2. Extra Facts
• Free public school
• Six to fifteen years old to go to school
• Kids walk or ride a bus
• Play sports
• Soccer, basketball, and volleyball
• Swim at young age
3. Our Goverment
• President is Karolos Popoulias
• Karolos Popoulias doesn’t rule the country
• 2/3 of the people must elect
• Stopped having kings at 1974
4. History
• One city named Sparta
• Small harps as musical instruments also
sounds like a guitar
• Theater is a gathering place
5. Holidays and traditions
• Cut up a loaf of bread on new years day!
• A nickel in the bread and gets good luck for
the year
• Lots of food and family traditions
• Salad with every meal
• Bread and wine are the main food they eat
• People start to fast for 40 days when the
Christmas season begins
6. The Land
• Divided into three regions
• The Main land, The Island, Peloponnese
• Lots of mountains
• Fishing is popular
• Many wild animals
• Large herd of sheep and goats
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