CHAPTER

 ONE 

  MY PLACE

The 6th Grade of the 2nd Primary School of Mesologgi presents their town. 

We are excited to present our town and get to know a lot of things about our peers' in the project towns as well!!! We are looking forward to reading your texts and any comments about our town too.

Enjoy!!

The students of the 6th Grade , 2nd  Primary school of

 Mesologgi

View of our town

Location

https://carnetdevoyage.gr/mesologgi-to-istoriko-stolidi-tis-limnothalassas/

Καλώς ήρθατε στην πόλη μας!!

We live in Messologgi. It is in Western Greece and it belongs to the municipality of Etoloakarnania. It's population is about 13.000.It has great history, in fact there have been five prime ministers and famous poets who lived here in the past. A very famous Greek poet, Kostis Palamas, spent his childhood in our city. Also there was a big revolution against the Ottomans in 1826. After that it was named Sacred City of Messologgi. Here you can visit the Garden of Heroes,  the Art and History Museum, the archaeological museum and  the salt museum. You can take a walk or ride your bike by the sea ,go birdwatching, go sailing and go canoeing or

kayaking. Some local products are: fish roe which comes from the fish bafa and it is covered with wax. Also fish like kefalos, gastros, eel and thinlip mullet. Other products are salt, ouzo, olives, honey and more.There is a lagoon with different types of rare birds and a big port with a lot of boats. Messologgi is beautiful but in the last few years we have a lot of thunderstorms and floods.

Mesologgi is situated in a beautiful lagoon. A lot of rare birds nest here. You can see flamingos, pelicans, storks, wild ducks. Lots of people go birdwatching at the lagoon.

flamingo

wild duck

stork

OUR SCHOOL

There are a hundred and sixty students and twenty teachers in our school. There is a big playground and ten classrooms. There are special classrooms too, like a music room, a computer room and an English language classroom. There is also a big assembly hall where we sometimes present theatrical plays.

We love our school!!!!

D1 and D2 class.

The local festival of Agios Simeon in 

Mesologgi

ST2 CLASS

Το πανηγύρι του Αη- Συμιού στο

Μεσολόγγι

Το Πανηγύρι του Άη  Συμιού είναι έθιμο με ιστορική,θρησκευτική και μουσικοχορευτική διάσταση. Είναι μία από τις μεγαλύτερες γιορτές για την πόλη του Μεσολογγίου. Πήρε το όνομά του από το μοναστήρι του Άη-Συμιού που χτίστηκε το 1740. Ο εορτασμός αυτός συνηθιζόταν και στην Τουρκοκρατία. Οι Μεσολογγίτες συγκεντρώνονταν την Κυριακή της Πεντηκοστής στο  μοναστήρι και την Δευτέρα του Αγίου Πνέυματος εκκλησιάζοταν σε αυτό.Ύστερα ακολουθούσαν γλέντια και χοροί.Για κάποιο διάστημα το πανηγύρι είχε ξεχαστεί, με την απελευθέρωση ομως ξανάρθε στη ζωή.

Ψυχή του πανηγυριού είναι οι παρεές των αρματωμένων , που φορούν παραδοσιακή στολή και άρματα και οι καβαλάρηδες πάνω στα άλογα . Στις παρέες συμμετέχουν μόνο άνδρες. Κάθε παρέα έχει τον αρχηγό της , που ονομάζεται καπετάνιος 

Την Κυριακή ξεκινάει ο εορτασμός . Το συγκρότημα κάθε παρέας (ζυγιά) παίρνει πρώτα τον καπετάνιο και έπειτα τους αρματωμένους από τα σπίτια τους, με συγκεκριμένο τρόπο. Οι άνθρωποι που συμμετέχουν, αποτελούν την ψυχή του πανηγυριού, χωρίζονται σε αρματωμένους και σε καβαλαραίους, οι οποίοι οργανώνονται σε ομάδες, τις παρέες. Όπως λέει και σε κείμενά του ο Ανδρέας Καρκαβίτσας οι παρέες παλιότερα ονομάζονταν μάγκες. 

Από το πρωί της Κυριακής το πρώτο μέλος της κάθε παρέας επισκέπτεται τα σπίτια των μελών της παρέας και σιγά σιγά μεγαλώνει η παρέα.  Οι παρέες ξεκινούν για το μοναστήρι του Αγίου Συμεών το πρωί της Δευτέρας και συμμετέχουν στη Θεία Λειτουργία. Την Τρίτη όλοι οι συμμετέχοντες διασχίζουν τη λιμνοθάλασσα. 

Αφού γυρίζουν στους δρόμους του Μεσολογγίου, το απόγευμα ξεκινούν για το μοναστήρι. Κάθε παρέα έχει το δικό τους στέκι.

Οι συμμετέχοντες φοράνε ντουλαμά μια στολή με τη λαμπάδα στην πλάτη. Οι παρέες γλεντάνε όλη την ημέρα, ξενυχτάνε όλη τη νύχτα.

Οι αρματωμένοι και οι καβαλάρηδες Αη-Συμιώτες φημίζονται για τις χορευτικές τους ικανότητες.

Ιδίως όταν οι Αη-Συμιώτες ανεβαίνουν στο μοναστήρι, φτάνουν σχεδόν στην έκταση και τότε είναι που πετιέται ένας με μοναδικό παλμό και καταπληκτική ηθοποιία χορεύει τον "χορό του πεθαμένου". Το θέμα του χορού αναφέρεται στη φιλία. Ο νικητής προσπαθεί να ξαναφέρει στη ζωή τον "νεκρό". Τότε ο Αη-Συμιός κάνει το θαύμα του και ανασταίνει τον νεκρό. Εκτός από αυτόν, χορεύουν κι άλλους πολλούς χορούς.

The traditional festival of Saint Simeon is a custom with historical, religious and musical dimension. It is one of the biggest festivals in the city of Mesologgi and took its name from the monastery of saint Simeon which is near the city and was built in 1740.

The festival has its roots back in the era during which Greece  was part of the Ottoman empire. The people of the town gathered on the day of the Pentecost , usually in June, and attended the Church Service the next morning on Monday , which is a day dedicated to the Holy Ghost. Then they celebrated by dancing. 

