Reunions in a Traditional Greek village

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Reunions in a Traditional Greek village

Ceremonies take place all over the world. Ceremonies are defined as an act or set of formal acts established by custom authority as proper to a special occasion" (Webster's New World Dictionary third college edition, 229). In this case, the "proper" occasion was the reunion of villagers which lead to a celebration. Celebrations are related with food for it is "establishes relationships of give and take, of co-operation, of a sharing, of an emotional bond that is universal" (Haviland, 43)

The celebration in the village was among families and relatives, who have come from the village. All of the people gathered at the reunion were related to one another either by kinship or by friendship. They all were there for a reason, to celebrate the sixth reunion, and these celebrations take place every three years.

Over the summer I had the opportunity to take part in this tradition in a rural Greek village. My grandparents raised my father, his brother, and his sister in that village. It is located in Peloponnisos, which is located in the southern part of the Greek mainland. The village is called Levidi. I