Greek+Culture

By-Kelsey

====__Dancing/ Music__-Greeks did a lot of things to do with music and dancing. There were more then 200 dances that they had for many different reasons. They thought that it helped improve their mental, emotional,and physical health. Most of the dances had to do with eigther a women or a man. There weren't many dances that had to do with both at the same time. The instruments they used were lyres, flutes, tambourines, cymbals, and castanets. Most of their instuments were percussion. ====

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__Marriage__- Women were supposed to get married at 14-18. men got married in the 20-30. There was no priests, but instead there were a bunch of rituals. Greeks did weddings after dark. the bride would go from her home to the grooms by a chariot. All the family walked behind carrying gifts.Gifts were mostly baskets, furniture, jewelry, mirrors, perfume, and vases with flowers and stuff in them.After the ceremony the groom would carry the bride on his shoulder to prove his strength. Divorces were allowed and were easy to do. ======

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__Stories__- Greeks liked to tell stories. Even some of the myths, stories, and fables we still read today . __​__ ===== __Meals__- Meals were mostly eaten in the courtyard closest to their home. Most of their food was grain, figs, weat, bread, barley, fruit, vegetables, cake, grapes, different kinds of seafood, and they drank wine. Every so often they would hunt for their food. Greeks kept goats and cows, for milk and cheese.

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