Griekse Dansgroep Eleftheria

Deze woorden bewogen het hart van de onderdrukte Grieken, ze creëerden intense emoties en inspireerden hen om te vechten en hun vrijheid te herwinnen na 400 jaar van slavernij. Het gestreepte patroon werd gekozen vanwege de gelijkenis met de golvende zee die de kusten van Griekenland omringt. De afwisseling van blauwe en witte kleuren zorgen ervoor dat de Griekse vlag op een winderige dag op de Egeïsche zee lijkt.

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Eleftheria means freedom in Greek. We therefore propagate the freedom within our group and of course with dancing! Did you know that 'Freedom or Death' was the motto during the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century? There is also a version where the stripes are said to represent the number of letters in the Greek word for freedom: Eleftheria. These words moved the hearts of the future Greeks, they anticipated intense emotions and inspired them to fight and regain their freedom after 400 years of slavery. The pattern was chosen because of the stripe surrounding the wavy sea. The alternation of blue and white colors makes the Greek flag look like the Aegean on a windy day.