Main participants of the festival are the men dressed in traditional costumes. Some of them (the ''armatomenoi'') wear the ''doulamas'' and carry weapons that date back to the 19th century and some others ( the ''kavalarei'') ride their horses. Every group of men has their own band , called  ''zigia'' that plays   traditional music. 

The leader of each group is the captain. The musicians first go to the leader's house to

pick him up and they all head to the Garden of Heroes , a place that is dedicated to the heroic exit of the people in the besieged Mesologgi back on April 26, 1826. After  they gather there they all head together to the monastery where they will celebrate all night and attend church the following morning. 

During the celebrations at night the participants dance many traditional dances and particularly the ''dance of the dead man''. During this dance two of the warriors fight with each other and one of them gets killed. Then, the other who feels sorry for what he has just done starts dancing and praying to Saint - Simeon. The saint performs his miracle and the dead man comes back to life. This dance celebrates forgiveness and friendship.

Some facts about the Exit: Mesologgi was besieged twice by the Ottomans ( April 1825-October 1825 and December 1825-April 1826). The people refused to surrender and suffered from illnesses and lack of food . They decided to exit the city walls and die free. This event was one of the most important ones in the Greek Revolution.

This costume (doulamas) is worn by the men dressed as warriors , called Ai-Simiotes, in reminder of the warriors who ran towards the Saint Simeon monastery in order to seek shelter after the heroic exit from the besieged city of  Mesologgi and the battle against the Ottomans. Some warriors and citizens that survived and escaped  the exit , stayed hidden at the monastery. But the enemy found them and very few of them managed to escape.

https://fourtounis.gr/2016/06/20/%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B5-%CF%87%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%82-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%8C%CE%B3%CE%B3%CE%B9-%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B4%CE%BF/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSZx8U44_mI&t=182s&ab_channel=NikosPapalexis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rypQF-jKZU&ab_channel=familytravel. video link

scan the QR code to see the celebrations in June 2022, in front of the Garden of Heroes and the main City Gate

Scan the QR code to watch the traditional ''dance of the dead man''

Every year on Lazarus Saturday and on Palm Sunday ,exactly a week before the Orthodox Easter Sunday, people in our city celebrate the heroic exit of 1826. Thousands of people from all over Greece come and join the parade wearing traditional costumes. At night, they gather at the Garden of Heroes and perform a  ceremony that reenacts the burning of the gunpowder keg by Christos Kapsalis. Kapsalis and some people unable to fight, decided to end their lives this way and not surrender to the enemy.

<< Κάθε ελεύθερος Ανθρωπος είναι δημότης Μεσολογγίου>>

''Every free Man is a citizen of Mesologgi''   ( Loukis Akritas, 1964)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjzqqubAq1Y&ab_channel=LefDakalaki

scan to watch.

We had fun working with you all!! It was a great project!!  Bye !!!   

6th Grade - ST2

Victor, Freija, Dimitra, Dimitris, Rafail, Efthimia, Nikolina, Kostas, Kostis, George

Mesologgi, 2022-2023

Hello from Ikaria, Greece! 

We are the students of the 6th grade of the 2nd Primary School of Agios Kirykos.

We are about to present our place to you! 

Nice to meet you everyone!

https://www.greeka.com/village_beach/photos/1476/agios-kirikos-top-1-1280.jpg

Γεια σας από Ικαρία!

Hello from Ikaria!

Living in Ikaria is great! The island is located in the Eastern Aegean Sea and both the natural landscape and the beaches are amazing. Ikaria island is an alternative destination, famous for the longevity and stress-free everyday life of its islanders as well as for the epic traditional feasts and the locally made wine.

Η έκτη τάξη του 2ου Δημοτικού Σχολείου Αγίου Κηρύκου σας ταξιδεύει στο νησί της Ικαρίας...

Φτάνοντας στο νησί της Ικαρίας, η πρώτη εικόνα που θα αντικρίσετε  στο λιμάνι του Αγίου Κηρύκου είναι το επιβλητικό  μεταλλικό άγαλμα του Ίκαρου να στέκεται  στην άκρη της προβλήτας, το οποίο απεικονίζει την πτώση ενός μυθικού ήρωα στα καταγάλανα νερά του Ικάριου  πελάγους.

Το νησί μας πήρε το όνομά του από τον μυθικό ήρωα Ίκαρο. Ο Ίκαρος μαζί με τον πατέρα του τον  Δαίδαλο πέταξαν με τεχνητά  φτερά ψηλά στον ουρανό για να ξεφύγουν από τον  Λαβύρινθο του Μίνωα. Η προσπάθεια τους όμως κατέληξε σε τραγωδία αφού ο Ίκαρος από απερισκεψία έπεσε και πνίγηκε στο πέλαγος, το οποίο ονομάστηκε «Ικάριο Πέλαγος» και το νησί Ικαρία.

Η Ικαρία φημίζεται για τη φυσική άγρια ομορφιά της. Είναι ένα νησί με πυκνή βλάστηση, πολλά τρεχούμενα νερά, ιαματικές πηγές παγκοσμίως αναγνωρισμένες, όμορφα ορεινά και παραθαλάσσια χωριουδάκια με παραδόσεις που διατηρούνται στο πέρασμα του χρόνου.

Επίσης, το νησί μας φημίζεται για τους χαλαρούς ρυθμούς του, την ηρεμία και τη μακροζωία των  κατοίκων της.  

Το νησί της μακροζωίας...

 Η Ικαρία συμπεριλαμβάνεται στη λεγόμενη «μπλε ζώνη», δηλαδή είναι μία από τις γωνιές του πλανήτη μας στις οποίες οι άνθρωποι ζουν περισσότερα χρόνια και με καλύτερη υγεία συγκριτικά με τον τοπικό και τον παγκόσμιο μέσο όρο.

