See more ideas about greek traditional dress, greece, greek costume. World instruments read about the instruments used by primary musics artists. Pontian greek society of chicago preserving the history. During a fasttempo dance, the player moves around freely with the dancers, even dancing a few steps with them. Pontian greek society of chicago preserving the history and. Coordinate activities and events which support the preservation of the culture, language, and dance ethnocentric to pontian hellenism locally, regionally, and. It cost the lives of at least 300,000 greeks living in the black sea province of pontus. Remembrance day in remembrance, pontians separate from the rest of asia minor because, unlike the others who were forced to leave the area in one hit, the pontians grabbed their arms to fight the turks. Brotherhood pontion toronto panagia soumela federations. The pontian greek society of chicago xeniteas has 508 members. Its dance and music have many qualities that are unique to the region. Greek traditional pontian dance o pirixios xoros olympics 2004 athens greek dancing.
The name was applied to the coastal region and its mountainous hinterland rising to the pontic alps in the east in antiquity by the greeks who. What makes pontian a mustvisit town in johor johor now. Saint pontian, latin pontianus, born, rome italydied c. This collection of stories about the pontian greeks is an eye opener.
Symposium held commemorating 100 year anniversary of the. Join us to embrace our pontian culture with dance and music at our synapantema dinner dance on saturday 7th march 2020 at the cyprus club in adelaide. Entrance fees were myr5 and myr3 for adult and children respectively. For a few minutes, you could hear both bands playing while the two groups kept on dancing to their respective music. Horon or dance is a traditional dance of the black sea region. See more ideas about greek culture, greek traditional dress and greek dancing. Pontian dance pontos, located along the southeast coast of the black sea, for centuries has been a gateway between greek and persian, and later turkish, cultures. Learning and promoting pontian greek history and culture. By michalis charalambidis international league for the rights and liberations of peoples 2004 soft cover, 183 pages isbn. The pontian greek society of chicago supports the publication efforts of the amphrc as these important historical books keep our history. The pontians had suffered a lot throughout their history of nearly 3. A riveting book that brings the reader into the lives and journeys of the pontian people during their epic journey through hell and beyond.
She is a thirdgeneration pontian, two of whose grandparents hailed from the coastal city of oinoe and the other two from the remote mountain villages of matsouka and chaldia. Jun 21, 2012 the weekend featured a little of something for everyone a bbq event on friday night followed by music and dancing, a lecture exploring what it means to be pontian in america, and dance workshops that taught the history, style, and crosscultural influences of several dances from pontos. One had been pope for five years, the other an antipope for 18. Their are many different types of the dance in different regions with the horon word coming from hurkor, meaning sun or horom meaning a line of six or seven corn stalks all tied together to form a lattice. I wanted to show to my children the spot where my grandparents were first arrived in malaysia, migration from indonesia, in. Authentic pontic dance is characterized by small, quick, precise steps, arm swings, syncopated knee bends, and abrupt pauses. To read more about our history and the history of our ancestors click the button below. Jul 22, 2016 let us be your handy travel guide in exploring pontian town this time. The pontian greek society of chicago xeniteas public.
Howard peckham examines how pontiac was able to lead four tribes to war and inspire the revolt of many more. Sam topalidis pontic historian and ethnologist 2019 1. Anatolia college, merzifon anatolia college, merzifon was a high school, theological seminary, orphanage and hospital founded in 1864 in the town of merzifon in the amasya province of asia minor today turkey. The book is highly recommended, please contact yvonne directly for information on how to order a copy for yourself. Pontian dances also resemble persian and middle eastern dances in that they are not led, with no single leader in the dance formation.
Not many greek organizations can use that figure when remarking on their historical time frame of existence. An indepth look at traditional costumes worn by pontic greeks. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Pontian dance music is often uneven in rhythms and the length of beats, such as 516. Here it is the pontian brotherhood of sa presents our annual christmas dance. The pontian holocaust still an open wound is her first book. The akritai of upper darby philadelphia are actually one of the oldest pontian organizations in the world. Miltos kyrillidis from greece will be entertaining us on vocal and lyra along with our local musicians. On the history of the systematic extermination of christian populations in asia george horton. About the pontian greek society pontian greek society of.
