The Culture Of Greece

Dress
Traditional costumes are worn to festivals and special occasions .

School
Kids go to school for the nine years but most people want to bump it up to 12 years like the U.S.

On the first day of school in Greece a priest comes in to bless the class and has the students drink holy water .

RELIGIONS

• 98% Greek Orthodox
• 1.3%Muslim
• 0.7% other

Celebrations
Greek independence day is on March 25 and Greek Easter this year is on April 12 .

government

• Greece and turkey are fighting over boundaries in the water they have fought over many years about many things
• The population belowpoverty line is 20 percent

THE CULTURE OF GREECE

MY SOURCES

• CountryReports
• Cultures Of The World (Greece)
• Google Images