In social studies we were given the task to choose a europeon country to compare to New Zealand. Me and Indie (my group partner) chose Greece as our europeon country. We found several differences and a few similarities between our two countries. First we looked at food comparisons and differences. In Maori culture, we use a lot of meaty and fatty foods in our dishes. Like how Hangi includes lots of meat, and fatty vegetables such as potatoes. But for our poster 09082024130122-0001 (1) <– this is our poster
We compared a Greek dish called Moussaka with a Maori dish known as boil up. The differences we found were funny since both of the dishes are sort of polar opposites. Moussaka is basically a healthy version of Lasnga. But instead of pasta sheets Greek people like to use eggplants for their layering, and it is a meaty type of relaxing dish. But Boil up on the other hand, includes a lot of vegetables and meat that are boiled in a stew. It’s a heavy traditional dish. The similarities between the two on the other hand don’t add up to a lot. The only things they have in common are the range of their vegetables in each dish, and the inclusion of meat.
We also had to compare the differences between each culture’s music. The instruments we picked were the Bouzouki and Pukaea. Bouzouki has a sharp sounding ring to it, and it’s also a string instrument. This instrument was also used for entertainment in Greek culture. With the Pukaea it is a war instrument that was used to announce a war. It’s also a wind instrument that is played by blowing into it. The Pukaea Holds a symbol of importance in Maori instruments.
The similarities these instruments have with each other is, they both are made of wood, they both are used in events and social gatherings, and they both are the leading instruments when both being played. Greek music and Maori music also include a lot of interest in giving to their gods. Greek music was seen as a gift to their gods, whereas Maori music is mainly about gods and legends. As well as war. These are the interesting similarities we found between Greek and Maori music, and Greek and Maori food. We both find Greek culture and Maori culture awesome and they both have their differences as well as similarities. – by Mali & Indie.