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In this book, you will find different forms of respect

and what it meant in other country and cultures prepared by eTwinners in "ValueLand" project partners.

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Dear children, you have a homework for this weekend. I want you to search for the word 'respect' what it means how is its forms in different country and cultures. Later we will combine all your samples and form an e-book.

Now the weekend is over and all children are at school. They are ready to present their homework.

Hello children! Welcome back to school! Did you do your homework about respect?

Yes, Mrs. Right.

Yes, teacher. May I start first?

For sure ! We can't wait to hear your work! Please, come to the board and start telling what you have prepared.

Ok, thank you!

Şehit Doğan Sevinç Secondary School, Turkey

Bilge Yılmaztekin

In Türkiye, we celebrate two religious festivals. Feast of Ramadan and Feast of Sacrifice. These feast are the time for visiting relatives and paying our respect to older people.

It is customary to visit one's relatives, especially older ones, and kiss their hand a

s a sign of respect.

Children may go door-to-door, kissing hands of

the grown-ups and receiving sweets and small amounts of money in return.

Școala Gimnazială Hărău,

Romania

Hello! I am from Romania. Here is my homework.

Școala Gimnazială Hărău, Romania

When he meets a lady, the man greets her first, stops smoking and takes his hand out of his pocket. The greeting means taking off your hat.

How does a gentleman greet you?

Respect for the elderly

Respect for the elderly was a moral norm that was respected, both in the family and in the locality, among the villagers. In the family, the old man was the first to sit at the table, he was served first, and in the bedroom he had reserved the place closest to the stove.

Milenium Primary School

Jolanta Zamoyska, Poland

In Poland, traditionally men express their respect for women by letting them pass through the door. This custom is beautiful and unknown in many countries. We open our doors to all women at work and in private life.

Treat the others the same way you would like to be treated.

It is worth to be kind - give your seat in the tram or bus to an older or less efficient person.

And what about you, Maksym and Polina! Are you ready?

Sure!

Cherkasy Collegium "Berehynia", Ukraine

We strongly believe that its important to respect other peoples cultures because that's who they are, and that’s how they live there life. Everyone has different cultures and that’s how they express themselves. Dissing other peoples cultures could result in wars which would make the world not as peaceful. Everyone's beliefs, and values makes them unique and different from everyone else.

We created several posters about respect. Here they are.

And now it's your turn Marinella from Greece! Are you ready?

Of course, teacher!

A handshake is the most common greeting in Greece. It is exchanged between, men, women and children. Close friends may greet each other with a warm embrace or a kiss on the cheek. Others might pat one another's arm or back a few times. Nowdays on the grounds of the pandemic handshakes are not used.

29th Primary School Volos, Greece

Filitsa Fragogeorgi-6th Grade

course,

teacher.

Now it's your turn, Napoleon

People in Greece use to make a bow and kiss the right hand of a priest in order to show respect. They want to be blessed by the priest. They are seeking the blessing of Christ himself.

The attitude of the believer to kiss the hand of the priest is an attitude that is deeply connected with tradition.

29th Primary School Volos Greece

Gerasimos Tsibloulis

Kissing the right hand of a priest