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Record Id:25772700 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Author:Sotiriadou, Anastasia, 1912-
Title:Interview with Anastasia Sotiriadou, Greek Australian [sound recording] / interviewer, Demetra Enizlis.
Published:1998.
Description:1 digital audio tape (ca. 65 min.)
Playing Time:010500
Series:Greek-Australian oral history and folklife project
Summary:Anastasia Sotiriadou born in Russia recalls her early life working as a weaver in the Russian village she was born in; attending both Russian and Greek schools; becoming refugees to Greece; her early years in Greece, working as a weaver in Athens; her wedding; her family's move to Thessaloniki, Greece, where she worked as a weaver and looked after 3 older women; WWII and the Greek Civil War and it's affects on the family; migrating to Australia in her 50s; Greek religious customs and celebrations; the role and contributions of Greek women in Greek and Australian societies; customs relating to the concept of lechona; Greek folk medicines; traditional handicarfts; the future of traditions and the Greek language; Greek folk superstitions and folklore.
Notes:Recorded on Aug. 1, 1998 at Mordialloc, Vic..
Interview recorded in Greek. Summary text in English.
Finding Aid:Summary (2 p.)
Subjects:Sotiriadou, Anastasia, 1912- . -- Interviews.
Greek Australians -- Victoria -- Mordialloc -- Interviews.
Greeks -- Australia -- Interviews.
Greek Australians -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Women, Greek -- Religious life -- Victoria.
Traditional medicine -- Greece.
Children's poetry, Greek (Modern) -- Victoria.
Children's stories, Greek (Modern) -- Victoria.
Other Authors:Enizlis, Demetra.
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) (3110328) ORAL TRC 3607/76

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