2006-03-16

Greek Olive Oil

Greek Olive Oil was an important part of Ancient Greek culture and still is.
The Greeks believed that olive oil was sacred.  It was used by the ancient Greeks and other Mid
Eastern cultures as a food , for lighting, as a cosmetic, as a medicine and for ritualistic
purposes.  
The Olive Tree has grown in Greece for thousands of years.  It thrives in rocky soil,
loves salt air and sunshine.  It symbolizes endurance, the will to cling to life and is the
symbol of health. Mythology claims that the goddess, Athena caused an olive tree to spring up to win favor with the inhabitants of the acropolis. Therefore, the olive tree has become an ever present symbol.

Greeks first cultivated the olive and used it as a medicinal curative.  It has been used in churches
and has a special position in the Greek Orthodox Religion as a symbol of peace and love.

Greek olive growers pass their high esteem for the olive tree from generation to generation by
planting a new tree each time a child is born.  The tree is ready to produce fruit in seven years,
the age when Greek children begin school.  The tree lasts longer than the life of the person for
whom it was planted, so is cared for by the ollowing generation.  It rewards its owners with
an annual crop of olives in return for the love and work they expend caring for it.

This information came from TravelLady Magazine, Madelyn Miller,"Greek Olive Oil:  An
Important Ingredient in Greek Culture." http://www.travellady.com/articles/article-greekoliveoil.htm

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