Greece & Wales.pptx
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Greece & Wales Done by Diana, Raniya, Hajira, Leysan
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Main Information • Capital city –Athens • Official language – Greek • Population-10 787 690 • Currencies- euros • Religion- Orthodoxy • Capital City – Cardiff • Official language – Welsh, English • Population-3 063 456 • Currencies- pound • Religion - Christianity
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• President of Greece • Queen of Unitied Kingdom
History of Greece
• Greece's history is one of the richest in the world. Greece is famous for its many philosophers, like Plato and Aristotle, and kings like Alexander the Great and Leonidas
• was founded c. 734 BC • Alexander the Great made this country bigger. Conquered terretories from Egypt to India • The birthplace of democracy • Macedonia was destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC
Greek Mythology
Nature Of Greece and Wales
History of wales
• People have lived in Wales for at least 29, 000 years • The Romans first entered Wales in 43 AD, and took it around 77 AD. • In the 16 th century, the Laws in Wales Acts 1535– 1542 passed in England when Henry VIII was king there. • in the IV century, Christianity came to Wales.
Mythology of Wales
Traditions Greece • • • Most Greeks are the names of Orthodox saints. Name day - this is a very important tradition for all Greeks Until the 19 th century there was a special tradition of cutting hair girls. Cutted hair was a shame for the whole family At the first trying brand-new car, the Greeks throw coins under the driver's seat Wales • The most ancient musical tradition of Wales is instrumental folk music. Traditional Welsh folk musical instrument is the harp. • • The patron saint of Wales is David Welsh St David's Day is celebrated on March 1, some believe that this should be a public holiday in Wales
Famous people of Wales Christian Bale Catherine Zeta-Jones Anthony Hopkins
Famous people of Greece • Tommy Lee Theo Angelopoulos Vangelis
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Greece & Wales.pptx