Έρευνες έχουν δείξει ότι τα μυστικά της μακροζωίας στο νησί μας είναι η μεσογειακή διατροφή (ελαιόλαδο, κόκκινο κρασί, βιολογικά λαχανικά, τοπικό μέλι, κατσικίσιο γάλα). Σημαντικό ρόλο παίζουν οι ισχυροί κοινωνικοί δεσμοί μεταξύ των κατοίκων σε συνδυασμό με τους χαλαρούς» ρυθμούς ζωής.

Πηγή: Ικαρία: Ο τρόπος ζωής και το μυστικό της μακροζωίας (exploringgreece.tv)

The Island of Longevity...

Ikaria is included in the so-called "blue zone", that is, it is one of the corners of our planet where people live longer and in better health compared to the local and global average.
Research has shown that the secrets of longevity on our island are the Mediterranean diet (olive oil, red wine, organic vegetables, local honey, goat's milk). Also, the strong social ties between the residents combined with the "stress-free" everyday life play an important role.

https://www.diaforetiko.gr/oi-giatroi-toy-edinan-9-mines-kai-toy-proteinan-chimeiotherapeies-ekeinos-pige-stin-ikaria-kai-ezise-mechri-ta-102/

Τα πανηγύρια της Ικαρίας 

Στην Ικαρία οι θρησκευτικές γιορτές συνοδεύονται από πανηγύρια, τα οποία αποτελούν κομμάτι της παράδοσης και του πολιτισμού των Ικαριωτών.  

Οι ντόπιοι αλλά και πλήθος επισκεπτών διασκεδάζουν χορεύοντας με ζωντανή παραδοσιακή μουσική, τρώγοντας ρασκό (κατσίκι) και πίνοντας τοπικό κρασί. Στα φημισμένα πανηγύρια της Ικαρίας οι άνθρωποι γλεντάνε και χορεύουν μέχρι το πρωί. 

https://www.greekgastronomyguide.gr/item/ikariotika-panigiria-ikaria/

Song Ampelokoutsoura: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMsBlxkOuAY

http://panigyri.art/event

Song Sympethera : https://www.youtube.com/watchv=8naYzTDVuLc

Το σχολείο μας!

Our School!

Our school is located in Agios Panteleimonas, a small village very close to Agios Kirykos, the capital of Ikaria. 

It was built in 1920 and got its name (2nd Primary School of Agios Kirykos) after merging with neighboring one-teacher schools. 

There are 75 students in our school. It has got a big playground and 8 classrooms.

Our school is great!

We are the students of the 6th grade of the 2nd Primary School of Agios Kirykos.

Thank you for the opportunity to work on this project! We really enjoyed it!

Irene, Kleio, Rozaat, Orestis, George, Angelos, Andreas, Antonis, Eleftheria, Eliana, Irene, Vasilis, Garifallia. 

The 4th class of Primary School of GUARDIAGRELE, Italy, speaks about its place. 

La classe quarta di Guardiagrele racconta la propria città!

Welcome to GUARDIAGRELE, Abruzzo, Italy

Here we are, at the foot of Maiella Mountain and near the Adriatic sea.

Scan de code for the movie on Earth

OUR SCHOOL IN GUARDIAGRELE, ITALY

CODY WEEK ITALIA

Our school is involved in environmental, art and sport projects. Also inclusiveness is an important aim of the school. 

This is the video that last year won the contest among the schools of Abruzzo Region. We went to Rome for a sport event at the Olimpic Stadium.

Ogni due anni gli alunni del Circolo Didattico di Guardiagrele eleggono il Consiglio Comunale dei Ragazzi e partecipano al convegno dei Parchi Nazionali COLORIAMO IL NOSTRO FUTURO

Students of the 4th Grade of Derveni Primary School present their town and their school!

My town is called Derveni. It is a small coastal town but there are some mountains near it.

There are many old and new houses on the main road. There are two hotels, one near the beach and one in the mountain above the town. There are two big churches. There are two small playgrounds near the square.

There are many shops in Derveni. These shops are on the main road the one opposite the other. When you walk from school towards the center of Derveni you can see a bakery and a café. In total there are five cafés. Some are near the beach and some are on the main street. There is a butcher's next to the bike shop and there is a big supermarket next to the toyshop. There is, also, a small bookshop and three restaurants. One of them sells "souvlaki", a traditional Greek dish.

You can do many things in Derveni in summer but not so many in winter. Children can participate in sport activities, as there is a dance and a Martial Arts school. Unfortunately, there isn't a museum in Derveni but there is an open-air cinema for the summer. 

My school is small but beautiful. It is in Derveni opposite the main square.

There are two school buildings and one playground in the middle. In the main building there are many classrooms that we use in the morning. The other building is much older and we use it for the extended program or the school events.

You can see many things around my school. Apart from the large playground, there are many flowers and trees. There is a basketball court and a football field next to our school. 

In my school there is one music room and one computer room. There are nine classrooms and the teacher's room. 

Students of the 6th Grade of Derveni Primary School present the villages where they live.

Derveni is a village in Greece. Specifically in the Pelloponese and it is in  the regional unit of Corinthia. It is located near the sea and the weather is usually sunny, but sometimes is a little cold. In the summer the temprature is high. In the winter the temprature drops.

The people who live in Derveni work as fishermen and some of them are farmers.  Others  own bakeries or resturants and cafes. The people in Derveni are friendly and they will help you if you need something.

In their free time the people go for a walk or go cycling by the mile-long coast. There are a lot of places you can visit in Derveni such as the main square, the many shops and the big church of Saint John. And these are some things about Derveni.

If you ever find yourself in Greece and you want to know how you can come to our village, have a look at our suggestions.

We live in Rozena, which belongs to the regional unit of Corinthia. Rozena is a small mountainous village in the Peloponnese. Rozena is near Derveni.

In this area the weather is always sunny in summer. But in winter the temperature usually drops and it often rains heavily. 

People of Rozena work in agriculture and they are mostly farmers. In their free time they go cycling by the mile-long coast or they go walking in the forest. 

There are fantastic places for visitors in Rozena. You can visit the church Ypapanti and the bakery “Dentrinelis”. There you can eat delicacies or you can eat delicious meat in the local tavern.

