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Occupations of the inhabitants (3)

Ancient authors' reports

The mercantile class at Chios

CHIOS (Island) NORTH AEGEAN
For there are several classes both of the people and of those called the notables; for instance classes of the people are, one the farmers, another the class dealing with the arts and crafts, another the commercial classoccupied in buying and selling and another the one occupied with the sea and this is divided into the classes concerned with naval warfare, with trade, with ferrying passengers and with fishing lpar;for each of these classes is extremely numerous in various places, for instance fishermen at Tarentum and Byzantium, navy men at Athens, the mercantile class at Aegina and Chios.
(Aristotle, Politics, 1291b)

Official pages

AGIOS EFSTRATIOS (Island) NORTH AEGEAN
  Almost three hundred people live permanently today on Agios Ephstratios. They are occupied motly with fishing as well as with the breeding of animals and less with agriculture. A large part of the island's land still belongs to the Monasteries of Mount Athos (Megistis Lavras, Dionysus and Karakallou), and is rented to the natives. From the 16th century until the beginning of the decade of 60's, the economy of the island was dependant on the picking of acorns.
  The last few years, tourism has begun to develop. Basically, what attracts foreigners is the beautiful and clean sea-shores, the relaxing life-style as well as the fresh fish and the excellent cheese.
This text (extract) is cited May 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos & Lemnos Provincial Government tourist pamphlet.

Folk Art

LESVOS (Island) NORTH AEGEAN
  Archaeological finds provide evidence that Lesvians have been involved with the arts since the 14th century BC. Owing to the plentiful deposits of clay on the island Pottery, and to a lesser extend the working of copper, flourished Gradually Lesvos became a well-known pottery centre and numerous workshops were established, especially at the areas of Ayiassos and Mandamados. In the workshops various ceramic objects for daily or ornamental use were produced. The decorative motives had their origin in the Byzantine tradition and the beauty of the Lesvian nature. The above small towns (Ayiasos and Mandamados) keep the tradition in pottery to this day and characteristic samples of the art are exhibited at the Folk Art Museums and Folk Collections of the island.
  Fretwork also flourished, owing to the abundance of wood mainly from olive and chestnut trees. Fretwork was used in monasteries and churches for the creation of icon screens, iconostases and other objects and in houses (in ?sachnisinia? (wooden balconies), roofs, doors, stairs) and of course in furniture. Even today the wooden chest or ?Kassela? decorates the Lesvian house. In this case too, the decorative motives commonly used echo the Byzantine tradition and nature. Today, the visitor can admire older fretwork items at Folk Art Museums and Folk Collections as well as visit wood carving workshops.
  The island was also famous for its weaving: yarns dyed with plant dyes were used to weave colourful textiles in wooden looms. Weaving was an occupation reserved to women. In this case too, it is nature that provides most of the motifs used. The visitor can admire samples of this craft at the Folk Art Collections of the island and also buy unique traditional textiles from various workshops and Women?s Co-operatives at the villages and small towns of Lesvos.

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