BENJAMIN AHNMONICA HUI

PATRICK KYUNGSAKUL NATHWANI

TIFFANI WU

Europe Presentation

What are you eating?

Basic Location

Basic Climate and Physiography

Folk Culture

Bastille Day

Fireworks over theEiffel Tower

A day celebrating the French Revolution

Oktober Fest

A festival in Germany celebrating beer.

Culture

Friendly kisses on the cheek are very common in many European countries. These are generally exchanged between friends and family, regardless of gender.

Taboos

In both Spain and Italy, it is rude to accept food the first time it is offered. One must first politely decline and is only supposed to accept once the food is offered a second time.

The American gesture for "OK" using a circle formed by forefinger and thumb is offensive in Germany.

Showing your palm to someone is offensive in Greece.Keeping your hands in your pockets is rude.Back-slapping is out of place in northern Europe.Having your hands below the table while dining in

France, Germany, and Austria is rude. 

Religion

Religion

Europe shown with religious boundaries. Percentage of the atheist and agnostic population.

Language

Language

Indo-European language branch

Language

The Indo-European language family is the largest family in the world. It includes approximately 439 languages and dialects. It also has about 3 million native speakers, which is the largest number by far for any recognized language family.

Music

British Music

Spanish Guitar

Rui Veloso, popular Portuguese singerand guitarist.

Bombarde

A woodwind instrument that is similar to an oboe or trumpet

Accordion

A box-shaped instrument, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox

Fiddle

A bowed string musical instrument

Yodeling

Bagpipe

A classical instrument that is very common in Scotland, Austria, and Germany

Runolaulu

Dulcimer

A instrument played in Scandinavia that is often used in folk music.

Dance

Ballet

Traditional French Ballet

Village dance

Polka

Dancers performing at an event pose in traditional Finnish costumes.

Waltz

Sports and Games

Settlers of Catan

Hockey

Soccer

World Cup

Zidane’s infamous head butt during the World CupIn 2006

Rugby

BrannBoll

Food

Southern European

Scandinavian

Western European

Eastern Europe

English Food