Lygia is a coastal village in the in regional unit of Corinthias and in the Peloponnese, the weather in the winter is very cold and rains heavily but in the summer it is the exact opposite.

People in Lygia usually work as   farmers and    fishermen. People in their free time   often they drink café and walk, go shopping, go cycling by the mile-long coast, watch TV and chill on their bed watching videos or movies. The people in Lygia are nice and kind.

There are not many places of interest that you can visit in Lygia. Actually, the only place is “Kostantina’s Fish tavern”. And these are some things about our place, Lygia.

 Petalou is in the Peloponnese and it is in the regional unit of Corinthia. It  is   located near the mountains. The temperature in winter drops, in the summer the weather is warm and sunny.

People work as farmers, fishermen and some of them are own bakeries. Other women are housewives. In their free time people go for swimming in the summer and go for cycling and walking by the sea in winter. 

There are many places you can visit in Petalou, such as the church of “Agios Antreas”, the beautiful hotel and the main square. 

Here are some photos from Petalou taken by the students

THE FIRST PRIMARY SCHOOL IN

MAGLAJ

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA -students present their place. 

Hello,we are the students of  the 4th and 7th grade in "The First primary school" in Maglaj.

 We are looking forward to making a great project together!

Maglaj is located in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It is a small but beautiful town on the bank of river Bosna.

The seventh graders present our city

Maglaj, like numerous other cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has an old part of the town with mosques, traditional houses dating back from the Ottoman Empire, and a fortress that stands as a symbol of Maglaj. The new part of Maglaj, situated on the west side of the river Bosna, is made up of modern architecture that was started in the 1950s, and has become massively developed until 1991 and today.

In 2014 there was a terrible flood.All the city and sourrounding villages were under water.

The first floor of our schoool was under water and everything was destroyed.

It took some time to clean everything and to repair everything. However, now everything looks even better than before including our school. Europen Union and many people around the world helped in the recovery of the city, its people, restoring buildings, hospitals and schools. 

Here we are -the seventh graders who participated in the project: Ilda, Emma, Emina, Hana, Arduana, Sara, Aldin, Anes and Tarik.

Here is the QR code for the link in which our friends -the eigth graders presented our school.Hope you enjoy it!

Scan me!

Here is another link- students from the eigth grade made a short video about our city and its beautiful fort above the city (where "the Dragon" lived -as we described it in the google document). And you can hear a famous song about our city Maglaj ("Kiše nad Maglajem" or in English "Rains upon Maglaj").

Thank you , we hope you learned a lot about us. We are happy to learn a lot of things about you and your countries and cultures!  

Greece                 and Italy   

CHAPTER TWO:

MY LOCAL RECIPES

& LOCAL PRODUCTS

Η Δ΄ τάξη του Δημοτικού Σχολείου Δερβενίου σας προτείνει λαχταριστές συνταγές. Ετοιμαστείτε να τις δείτε και να σας ανοίξει η όρεξη...

Grade 4 of Derveni Primary School presents two recipes based on local products. The first one is a traditional bean soup with the local beans called "Rodina" and the other one is jam using a local Corinthian raisin.

     Φασολάδα με Ροδινά φασόλια

1 κιλό καρπό από φασόλια ροδινά

1 μεγάλο κρεμμύδι ξυσμένο

2 μέτρια καρότα καθαρισμένα και κομμένα σε ροδέλες

2 τομάτες φρέσκιες ξυσμένες στον τρίφτη

1 πράσινη πιπεριά σε κυβάκια

1 κολοκυθάκι σε κυβάκια

μισό φλιτζάνι ελαιόλαδο

1 κουτ. γλυκού ζάχαρη

1 κουτ. σούπας κουρκουμά (προαιρετικό)

αλάτι, πιπέρι

Για να φτιάξετε το συγκεκριμένο φαγητό θα χρειαστείτε τα παρακάτω υλικά:

Εκτέλεση:

1. Καθαρίστε τα φασόλια από το περικάρπιο κρατώντας μόνο τον καρπό. Πλύντε τα φασόλια και τοποθετήστε τα στην κατσαρόλα. Την γεμίζουμε με νερό, τόσο ώστε να τα σκεπάζει και να τα ξεπερνάει τρία δάχτυλα περίπου.

2.Αφήστε τα να βράσουν με ανοιχτή κατσαρόλα χωρίς καπάκι γιατί φουσκώνουν πολύ. Όταν το νερό πάρει βράση δημιουργείται αφρός. Πάρτε τον με τρυπητή κουτάλα και πετάξτε τον.

3. Ξεχωριστά σοτάρετε σε τηγάνι με το μισό λάδι το κρεμμύδι, την πιπεριά, το καρότο και το κολοκύθι. Μετά από λίγο ρίξτε τα φασόλια, προσθέστε τον κουρκουμά, τη φρέσκια ντομάτα και το αλατοπίπερο.

4. Βράστε το φαγητό μέχρι να μαλακώσουν  τα φασόλια και να χυλώσει η σάλτσα σας. 

5, Πριν το τέλος του μαγειρέματος προσθέσετε και το υπόλοιπο ελαιόλαδο και είστε έτοιμοι να απολαύστε το υπέροχο αυτό φαγητό.

Name of the recipe:         Rodina Beans (Soup)

Ingredients:                      1 kilo of Rodina beans, 

                                            1 big onion, 

                                        2 medium carrots or 1 bigger, 

                                            2 tomatoes, 

                                          1 green pepper, 

                                                1 zucchini,  

                                        half a cup of olive oil, 

                                        half a teaspoon of sugar, 

                                       1 tablespoon of turmeric, 

                                            salt & pepper

STEPS

1. Peel the beans and keep only the inner beans.

2. Wash the beans and put them in the pot.

3. Fill in with water until all beans are covered.

4. Boil the beans with the pot lid open.

5. When it boils and there is foam, remove the foam with a laddle.

6. Sizzle the onion, the green pepper and the carrots in a frying pan with olive oil.

7. Put the beans and add the turmeric, the tomatoes, the sugar, the salt & pepper.

8. Boil all the ingredients until the beans are soft.

9. Then, the soup is ready. ENJOY!!!

Μαρμελάδα με κορινθιακή σταφίδα

Για να φτιάξετε το συγκεκριμένο γλύκισμα θα χρειαστείτε τα παρακάτω υλικά:

1 κιλό ρώγες, μαύρη κορινθιάκη σταφίδα

μισό κιλό ζάχαρη

μισό κιλό νερό

2 μεγάλα φύλλα αρμπαρόριζας

1 λεμόνι 

Εκτέλεση:

1.Διαλέξτε φρέσκια μαύρη κορινθιακή σταφίδα. Αν έχετε φίλο παραγωγό, ακόμα καλύτερα γιατί θα ξέρετε τι πρώτη ύλη έχετε.

