Greeks in America - eBooks4Greeks.gr

More documents

Recommendations

Info

46 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAEECREATIONRecreation neglected.—^People do not think muchof recreation in the Near East. They take lifeeasily, working with leisure. Men are busy withtheir work in stores and offices, and women withhousehold work, knitting and sewing. The mostprevalent mode of recreation in Greece and Turkeyis sitting in groups in houses or at the coffee housestalking, discussing politics and sipping Turkishcoffee.Games.—Gossip is a great source of pleasure. OnSundays and holidays people make calls, and talk.Card playing and other games like dominoes, chess,and trictrac are inseparable from the coffee houses.Billiards and pool-rooms are common in large cities.Cards and other games are frequently played infamily circles. Gambling is very common, thoughoften played for moderate and trifling sums. Thelaw forbids gambling but ways are easily found toevade it.Athletics.—Athletics in the open air or gymnasticsare not prevalent. Children have their gamesand plays, especially those with balls. But thegrown-up people think games are for children. Theyoung are very fond of athletics and many of thembelong to athletic societies in Athens, Constantinople,and Smyrna, doing excellent work in promotingathletics. Unfortunately such work is limitedto a few centers only. Athens has a large marblestadium seating 75,000 where Olympic, Pan-Hellenic and school games are held, all of which tendto promote love of sports and athletics. Tennis isbeing introduced in centers like Athens, Smyrna andConstantinople. Greeks everywhere need to learnthe Anglo-Saxon and American love of games andexercise in the open air.Societies.—^Literary and musical societies play an
EUROPEAN BACKGROUNDimportant part in Greek communities in promotingculture among the people. Thus the Society Parnassos,Athens, the Greek Literary Society in Constantinople,and other similar organizations in othercities, conduct courses of lectures and public meetingsthat are very instructive and beneficial.Newspapers.—Newspapers play a very importantrole in Greek life. Athens alone has 33 dailies, besidesmany weeklies and monthlies, and other periodicals.Almost every town in Greece has its localpaper. A great number of Greek dailies and periodicalsare issued in Constantinople, Smyrna, andother important centers in Turkey. Greeks are fondof news and devour the newspapers. Coifee-housesare almost all the time full of people sipping coffee,reading newspapers and discussing the news enthusiastically.Theaters.—There are numerous theaters inAthens, Smyrna and Constantinople, and Greekspatronize the plays very much. In many other centersboth in Greece and Turkey dramatic performancesare presented, even when there is no propertheater. Amateurs and students make such presentations.Moving pictures are very prevalent andare spreading rapidly. Every village and town inGreece has its karagenze— a show similar to Punch,and Judy.MOEAL STANDARDSGreeks temperate.—Greeks are generally temperateand sober. Wine is commonly used at mealsin families and restaurants, and is offered at all socialand family gatherings, and coffee houses, in additionto tea, coffee and pastry, can provide liquors.Even small groceries have tables where people canhave drink and refreshments. But everywhere moderationis the rule. Though some may go to excess^7
Page 2 and 3: THE GREEKSIN AMERICAJ. P. XENIDES
Page 4 and 5: COPYRIGHT, 1922,BY GEORGE H. DORAN
Page 6 and 7: TiINTRODUCTIONsympathetic and broad
Page 8 and 9: viuPREFACESchenectady, Utica, Syrac
Page 11 and 12: CHAPTERCONTENTSI EUROPEAN BACKGROUN
Page 13: THE GREEKS IN AMERICA
Page 16 and 17: 16 THE GREEKS IN AMERICASeleucidse
Page 18 and 19: 18 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAcrippled, a
Page 20 and 21: 20 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAof the Gree
Page 22 and 23: 22 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAAsia Minor
Page 24 and 25: 24 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAof the Gree
Page 26 and 27: 26 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAexplained a
Page 28 and 29: 28 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAHe said tha
Page 30 and 31: soTHE GREEKS IN AMERICAPOLITICAL. C
Page 32 and 33: 32 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAother. Arti
Page 34 and 35: ;S4- THE GREEKS IN AMERICApally the
Page 36 and 37: 36 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAin 1914 abo
Page 38 and 39: S8THE GREEKS IN AMERICApenses of th
