1. Greek Culture
Greek Family
The conjugal family includes the husband and wife and their children.
The man is the family's outside representative, enjoying the social prestige and esteem, but the
woman traditionally was and is the organizer of the household, the mediator in family disputes,
and the guardian of the family's unity.The family's prestige often rests on the woman's ability to
carry out her household duties properly.
It is very common for relatives to work for the same company because Greeks prefer to do
business with those they know and trust.Companies are also hierarchical over the traditional
respect for age and position.
Greek food and drinks
The mezedes (single: mezes) are appetizers, served before or with the main dishes.They often
consist of htapodi, dolmades or dolmadakia,kalamarakia, tiropitakia and spanakopitakia.
Salads include horiatiki,melitzanosalata and taramosalata.
Greeks have a lot of excellent main dishes such as
moussaka,pastitsio,paidakia,kokoretsi,keftedakia…
Succulent Greek soups include kotossoupa,psarossoupa, fassolada,fakies,magiritsa and patsa.
Greece is also famous for its alcoholic drinks.Liquor includes ouzo and tsipouro.
Among the many quality Greek wines,the best known is mavrodafni.
Greek’s Celebrations, Customs and Traditions
 Easter
 Name Day Celebration
Engagement(remains customary for smaller towns and villages.)
 Marriage
 Baptism
 Carnival ( or Apokries)
 Greek Independence DayOctober 28: The "NO"
 October 28: The "NO"
Greek’s Superstitions
In addition to being deeply religious, Greeks are very superstitious
 Bread

2.  Evil Eye
 Knives
 Priests
 Spitting
 Tuesday the 13th
 "Piase kokkino" (Touch Red)
Greek’s Music
The word music itself comes from the Greek word musiki, meaning all the arts of the
nine Muses.Greek music extends far back into Ancient times where it played an
important role in the education system and boys were taught music from the age of six.
Music in Ancient Greece included mixed-gender choruses performing for entertainment,
celebration and spiritual reasons, and instruments such as the double-reed aulos, the
plucked string instrument, the lyre, especially the special kind called a kithara.