This book is all the more immediate because it is written not as a dry statistic but as a memory of families and people with names and faces and detailed stories of a depth of suffering to make one weep. He had planned five chapters on the greeks more than for any other people in this unfinished. The serra, an ancient pontian dance at the atlanta pan. The pontian akritai celebrated their 73rd annual dance this past weekend.
Chapter mission statement the mission of the pontian phoenix society of cleveland is to. The dance kotsangel see chapter 2 under the heading pontic greek dances. The 10 best restaurants in pontian district updated. The anatolian folk dance called the horon dance of the black sea is the ancient koronhoron of pagan worship which was originally a sacred ritual dance and was performed by men only.
Pontian was a roman who served as pope from 230 to 235. The name pontian is also used in the names of two towns in the district, pontian besar and pontian kechil. The pontian genocide of 19161922 is the most tragic page of pontian greek history. Pontus sea in greek,is an historical greek designation for a region on the southern coast of the black sea, located in modernday northeastern anatolia, turkey. About 50 km in the most southern part of peninsular malaysia, johor bahru lies pontian. At the beginning of the persecution of christians under the roman emperor maximinus in 235, pontian was exiled to the mines of sardinia with st.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. It is basically a zither with a narrow trapezoidal soundboard. Let us be your handy travel guide in exploring pontian town this time. Inside the mayors office there were many books in turkish, as well as an entire bookcase of books in greek figure 7, with topics ranging from the lives of pontian saints figure 8 to pontian history including the genocide to the pontian dialect among others. The kotchari dance the kotsari, kotchari or kochari, grk. The serra, an ancient pontian dance at the atlanta pan pontian youth festival. This rare and valuable book provides a detailed analysis of turkeys racist behavior and thinking toward pontians.
This is different from greek dances but is a widespread aspect of persian and middle eastern dances. Pontian dance sera argonauts komnini in australia 1991. Then, all at once, the grooms party came up to and broke up the pontian dance line and took over the dance area. Its a book in which author sam topalidis explores his pontic greek roots in great detail. Raphael lemkin, the lawyer and scholar who coined the term genocide and initiated the genocide convention, was working on a multivolume history of such massacres at the time he passed in 1959. After the proclamation of the republic, the greeks who. The 10 best restaurants in pontian district updated april. Horon dance pontian dance, anatolian folk dance once a. Brotherhood pontion toronto panagia soumela 397 danforth avenue, toronto. Pontian dance retains aspects of persian and greek dance styles. Tanjung piai national park pontian district 2020 all you.
This is a video about pontian district that includes the attraction around the pontian, food, entertainment, accomodation and transportation. Many pontian dances are almost identical in steps to greek dances. Click below to see our dance group in action and book them for an event. The theme of how to include in the greek curriculum and books the genocide of hellenism of asian minor is supported. This site offers information on the lectures, the educational workshops, and the cultural events organized by our society. Jun 26, 2016 the serra, an ancient pontian dance at the atlanta panpontian youth festival. Pontian dances also resemble persian and middle eastern dances in that they are not led, with no single leader in the dance. Background this paper on traditional clothes worn by pontic greeks greeks from pontosthe northeast corner of anatolia adjacent the black sea relies very heavily on the research by amarantidis 2016. Today, we have the first symposium in 46 years of prometheus, explained president triantafillou. The pontian society komninoi of ny was established in 1966 and has been a staple of the greek community in astoria ever since.
