5th Primary school of Rhodes

Welcome to Greece and to Rhodes island

E2’ class τάξη Ε2’

A Spring Day in Europe Project

15-03-2005

                                                 

                                                 

Greece - EλλάδαGreece is the southernmost of the countries of the Balkan Peninsula.

It is a land of mountains, sea and many islands.

Size 131.940 km2

population 10.964.020

The Greek flag

The Greek flag has 5 blue and 4 white stripes and a white cross. The five blue stripes stand for the word Freedom ( e-le-fthe-ri-a), while the four white stripes stand for the words or death ( i tha- na –tos) . So our flag means freedom or death.

Our National HymnThe Greek Anthem is based on the "Hymn to the Freedom", a large - 158 strophes - poem written by Dionysios Solomos, a distinguished poet from Zakynthos Island. The poem was inspired by the Greek Revolution of 1821 against the Ottoman Empire. During 1828 the eminent musician from Kerkyra Island Nicolaos Mantzaros composed the music for the Solomos' Hymn.

Hymn to the Freedom

Ι recognize youby the dreadful edgeof Your sword.I recognize Your face,forcibly staring at the land.

From the sacred gravesof the slain GreeksYou rise, valiant again.Hail, Oh Hail, Liberty!

Ύμνος πρός την ΕλευθερίανΣε γνωρίζω απο την κόψη του σπαθιού την τρομερή σε γνωρίζω απο την όψη που με βιά μετράει τη γή Απ τα κόκκαλα βγαλμένη, των Ελλήνων τα ιερά και σαν πρώτα αντρειωμένη, Χαίρε, Ώ χαίρε ελευθεριά!

Christmas in Greece We decorate Christmas trees

We make sweets called “melomakarona” and

“kurabiedes”

On the 24th of December, the children go from house to house singing carols and people give them money and sweets.On the 1st of January Saint Vasilios (the Greek Santa Claus) brings sweets and gifts to all children.We cut the New Year’s cake which contains a golden coin. Whoever finds it is the lucky one of the new year.

vasilopita

melomakarona

kourabiedes

Easter in GreeceAt Easter we dye eggs-red and we make special bread called “tsoureki”On Good Friday we mourn the death of Jesus and we decorate the epitaph in every church (Jesus’ death bed) with flowers.On Easter Sunday we eat lamb on the spit and we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus.

tsoureki

Red-eggs

A Greek recipe GREEK MOUSSAKA

 INGREDIENTS (8-10 servings) 4 large eggplants

1 kg of lamb minced meat finely chopped

1 small onion thinly chopped2 cloves gillyflower

1 tablespoon of black raisins (optional)

1 clove cinnamon ½ tablespoon grated orange peel

2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 ½ cup olive oil for frying

1 teaspoon salt

For the topping (option A) 2 tablespoons butter 3 – 4 tablespoons flour 2 cups fresh milk 2 egg yolks 2 tablespoons grated cheese ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg  

For the topping (option B) ½ kg non sour yoghurt 3 well beaten eggs 1 tablespoon flour Salt Pepper Nutmeg (optional)

Mousaka (topping)

METHOD Cut the eggplants into slices and put them in salted water for 1 hour approximately. Remove eggplants from water and squeeze them so they drain the excess water. Heat olive oil in a deep frying pan with heavy bottom and fry the eggplants until soften without getting brown. Arrange them on a kitchen towel paper to absorb the excess olive oil. In a clean frying pan heat olive oil and sizzle the onion until it golden browns without getting burned. Add minced meat, stir constantly, add all spices, grated orange peel and raisins- provided that you use them- along with a bit of salt. Cook 4 – 5 minutes until all fluids are absorbed. Arrange eggplant slices on a medium size baking dish, sprinkle minced meat and continue with another layer of eggplants. Prepare béchamel sauce as follows: In a small saucepan melt butter, remove from the heat and add flour, stirring constantly with a wooden ladle till the mixture thickens. When the mush cools, add the beaten egg yolks. Add cold milk and place the saucepan in the heat, in low temperature, stirring constantly till it becomes a thick and homogeneous sauce. Sprinkle cheese and add a touch of salt and nutmeg and spoon the sauce over all. Bake for 25-30 minutes in a preheated 180 degrees oven until the sauce golden browns. Served warm.

