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| Record Id: | 25772584 (Australian Library Collections) permalink |
| Author: | Pappas, Kitsa.
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| Title: | Kitsa Pappas interviewed by Demetra Enizlis in the Greek-Australian oral history and folklife project [sound recording].
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| Published: | 1998.
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| Description: | 2 digital audio tapes (ca.105 min.)
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| Playing Time: | 014500
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| Series: | Greek-Australian oral history and folklife project
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| Summary: | TAPE 1: Kitsa Pappas (Papaiokdanidis) born in the Greek village of Allonakia Kozanis talks about her early years in the village; her work as dressmaker; her family's (husband and son) migration to Australia,1959; her return trip to Greece; her grandchildren 's studies and their Greek heritage; their early years in Melbourne, Vic.; her husband's working life (25 years) in the same factory; her parents, both from Trapezounda of Pontos; her family background and early education in Greece; learning English in the Melbourne factory where she worked and the type of work she did; her wedding and traditional Greek customs still observed; comparison of her son's wedding at the Greek village with her own. TAPE 2: Pappas talks about the concept of nikokira; Greek cooking; Greek celebrations, name days; her son's nursing home for elderly Greek people; the concept of lechona; Greek lullabies; Greek school; Pontian tales told to children; stories about the evil eye ritual; Greek folk medicine; Greek womens contribution to Australian society; the role of Greek women in the Greek community; traditional Greek handicrafts; Greek customs and traditions she has passed on to the next generation; future of the Greek language.
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| Notes: | Recorded on July 16, 1998-July 17, 1998 at Camberwell, Vic. User access copy made. Interview recorded in Greek. Accompanying documentation in English.
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| Finding Aid: | Summary (3 p.)
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| Subjects: | Pappas, Kitsa -- Interviews. Greeks -- Australia -- Interviews. Greek Australians -- Victoria -- Camberwell -- Interviews. Women, Greek -- Victoria -- Family relationships. Greek Australians -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. Children's songs, Greek -- Victoria. Children's poetry, Greek (Modern) -- Victoria. Children's stories, Greek (Modern) -- Victoria. Traditional medicine -- Greece.
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| Other Authors: | Enizlis, Demetra. Interviewer
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| Access Conditions: | Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
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| Libraries that have this item: | National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) (3110031) ORAL TRC 3607/69-70 ; ORAL TRC 3607/69-70 (summary)
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