Thread of the needle

Description

Ano Ravenia, a mountain village in Greece, young men leave to find work, learn a trade or serve in the Army while a young woman may leave her father's house only to enter that of her husband. The unmarried girls remain in the village among the elderly folk, meeting together to embroider their trousseaus and chat.

Runtime

25 min

Creator

Piault, Colette

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

1982

Database

Alexander Street

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