Mousaka method

Some Greek words

Hello = γεια σου (‘gia su)

Good morning = καλημέρα (kalim’era)

Yes = Ναι (ne)

No = Όχι (‘ohi)

Please = Παρακαλώ (parakal’o)

Thank you = Ευχαριστώ (efharist’o)

Goodbye = γεια σου = (ad’io)

Greece and Rhodes on Europe’s map

Greece

Rhodesisland

Athens – the capital

Built in the 5th century B.C.

5.000.000 people live in Athens today

Favorite Greek sportsmen

Nikos Kaklamanakis

Piros Dimas

Favorite Greek singers

Sakis Rouvas

Despina Vandi

                                                                        

Favorite Greek Authors

Alexandros Papadiamantis

Penelope Delta

They wrote many books for children.

More info about Greece

For more information about Greece you can visit

www.greece.gr

                                          

Rhodes island

Now come with us to our town

Rhodes is an island at the south-east of Greece.

Rodos town is at the northern part of Rhodes island

The city was founded in 408 BC and Rodos was one of the most beautiful cities of that period.

Some places from that period

The acropolis of Rhodes

The ancient stadium

The temple of Pythion Apollo

The temple of Aphrodite

Acropolis of Rhodes

On the top of the acropolis stands the temple of Pythion Apollo. From here there is a panoramic view of the city.

The ancient stadium

The ancient theater

Pictures from the museum

ColossusColossus of Rhodes , large statue of Helios, the sun god,

destroyed by an earthquake in antiquity. Consider one of the Seven Wonders of the World by the ancients, it was built in part by Chares of Lindus (Rhodes) between 292 and 280 B.C. Its bronze was taken from the machines and tools left behind by Demetrius I after his unsuccessful siege of Rhodes. According to legend, the 100 ft (30.5 m) statue stood astride the harbor and ships passed between its legs. In reality, it stood on a promontory overlooking the harbor, and the representational type is well known from images on coins of the same period.

In 1309 the Knights of Saint John conquered Rhodes and they built strong fortifications,

transforming it into a multinational medieval city

Pictures from the medieval city

More pictures from the medieval city

Medieval city

The Grand Master’s Palace in the medieval city

More pictures from the Grand Master’s Palace

Inside the palace

Inside the palace

In 1593 Rhodes was conquered by the Ottoman Turks

Some Mosques from that period

In 1912 Rhodes was seized by the Italians

A lot of buildings are from that period

The post office

The Evagelismos church

The national theater

And many more

The post office

Evangelismos church next to Mandraki harbor

The national theater

The governor’s Palace (government House)

The town Hall

The Aquarium

The cultural center

It was in 1948 when Rhodes officially became a part of Greece

Pictures from the town

More pictures

Beautiful beachesLindos beach

Agathi beach

Tsampika beach

Sunset from the acropolis

The windmills near Mandraki harbor

The harbor

In our school there are 187 pupils

My name is George Papadopoulos, I am the teacher of E2 class.

I welcome you to Rhodes and to our school.

Our school

The school was built in 1948 by the Italians. It was a military building. It’s a big building at the center of the town.

Photographs from our school

Here we are

More photos

Our Teachers

Evi Katsara (music teacher) Antonis Ekonomou (sports teacher)

Maria Alexandri (computer teacher) Sofia Stergou (dance teacher)

Teachers

Eirene Kaseri (Art teacher)

All the other teachers of our school at the carnival dance

Hi !!!!!!!!!

Dimitris Veliskakis Manos Pogias

Mihalis Tentas Pantelis Tsouroutis

Gianis Tsangaris Haris Kioktzemen

Sevasti Skendo Alexandros Apostolopoulos

Pelagia Tsolaki Panagiotis Delakis

Hrisoula Frangou Kostandinos Koutsomanolakis

Zenia Siskova Bahatin Katsiouna

Solon Athanasiou Antonis KetsesAndriana Karagiani

More info about Rhodes

You can find more information about Rhodes on the web

Here is the official site

www.rodos.gr

Our address is

5th Primary school of RhodesKonstantinou Paleologou str 4

TK 85100 RhodesGreece

email: 5dimrodou@sch.gr