2. Ξερωγιάστε με προσοχή, ώστε να αφαιρέσετε σάπιες και ξερές ρώγες. Προσθέστε τις ρώγες με το νερό και τη ζάχαρη και σιγοβράστε για μισή ώρα.

3.Πολτοποιήστε εν μέρει το περιεχόμενο της κατσαρόλας, προσθέστε την αρμπαρόριζα και συνεχίστε το βράσιμο, μέχρι να δέσει η μαρμελάδα. Προσθέστε τον χυμό του λεμονιού, ανακατέψτε και μοιράστε σε αποστειρωμένα βάζα, τα οποία κλείστε τα καλά και να αναποδογυρίστε τα μέχρι να κρυώσουν.

Name of the Recipe:                                         Corinthian Raisin Jam

Ingredients:                             1 kilo of raisin grapes,  half a kilo of sugar, half a kilo of

                                                         water,  2 big leaves of berry root, 1 lemon

STEPS:

1. Choose fresh and fine quality of Corinthian raisin. Visit a local farm and take it from a local producer if you can.

2. Pick the good raisin grapes and remove carefully the bad ones.

3. Add the raisin and the sugar in a pot filled with water.

4. Boil at low temperature for thirty minutes. 

5. Mash the boiled ingredients and add the berry root leaves.

6. Pour the mixture into jars and close them carefully.

7. Then, flip the jars until they get cold.

Raisin Jam

Dried Corinthian raisin

Fresh Corinthian Raisin Grapes

Apart from the Corinthian raisins, farmers here grow white and red grapes in order to produce wine. 

It is, actually one of our popular products. "Roditis" is the most well-known, local, wine variety. You can only find it here in our area.

During the Skills Lab school subject, 2nd and 4th graders of Derveni Primary School visited a winery to learn about the wine-making process.

We have prepared a PowerPoint presentation & a video to show you some of what we learned during our school visit.

Just scan the QR-codes to view.

PowerPoint Presentation

Video

The fourth graders present traditional recipes and local products

MAGLAJ, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

The recipe is for traditional sweet dish called in Bosnian HURMAŠICE and there is no English word for that. Here is the recipe in Bosnian and on the next page you can find it in English if you want to try it out.It is really delicious! :)

1 jaje , 250 grama margarina ili maslaca omekšan,

5 kašika šećera , mala kašika praška za pecivo, sve sjediniti i oblikovati kolačiće, peći na 180 stepeni 35min. Na kraju tople zaliti hladnom agdom koja se pravi od 1kg šećera i 1 litar vode da kuha 15 minuta.

1 egg, 250 grams of butter,

 5 spoons of sugar, a little spoon of baking powder. Mix everything and make the dough in this kind of shape. Bake for 35 min at 180 degrees.

Then over the hot hurmašice pour cold "agda" which you make first by boiling  1 liter of water with one kilo of sugar for 15 minutes.

The fourth

graders who

participated in the project. 

IV-1  (šk.2022/23)

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES GROWN IN OUR AREA

In Maglaj we grow a lot of healthy fruit and vegetables.

People here usually live in houses or they have vacation houses with big gardens and orchards.

Vegetables are very common and people usually grow onion, potatoes, cucumbers and the most common vegetable is tomato.

We have a lot of different types of tomatoes like

,,Jabučar", ,,Šljivar", ,,Volovsko srce" and many more.

We also have a lot of fruit.

In fall the most common fruit is quince.

But in summer our gardens are full of apples, pears, plumps and nowdays very popular are raspberries, blackberries and cherries.

The most popular apples are called Šarenika, Dobrić, Divljaka and here are many plumps like Mađarica and Valjevka which are all grown for hundreds of years in our area. 

Delicious traditional jams are made using this fruit especially plum jam and apple jam as well as apple sweet called "pekmez". Yuummyyy

Raspberry -tastes great fresh as well as  jam. Yuuummy

LOCAL RECIPES FROM MESOLOGGI 

            GREECE

PRESENTED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE 6TH and 4th GRADE

6th Grade

Melomakarona is a traditional Christmas dessert very popular in Greece. There is no English word equivalent for it, even though some people call them honey cookies or macaroons. Try it!! It is really tasty!!

SALT AND FISH ROE 

FAMOUS LOCAL PRODUCTS FROM MESOLOGGI

AND DELICIOUS RECIPES 

CLASS D2

1.Where is it produced?

2. How?

3. Which season/ month is it gathered?

4. Who gathers it?

5. Are there many kinds of salt?

FACTS ABOUT SALT - ΑΛΑΤΙ

It is produced at the salt pans , a few kilometres outside Mesologgi. Its production is really easy and based on an ancient method. The sun evaporates the sea water and with the help of strong winds some artificial basins are formed. In the basins salt starts to accumulate. The salt starts to get  gathered from April- May by special workers who use wooden tools.  The first salt is called Afrina. 

There are many kinds of salt: white, pink, red.

FISH ROE - ΑΥΓΟΤΑΡΑΧΟ

Fish roe is a local delicacy. It is produced by the eggs of a fish called Kefalos or Bafa. The eggs are dried and covered in wax. This way they are preserved and used in many recipes.

Spaghetti with fish roe

 You need: 400gr spaghetti, 200 gr bread crumbs, 120 ml olive oil, garlic, lemon zest, 4 tablespoons of fish roe chopped in small pieces, pepper.

