Daily+life+in+Greece

In the average life of a girl in Greece, a girl's birth was announced by putting sheep's wool on the front door. A girl got married to her husband at around the age of 15, and a boy got married to a 15 year old girl around the ages of 30-35. A girl's father had the honor of choosing his daughter's husband. He also gave her money and goods that are called dowry. These gifts were returned to her father if the girl's husband divorced her, or died. A bride had many duties in the wealthy household. She inspected everything in the house to make sure that i twas clean, and was to make sure that meals were ready on time. She also took care of any sick people in the household, and payed off the family's debt and bills. Women produced cloth for clothes and decoration.



In the average life of a boy in Greece, their birth was announced by putting olive leaves onto the front door of their house. When I am a newborn baby, my father introduces me to the community. At ten years of age, a boy is given a name. At six years old, children began schooling. The sponsors of the child paid for their child to learn in a school. They have to learn how to read and write, and memorize the works of Homer. After done with school, boys of Athens get military training for two years. When a boy gets married, he is usually 30-35 years of age. At forty-two years old, a boy in Athens is considered an old man.



By:Joel

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