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 The
Kalasa according to what it is said, are descendants of the Greek
troops of the army of Alexander the Great. They have named their first
king Selefkos who according to history was one of the generals of
Alexander's army.
Their homeland, their
residence and their country, is in and within three (3) valleys
located at the borders of Pakistan with Afghanistan.
They are a peaceful and
religious community which with real heroism, insistence and endurance,
survived through many centuries facing always very hard conditions.
Survived through many centuries facing always very hard conditions.
 They
maintain, from generation to generation, possibly for more than 2.000
years many very old Greek traditions, customs, manners and practices,
obvious treasures of the long deep past which now should be
safeguarded. The precious traditions, which are carried by the Kalasa
as a sacred load on, their solders are of enormous ethnological
importance with worldwide value and significance.
The existence at present of
almost 4.000 Kalasa is by itself a fact of a strong historic
importance, which should command the respect and attract the interest
of all of us. |
Οι
Καλάσα, όπως οι ίδιοι εξιστορούν, είναι απόγονοι των ελληνικών
στρατευμάτων του Μέγα Αλέξανδρου και ονομάζουν προπάτορα τον Σέλευκο,
έναν από τους στρατηγούς του. Κατοικούν σε τρεις κοιλάδες που
βρίσκονται στα σύνορα του Πακιστάν με το Αφγανιστάν. 