First published in 1947, pontiac and the indian uprising is a product of his time. The lira is classically solo except that the player keeps time by tapping his foot, maddening folklorists who want to record the music. Educations books never mention the asia minor catastrophe and pontian. Aug 12, 20 greek traditional pontian dance o pirixios xoros olympics 2004 athens stay safe and healthy. It originated in pontus, which is located in the north region of todays turkey at the black sea coast description. Its name comes from the malay word which means park. The pontian greek society of chicago with the support of the pan pontian federation of usa and canada has reprinted twentythree years in asia minor 18991922, which was originally published in 1969. The author paints a picture of life during and after the pontian genocide of the early 20th century. This web page is dedicated to all those who worked tirelessly over the years and made the brotherhood pontion toronto panagia soumela a beacon of pontian hellenism, not only in canada and america, but worldwide. This book covers my familys pontic greek history and a history of pontic greeks. The name pontian is also used in the names of two towns in the district, pontian besar and pontian kechil, of which the latter serves as its district capital. Sex, scandal, and suffering behind the symbol of perfection by deirdre k.
Using an investigative approach, this book presents the who, what, when, where, why, and how of dance history in relation to other arts and to historical, political. Survivors fled to nearby russia and eventually to greece after the 1922 asia minor catastrophe one of the methods used in the systematic elimination of the greek population was the labour battalions turkish. Tracing his parents exodus from pontos in 1918, to their arrival in. This book is all the more immediate because it is written not as a dry statistic but as a memory of families and people with names and faces and detailed stories of a depth of suffering to. The turkish guidebooks on sale in the taksim meydane offer this account of the 1923 katastrofe. With clear proof, our pontian culture, dialect, morals, customs, music and dances will endure in the next generations. The pontian dialect was not understandable to 20th century athenians. May 17, 2019 descendants of the pontic greeks carry the icon of the panagia soumela. Preserve, teach, and promote the history of pontian hellenism to future generations. Two men died for the faith after harsh treatment and exhaustion in the mines of sardinia.
Pan pontians are not macedonian association of australia. It has been 100 years since the pontian genocide, and pontic greeks remember may 19 as a black day each and every year. Pontian music and dance this overview of pontian dances is taken from the chapter on pontos from yvonne hunts book, traditional dance in greek culture. The asia minor and pontos hellenic research center amphrc and the pontian greek society of chicago are pleased to invite hannibal travis, professor of law, to speak on the current refugee crisis and its similarities to the christian refugees during the collapse of. How ironic that german influence behind the pontian tragedy too. The pontian greek society of chicago xeniteas public group. Below is an excerpt from the book the greeks and the black sea. The southeastern shore of the black sea was populated by greeks from ancient.
Na this rare and valuable book provides a detailed analysis of turkeys racist behavior and. The anatolian folk dance called the horon dance of the black sea is the ancient koronhoron, originally of pagan worship which was to become a sacred ritual dance and was performed by men only. See more ideas about asia, greek traditional dress and greek culture. Theodora ioannidou was born in 1953 in athens, where she lives with her family and works as a dentist. The disciplined group of dancers, whether of men, women, or both, moves as one. May 15, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Pan pontian federation of usa canada website this website has historical information and links to other informative websites as well as names and addresses of member pontian associations.
This is my home video of the pontian dance group argonauts komnini at pontiaki estia in melbourne australia 1991. The pontian district is a district in southwest johor, malaysia. This article is concerned with pontic dance, particularly as part of the celebrations of panayia. The rapid shoulder and upper body movements from the waist might have evolved only in modern times, during the ottoman reign, as some people seem to believe.
It was danced in the eastern regions of pontus such as argyroupolis, bayburt and primarily by the pontic people of kars. The pontian greek society of chicago aims to provide material that informs the greekamerican community and the wider american public about our history and culture. The rhythm of these dances is very difficult and it is important that the dancers dance as a unit. This styling is esp ecially apparent in serra, a mens dance. Official pontian brotherhood of south australia inc. The pontian greek genocide started in 1916 and came to the final stage in 1919. I was struck by the detailed lives of these people and most importantly, the hardships, torture and so many deaths at the hands of the turks. There are of things that you can do while you are in this marvelous town of pontian. The origins of the college can be traced to bebek, a suburb of constantinople, where in 1840 the original school was started by american missionary cyrus hamlin.
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