Page 40 and 41: 40 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAfrom Smyrna
Page 42 and 43: 42 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAprevailed a
Page 44 and 45: 44. THE GREEKS IN AMERICAOld and Ne
Page 48 and 49: 48 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAsometimes,
Page 50 and 51: 50 THE GREEKS IN AMERICA—Greeks a
Page 52 and 53: 52 THE GREEKS IN AMERICACyprus, Pon
Page 54 and 55: 54 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAinfluence.
Page 56 and 57: 56 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAof its theo
Page 58 and 59: 58 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAinto the Ni
Page 60 and 61: 60 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAgan in Germ
Page 62 and 63: 62 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAto tlie pat
Page 64 and 65: 64, THE GREEKS IN AMERICAChildren's
Page 66 and 67: 66 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAa Dictionar
Page 68 and 69: 68 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAthey now fo
Page 70 and 71: 70 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAand America
Page 72 and 73: 72 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAopposed, ev
Page 74 and 75: 74 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAlaymen, thu
Page 76 and 77: 76 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAnext heard
Page 78 and 79: 78 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAage it. But
Page 80 and 81: 80 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAUnited Stat
Page 82 and 83: 82 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAThose wMch
Page 84 and 85: 84 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAtions have
Page 86 and 87: S6THE GREEKS IN AMERICAam told by s
Page 88 and 89: Chapter HITHE GREEKS IN AMERICA (Co
Page 90 and 91: 90 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAentations,
Page 92 and 93: 92 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAprovide dow
Page 94 and 95: 94 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAand to surr
Page 96 and 97:
96 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAizing their
Page 98 and 99:
98 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAmunities an
Page 100 and 101:
100 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAEngland, a
Page 102 and 103:
102 THE GREEKS IN AMERICASOCIAL ORG
Page 104 and 105:
104 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAcenters as
Page 106 and 107:
106 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAthe union
Page 108 and 109:
108 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAGreek Amer
Page 110 and 111:
110 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAing life a
Page 112 and 113:
112 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAgatherings
Page 114 and 115:
.1114 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAbuilding
Page 116 and 117:
116 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAMinor and
Page 118 and 119:
Chapter IVTHE GREEKS IN AMERICA (Co
Page 120 and 121:
120 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAgations co
Page 122 and 123:
122 THE GREEKS IN AMERICASynod in G
Page 124 and 125:
124 THE GREEKS IN AMERICADress.—A
Page 126 and 127:
126 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAfood, so t
Page 128 and 129:
128 THE GREEKS IN AMERICANeed of Pa
Page 130 and 131:
130 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAThere are
Page 132 and 133:
132 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAchurch who
Page 134 and 135:
;134 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAhalls, an
Page 136 and 137:
1S6THE GREEKS IN AMERICAstudy the S
Page 138 and 139:
138 THE GREEKS IN AMERICA** Helping
Page 140 and 141:
140 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAOthers pro
Page 142 and 143:
142 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAof time th
Page 144 and 145:
144 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAsongs will
Page 146 and 147:
'146 THE GREEKS IN AMERICA*^They sh
Page 148 and 149:
—148 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAplace o
Page 150 and 151:
—150 THE GREEKS IN AMERICA4. Prea
Page 152 and 153:
152 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAand take c
Page 154 and 155:
154 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAGreek Tele
Page 156 and 157:
156 THE GREEKS IN AMERICALife Immov
Page 158 and 159:
158 THE GREEKS IN AMERICATurkey and
Page 160 and 161:
160 THE GREEKS IN AMERICAImmigratio
show all

Greeks in America - eBooks4Greeks.gr

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?