Siatista of the immigration

50' decade.

"...Siatista being a mountain and stone land can not offer the right ground for a financial development to its habitants, that' s why they early started to travel to several civil centers inside Greece or abroad, where they apply the commerce and others occupations.

...Since 1870 a lot of people started to settle to Thessalonica...

...In the past America was an unknown country for Siatista people. In about 1887 the immigration to the New World begins..."

(from the book of I. Apostolou, History of Siatista)

 

The immigration of the Siatista people to the New World (America) was more intense during the period 1904-1908 and through 1917. After the World War II the route to Germany and Australia was open.

Whatever would be the country where the new emigrant would go, the "goodbye" scenery was the same: Relatives and friends of him and other emigrants would accompany him until the edge of the city-until Saint Nikanora- and they would see him off with the song- complain : " Mana, don't send me to America..." , played by the local musicians.

People from Siatista who went abroad worked too much in their new lands and supported with their legendary "cheques" the economy of the motherland town.

 

 

 

 

 

From  the conference of the emigrants from Siatista 1935 USA.

Visit of the Metropolitan Jacob to the USA.
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