111 Learning Journal #7

[Daniel Matthew Kunath]

We did a segment on Greek patriotism of Greek Independence Day. Smaragda gave me a song called “Παλληκάπι Είκοσι Χρονώ”, “A Young Lad of 20 Years”. This song tells of a young man who returns from an uneventful war, only to be killed on his way back in a place called Γκιούλ Μπάξες, the Rose Garden (also translated as Pomegranate Garden). We talked about how everything shuts down except for restaurants, and how everyone goes out to eat after the parades hosted by local schools.