Politics: Kypseli is a small village on the Island of Thera in rural Greece. Thera was conquered by the Greeks, then the Spartans, then the Romans, then the Byzantine Empire (who introduced them to Christianity and converted the old Roman temples into churches), then the Venetians, then the Turks, and then back to the Greeks.
Language: The language used by natives to communicate is fast-paced and uses the “ah” sound extensively.
Aesthetics/Art: The people of Kypseli utilize the violin, the acoustic guitar and the recorder coupled with nasal singing to produce music for cultural ceremonies such as weddings. The women of Kypseli wear head coverings that are usually white and short, sleeveless dresses that usually either patterned or striped. Kypseli women will wear black if their husbands die, making them a widow. Men usually wear collared shirts and usually rolled up pants. Both men and women either are barefoot or wear sandals. Most of their …show more content…
The dominant sub-category for society are gender roles. Space, objects and animals are divided by gender and/or time of day. For example, women perform activities in the courtyard during the morning until mid-day. Then the men come during the afternoon and use the courtyard to fix their tools and/or smoke. Also, men usually own the valuable items and tools while the only valuable tool a woman could hope to own is a sewing machine. Women are considered to own the household items. Houses have female names and are considered to be owned by women. They are separated into gender sections within the house and are primarily passed down from mother to daughter. There are more social controls for girls than boys. Marriage among the Kypseli group is focused more on the connection between two men rather than between a man and a women. Young women are used to form alliances by their fathers who seek advantageous matches and disregard any notion of romance shared by their