1. Boil and drain the spaghetti.

2. Mix it in a bowl with the olive oil, the garlic and the bread crumbs.

3. Add the fish roe, the lemon zest and some pepper.

4. Mix well and serve it while it is still hot.

                              ENJOY!!!

POTATO SALAD WITH FISH ROE

You need:  1/2 kilo potatoes chopped in cubes, half a cup of olive oil, salt and pepper, 4 tablespoons of lemon juice, 100 gr of fish roe cut in thin slices, some oregano, 1 tablespoon of mustard.

 1. Boil the potatoes

2. Put them in a bowl.

3. Add the olive oil, the lemon juice, the mustard, salt, pepper, oregano and mix well.

4. Add the fish roe and mix again.

                 Try it !! It's so tasty!!! 

It has been a great pleasure to work with you !!

We learnt a lot and we will miss all of you.

We hope to meet again !!

  THANK YOU ALL

          D2 class mesologgi 2022-2023

Leonidas, Konstantinos, Marilia, Anna - Maria, Valia, Chrysa, George, Dionysis, George, Christos, Giannis, Konstantina

             Delicious recipes from                         Italy 

ITALIAN TYPICAL FOOD AND RECIPES

Visiting Guardiagrele it's possible to taste one of the most famous sweet ever "Le sise di monaca". They are made in two shops and you can find them only in our town, but they are also on sale on the Internet. 

Having lunch at the restaurants you will be invited in a tour along special flavours and traditoinal dishes: "Pizze e fuje" (corn and wild vegetable pizza) "Pallotte casce e ove" (Cheese and Egg Meatballs); "Brasciole di cavallo e arrosticini di pecora" (Horse brasciole and sheep arrosticini)

"Le sise di monaca"

"Pallotte casce e ove"   Made by our parents

"Pizze e fuje" Made by our parents

Recipy n.1 "Pallotte casce e ove" -- INGREDIENTS for 5 people: 500 gr of cheese (200 gr of sheep's cheese; 300 gr. of caw chees); 5 eggs:; 5 slices of bread; plenty of sunflower oil for frying; tomato puree; fresh peppers; carrot, celery, garlic, salt, parsley, extra virgin olive oil., salt. Method: mix the cheese with the eggs and add to the bread previously soaked in water and squeezed. Continue to knead. Make small meatballs. Heat the oil in a large, tall non-stick frying pan. The secret is use a flame not to high because the meatballs must coock slowly and enlarge enough. Then prepare the tomato soupe: put the olive oile in a pot end add fresh peppers; carrot, celery, garlic, salt, parsley an water. Let the soup cpcck very slowly and add water if it become to mouch dense. When the soup is perfect add the meetballs and let them simmer slowly for a half our. Remember to add water sometimes. NEVER COVER THE POT OR THE POPETTES WILL DEFLATE

Recipy n.2: "Pizze e fuje":  this is a recipe from the country's rural tradition and was widely used in the past by poor families as it is made from wild herbs that can be freely gathered in the fields but also along country paths. The vegetable that makes up this recipe is a mixture of herbs called "Fuje nederre" that means "Leaver on the ground".

Ingredients: borage, terassaco, chard, chicory, cabbage, potatoes, cornmeal, extra olive oil, salt, garlic, parsley, acqua. Method: boil the vegetables together with the potatoes. Drain and squeeze well.  Heat the oil a little with the garlic and parsley. Far bollire l'acqua e utilizzarla per impastare una pizza con la farina di granturco. Cook the corn pizza in the oven or in a pan. aggiungere il sale.  Serve together piping hot.

The students of the 3rd Grade of the 2nd Primary School of Agios Kirykos present 4 traditional recipes of their island, Ikaria.

              ΣΟΥΦΙΚΟ

                  SOUFIKO

    SOUFIKO

SOUFIKO

Easy and quick 

YOU'LL NEED                

2 zucchinis                                        

2 eggplants

2 green peppers 

1 clove of garlic

2 green onions

1 big tomato

1 cup of olive oil

1 teaspoon of sugar

1 teaspoon of salt

pepper, mint, oregano

ΣΟΥΦΙΚΟ

Υλικά

2 κολοκυθακια

2 μελιτζάνες

2 πιπεριές

1 σκελίδα σκόρδο

2 κρεμμύδια

1 ντομάτα (προαιρετικά)

1 κουπα ελαιόλαδο

1 κ. γλ. ζάχαρη

1 κ. γλ. αλάτι

πιπέρι, μέντα, ρίγανη

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

Wash the vegetables thoroughly and chop them.

In a deep pan put the olive oil, the onions and the garlic.

Add the rest vegetables and a cup of water.

Let them simmer for 30 minutes.

Remove the top of the pan and boil slowly for 10 more minutes.

Serve by adding fresh ground pepper and ENJOY!

Εκτέλεση

Πλένουμε σχολαστικά τα λαχανικά και τα κόβουμε σε κύβους. Σε ένα φαρδύ τηγάνι ρίχνουμε το λάδι το κρεμμύδι και το σκόρδο να ψηθούν λίγο. Προσθέτουμε και τα υπόλοιπα λαχανικά και ένα φλιτζάνι νερό. Τα αφήνουμε να ψηθούν με κλειστό το καπάκι για 30 λεπτά. Στη συνέχεια αφαιρούμε το καπάκι και τα αφήνουμε να ψηθούν για άλλα 10 λεπτά. Τα σερβίρουμε προσθέτωντας πιπέρι.

            ΚΟΛΟΚΑΣΙ ΣΑΛΑΤΑ

             KOLOKASI SALAD

KOLOKASI

 SALAD

                       Κολοκάσι σαλάτα

Υλικά

2 κιλά κολοκάσι

1 κρεμμύδι

1/2 φλιτζάνι ελαιόλαδο

2 κουταλιές φρέσκο χυμό λεμόνι

σέλινο

μαϊντανό

αλάτι και πιπέρι

Εκτέλεση

Πλένουμε, καθαρίζουμε και κόβουμε το κολοκάσι. Το βράζουμε για 20 λεπτά.  Το στραγγίζουμε  και προσθέτουμε το σέλινο, το μαϊντανό και το χυμό λεμόνι. Προσθέτουμε αλάτι και πιπέρι και σερβίρουμε.

