wine. The reason\u00a0 we eat cod is because in the past people could not afford fresh fish so salted cod was a good alternative. It is a tradition that is followed even nowadays.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">If you happen to be in Greece this day, just blend with the locals and go to the nearest plaza to watch the performance of traditional dances. If you don&#8217;t like dances and parades, you can still eat cod and if you are brave enough, you can taste <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac. <\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u03a7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/03\/3383912837_ca06f07d65-350x307.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/03\/3383912837_ca06f07d65-350x307.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/03\/3383912837_ca06f07d65.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>On the 25th of March we celebrate the Independence Day, i.e. the revolution of the Greeks against the Turks in 1821. This post is not about the historical facts, there are just some information about the way we celebrate, about kalamatianos, the famous Greek dance, and about the traditional foods we eat. 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