In Calabria, the Tyrrhenian coasts, and those of Pizzo have always been theater of the slaughter and have experienced moments of triumph of the tuna hunt. This type of fishing took place in a characteristic way: the tuna, in fact, were sighted and signaled from the mainland by towers specially built in strategic positions. In a document of 1577 the tonnarari are referred to stay away from home from mid-March to mid-October because of tuna fishing.

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Swordfish is a typical dish of Calabrian cuisine in the province of Reggio Calabria. It is the most requested fish and the protagonist of the city’s gastronomy, not only for the delicacy of its meat, but also for the folkloric ritual that characterizes its fishing. In fact, one of the most attractive shows consists in attending the fishing trips of the “passarelle” or “spatare”, the characteristic and rapid boats specialized in hunting swordfish in the blue waters of the Costa Viola.

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Although Calabria is a region overlooking two seas, which belong to a single large sea, the Mediterranean, it is also partly a mountainous land. A particular landscape variety, diversity and multiculturalism: these are the terms to which we must refer when talking about Calabria and the Mediterranean. Because after all, the Mediterranean is the duality of its own name, it finds its most true and intimate elements in plurality.

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Although Calabria is a region overlooking two seas, which belong to a single large sea, the Mediterranean, it is also partly a mountainous land. A particular landscape variety, diversity and multiculturalism: these are the terms to which we must refer when talking about Calabria and the Mediterranean. Because after all, the Mediterranean is the duality of its own name, it finds its most true and intimate elements in plurality. It is characteristic of the entire Mediterranean area to group together, and bring together, in combination and contrast, many aspects of reality.

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By TURÓCZINÉ VARGA ILDIKO

HUNGARIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

Hungary is a small country in Central Europe. It is located in the Carpathian Basin with a population of less than 10 million, but another 2,5 million Hungarians reside within the seven countries surrounding its borders, and another 2 million Hungarians live in other parts of the world. These people speak Hungarian – known as Magyar.

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The statistics show a gradual decline in the proportion of students choosing vocational education, as shown in the following tables

Greece 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total 30.69 31.7 33.07 33.68 31.46 29.91 29.13
Female 22.68 24.33 26.11 27.15 23.02 20.07 20.3
Male 37.97 38.47 39.47 39.74 39.06 38.56 37.01
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