KOLOKASI ICARIAN SALAD

Super easy and everyone can try it! :)

YOU NEED:

2 kilos of kolokasi (taro)

1 onion

1/2 cup of olive oil

2 spoons of fresh lemon juice

celery

parsley

salt and pepper

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

Wash, peel and chop kolokasi.

Boil it in hot water for about 20 minutes.

Wring it and add the onion, the celery, the parsley and the lemon juice. 

Add salt and pepper and SERVE! :)

                ΞΕΡΟΤΗΓΑΝΑ

               KSEROTIGANA

                               KSEROTIGANA

                              Ξεροτήγανα

Υλικά

1 κιλό αλεύρι

7 αυγά

μισό φλιτζάνι λάδι

1 ποτήρι κρασιού κονιάκ

2 κουταλιές ζάχαρη

1 κουταλιά μπέικιν πάουντερ

1 κουταλιά γλυκού αλάτι

Για το πασπάλισμα

αμύγδαλα τριμμένα

κανέλλα

Για το σιρόπι

Μισό κιλό μέλι

2 κούπες ζάχαρη

4-5 ποτήρια νερό

2-3 μασούρια κανέλα

2 φέτες λεμόνι

Εκτέλεση

Βάζω σε μια λεκάνη όλα τα υλικά και τα ζυμώνω σιγά σιγά. Κόβω τη ζύμη σε κομμάτια και τα περνάω από το μηχάνημα δυο φορές για να βγει λεπτό το φύλλο. Τα φύλλα τα κόβω σε κομμάτια και τα τηγανίζω σε καλαμποκέλαιο. Έπειτα τα μελώνω. Φτιάχνω το σιρόπι και βουτάω ένα ένα ξεροτήγανο μέσα για πολύ λίγο. Μόλις τα βγάλουμε από το σιρόπι πασπαλίζουμε με το μείγμα που έχουμε φτιάξει.

Ingredients

1 kilo of flour

7 eggs

1/2 cup of oil

1 small glass of cognac

2 spoons of sugar

1 spoon of baking powder

1 teaspoon of salt

For the sprinkling

grated almonds

cinnamon

For the syrup

1/2 kilo of honey

2 cups of sugar

4-5 glasses of water

2-3 cinnamon rolls

2 slices of lemon

Procedure

Put all the ingredients in a bowl and knead them slowly. 

Cut the dough into pieces and spread it very thin sheets. 

Fry them in corn oil.

Prepare the syrup and dip each xerotigano in it for a very short time. 

Sprinkle them with the mixture you have already made.

You are now ready to taste our traditional Christmas recipe!

                ΦΟΙΝΙΚΙΑ

                 FOINIKIA

FOINIKIA

FOINIKIA 

Ingredients

1 cup of olive oil

1 cup of corn oil

1 cup of orange juice

750 gr. flour

2 teaspoons of baking powder

350 gr. sugar

1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

1 teaspoon of clove

2 teaspoons of cinnamon

a little brandy

lemon zest

LET'S COOK FOINIKIA

(the traditional Ikarian sweet recipe)

We put the olive oil, the corn oil, the brandy, the cinnamon, the clove, the lemon zest and the sugar in a big bowl and we mix them.

We dissolve the soda in the orange juice and pour it in the bowl.

We add the flour and the baking powder till we get a perfect dough.

we split the dough in smaller ones and we make foinikia.

We put them in a baking try and let them bake in the oven at 200 C .

GOOD LUCK AND ENJOY!

We are the students of the 3rd Grade of the 2nd Primary school of Agios Kirykos and we had great fun presenting you our local recipes! 

We hope you liked them!

George, Pantelis, Mary, Sofia, Antigoni, Evi, Erieta, Alexandros, Pantelis, Giannis, Hara, Agapi, Eleni, George.

        LOCAL

   TRADITIONAL

      IKARIAN

   PRODUCTS

    ΤΟΠΙΚΑ

ΠΑΡΑΔΟΣΙΑΚΑ

  ΠΡΟΪΟΝΤΑ

   ΙΚΑΡΙΑΣ

The students of the 2nd Grade of the 2nd Primary School of Agios Kyrikos present traditional local Ikarian products by painting and collage.

                LOCAL IKARIAN PRODUCTS

                ΤΟΠΙΚΑ ΠΡΟΪΟΝΤΑ ΙΚΑΡΙΑΣ 

Οι μαθητές της Β΄ Τάξης του 2ου Δημοτικού Σχολείου Αγίου Κηρύκου Ικαρίας παρουσιάζουν παραδοσιακά τοπικά προϊόντα της Ικαρίας μέσω ζωγραφικής και κολάζ.

The students of the 2nd Grade of Agios Kyrikos primary school drew and painted local traditional Ikarian products, like Ikarian wine, Ikarian honey, Ikarian vanilla, Ikarian oil, ikarian spoon sweets (walnut, lemon, cherry and sour cherry) and jams (raspberry and cherry).

Οι μαθητές της Β΄ Τάξης του 2ου Δημοτικού Σχολείου Αγίου Κηρύκου σχεδίασαν και χρωμάτισαν τοπικά παραδοσιακά προϊόντα της Ικαρίας, όπως ικαριώτικο κρασί, ικαριώτικο μέλι, ικαριώτικη βανίλια/υποβρύχιο, ικαριώτικο λάδι, ικαριώτικα γλυκά του κουταλιού (καρυδάκι, λεμόνι, κεράσι και βύσσινο) και μαρμελάδες (βατόμουρο και κεράσι).

A collage of traditional Ikarian products (wine, honey, vanilla, oregano and frumenty) made by students of the 2nd grade.

Ένα κολάζ με παραδοσιακά ικαριώτικα προϊοντα (ικαριώτικο κρασί, ικαριώτικο μέλι, ικαριώτικη βανίλια/υποβρύχιο, ικαριώτικη ρίγανη και ικαριώτικο τραχανά) φτιαγμένο από τους μαθητές της Β΄ Τάξης.

