Culture of Greece

Pericles (; ; –429 BC) was a Greek statesman and general during the Golden Age of Athens. He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, and was acclaimed by Thucydides, a contemporary historian, as "the first citizen of Athens". Pericles turned the Delian League into an Athenian empire and led his countrymen during the first two years of the Peloponnesian War. The period during which he led Athens as its preeminent orator and statesman, roughly from 461 to 429 BC, is sometimes known as the "Age of Pericles

ancient citadel above the city of Athens

King of Sparta from c. 489 BC to 480 BC

thumb|upright=1.5|Acropolis of Athens in Athens, Greece An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense. The term is typically used to refer to the Acropolis of Athens, yet nearly every Greek city had an acropolis of its own. The term derives from the homonymous Greek word "Ακρόπολις", composed from "akron" (ἄκρον), which means "top", and "polis" (πόλις), which means "city".

Greek rebellion against the Ottoman Empire (1821–1829)

Christian Eastern Orthodox denomination in Greece

art of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire

Christian denominations of the Eastern Orthodox Church descended from a Greek tradition

decorative border motif constructed from a continuous line popular in Chinese, Greek, and Roman art

museum in Athens, Greece

thumb|300px|One of the mosaics of Delos, [[Greece with the symbol of the Punic-Phoenician goddess Tanit]] Hellenization or Hellenification is the adoption of Greek culture, religion, language, and identity by non-Greeks. In the ancient period, colonization often led to the Hellenization of indigenous people. In the Hellenistic period, many of the territories which were conquered by Alexander the Great were Hellenized.

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fortified tower

Holiday honoring defiance of the Greek government and people against Fascist Italy in World War II

pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with Greece

museum in Kolonaki, Athens, Greece

overview of the cinema of Greece

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The kallikantzaros () is a malevolent creature in modern Greek folklore.

the first day of Great Lent throughout Eastern Christianity

type of ancient Greek craftmanship, so often of pottery

overview of geographical name changes in Greece

ethnonyms for the Greeks

thumb|300px|People giving moutzas to the Greek parliament during 2010–2011 Greek protests|the Indignant Citizens Movement. Lower left, see double moutza, lower middle, see single moutza A mountza or moutza ( or ), also called faskeloma ( ), is the most traditional gesture of insult among Greeks. It consists of extending and spreading all fingers of the hand and presenting the palm towards the face of the person to be insulted with a forward motion.

Greek national theater organization

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thumb|A modern set of Greek begleri. thumb|Slinging a Begleri Begleri (Greek: μπεγλέρι) is a small skill toy consisting of one or more beads at either end of a short string or chain. It can be flipped and twirled around the fingers to perform tricks. The begleri originated in Greece, and was originally derived from the komboloi, which serves the function of worry beads, and are often flipped around to pass the time or keep the hands busy. While komboloia have beads forming a closed circle, begleri beads are threaded on an open strand, usually in a symmetrical formation, with equal weighting at

Baklahorani (alternatively, Bakla Horani; ) or Tatavla carnival () was a carnival traditionally celebrated annually in Istanbul, Turkey, by members of the local Greek Orthodox community on Clean Monday, the last Monday before Lent. It took place during 19th century and perhaps earlier, but was banned by the Turkish authorities in 1943. In 2010 the carnival was revived in a watered-down version unlike the licentious original. This has now become a regular event on the local calendar.

Individual pelican that was the mascot of Mykonos

academic discipline that focuses on the language, literature, history and politics of post-classical Greece

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ministry of the Hellenic Republic

mascots of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens

thumb|Firewalkers in Bulgaria The Anastenaria (, ) is a traditional barefoot firewalking ritual with ecstatic dance performed in some villages in Northern Greece and Southern Bulgaria. The communities which celebrate this ritual are descended from refugees who entered Greece from Eastern Thrace following the Balkan Wars of 1911–12 and the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923.

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Overview of names for the European country

names among people of Greek language and culture

group denoting Greek dances, both traditional folk and modern

thumb|250px|Rouketopolemos in 2015

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' (also spelled '; ) is a Greek noun that has the literal translation of "love of honor". However, is difficult to translate as it describes a complex array of virtues.

Greektown is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Greeks or people of Greek ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood.

Hellenocentrism or Grecocentrism is a worldview centered on Greeks and Greek civilization. The worldview presupposes the idea that Greeks were somehow unique in world history and that Greek civilization essentially emerged from within itself. Nonetheless such premises have been frequently questioned.