Olive oil is one of the most important products of the Mediterranean diet and a very important element of the Greek civilization and culture.

橄榄油是地中海饮食和希腊文明和文化的一个非常重要的组成部分之一，而且是地中海饮食和希腊文明和文化最重要的产品之一。

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The association was set up in 2004 with the aim of defending the siesta as a " basic element of Mediterranean culture."

此协会成立于2004年，其目的在于保护午睡传统，使之成为“地中海文化的 一个基本组成部分”。

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The Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO organizes a coordination meeting for the protection and promotion of the Mediterranean Diet, between the member states which proposed inscription of the element on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

UNESCO: CYPRUS NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO - Meeting for the Protection and Promotion of the Mediterranean Diet (Agros, 28-29 April 2014)

Women play an important role in transmitting knowledge of the Mediterranean diet: they safeguard its techniques, respect seasonal rhythms and festive events, and transmit the values of the element to new generations.

UNESCO: Mediterranean diet