                                Ikarian oregano

The Ikarian oregano has been added to the list of cultivated plant species. It is a medicinal aromatic plant that is inextricably linked to the eating habits of the inhabitants and to their longevity.

                                               Ρίγανη Ικαρίας

Η ρίγανη Ικαρίας έχει ενταχθεί στον κατάλογο καλλιεργούμενων φυτικών ειδών. Αποτελεί ένα φαρμακευτικό αρωματικό φυτό που συνδέεται άρρηκτα με τις διατροφικές συνήθειες των κατοίκων και με τη μακροζωία αυτών.

                    Anamma: a kind of Ikarian honey

The Ikarian anamma, a kind of honey, belongs to the PPO (Products of Protected Name/Origin) and PGI (Products of Protected Geographical Indication) having rich nutritional value, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and astringent properties.

                       Άναμμα: είδος μελιού Ικαρίας

Το άναμμα Ικαρίας ανήκει ΠΟΠ (Προϊόντα Προστατευόμενης Ονομασίας/Προέλευσης) και ΠΓΕ (Προστατευόμενης Γεωγραφικής Ένδειξης) έχοντας πλούσια θρεπτική αξία και αντιφλεγμονώδη, αντισηπτική και στυπτική ιδιότητα.

                               Luscious Wine

The Ikarian wine, or luscious wine, is a red, dry and high temperature wine, known since antiquity.

In fact, it is also mentioned by Homer in the Odyssey as Odysseus got the Cyclops Polyphemus drunk with Ikarian wine, so that he could succeed in getting him blind.   

                             Πράμνιος Οίνος

Το κρασί της Ικαρίας, αλλιώς και Πράμνιος Οίνος, είναι ερυθρός, ξηρός οίνος υψηλής θερμοκρασίας, γνωστός από την αρχαιότητα.

Μάλιστα, αναφέρεται και από τον Όμηρο στην Οδύσσεια καθώς με ικαριώτικο κρασί μέθυσε ο Οδυσσέας τον Κύκλωπα Πολύφημο, ώστε να καταφέρει να τον τυφλώσει.

                    Ikarian jams and spoon sweets

Ikarian jams and spoon sweets are prepared either by housewives at home for private consumption or by local laboratories and local cooperatives for sale. Always local, pure fruits are used. All you need are fresh fruits, sugar and water.

        Ικαριώτικες μαρμελάδες και γλυκά του κουταλιού

Οι ικαριώτικες μαρμελάδες και γλυκά του κουταλιού παρασκευάζονται είτε από τις νοικοκυρές στα σπίτια για ιδιωτική κατανάλωση είτε από τα τοπικά εργαστήρια και τους τοπικούς συνεταιρισμούς προς πώληση αλλά πάντα χρησιμοποιούνται τοπικά, αγνά φρούτα. Το μόνο που χρειάζεται για την παρασκευή τους είναι φρέσκα φρούτα, ζάχαρη και νερό.

The Students of 2nd and 6th Grade visited a small local factory of traditional Ikarian candies (loukoumia). They took part in the process of making loukoumia and in their packaging.

Οι μαθητές της Β΄ και Στ΄ Τάξης επισκέφθηκαν το τοπικό εργαστήριο παραδοσιακών ικαριώτικων γλυκών (λουκούμια). Συμμετείχαν στη διαδικασία παρασκευής των λουκουμιών και στη συσκευασία τους.

The students of the 2nd Grade of the 2nd Primary school of Agios Kirykos thank you for this great project and send their greetings!

Popi, Panagiotis, George, Chrysanthi, Katerina, Popi, Efi.

                                 REFERENCES

1. picture of Mesologgi:   https://carnetdevoyage.gr/mesologgi-to-istoriko-stolidi-tis-limnothalassas/

2. video link  and QR to the Ai- Simios festival 2022:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rypQF-jKZU&ab_channel=familytravel 

3. video link and QR to the ''dance of the dead man'' :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSZx8U44_mI&t=182s&ab_channel=NikosPapalexis

4. photos from the saint Simeon monastery and people celebrating : https://fourtounis.gr/2016/06/20/%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B5-%CF%87%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%82-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%8C%CE%B3%CE%B3%CE%B9-%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B4%CE%BF/

5. video link and QR to the reenactment of Kapsalis:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjzqqubAq1Y&ab_channel=LefDakalaki

6. pin photo of Ikaria: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-close-up-of-ikaria-island-greece-map-with-red-pin-travel-concept-111492133.html

7. picture of Agios Kirykos: https://www.greeka.com/village_beach/photos/1476/agios-kirikos-top-1-1280.jpg

8. photo of longevity: https://www.diaforetiko.gr/oi-giatroi-toy-edinan-9-mines-kai-toy-proteinan-chimeiotherapeies-ekeinos-pige-stin-ikaria-kai-ezise-mechri-ta-102/

8. photo of Ikarian festival: https://www.greekgastronomyguide.gr/item/ikariotika-panigiria-ikaria/

9. Song Ampelokoutsoura: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMsBlxkOuAY

10. photo of Ikarian festival/dance: http://panigyri.art/event

11. Song Sympethera : https://www.youtube.com/watchv=8naYzTDVuLc

12. school in Maglaj  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YOuy1PIj9Q

13. our city Maglaj  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gix_Lna1LV0

Authors

The teachers of:

Derveni Primary School, Korinthia Greece: Velle Alexandra, Polydorou Sophia, Chrysanthou Virginia

2nd Agios Kirykos Primary School, Ikaria Greece: Kaliarnta Georgia, Tsantiri Aikaterini, Mousetis Grigorios, Potsou Aikaterini

The First Primary School, Maglaj Bosnia and Herzegovina: Spahić Armansa

Guardiagrele Primary School, Guardiagrele Italy: Gallo Virginia

2nd Mesologgi Primary School, Mesologgi Greece: Garida Konstantina, Skarmoutsos Anastasios, Katsaros Georgios.

And their dedicated and hardworking students!

2022-2023

* this book is the product of an e-twinning project for schools. No copy or publishing by third parties is allowed without permission by the authors.