Greece's Independence Day in Athens
In the center of Athens the military parade took place to mark the Greek Independence Day of March 25. Soldiers, tanks, fighter jets and helicopters were all deployed in a show of pride, on a cloudy and rainy day in the capital.
Greek Independence Day
Greek Independence Day is a national holiday celebrated annually in Greece on March 25 which commemorates the start of the War of Greek Independence in 1821.
This important day coincides with the Greek Orthodox Church’s celebration of the Annunciation to the Theotokos, when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her that she would bear the son of God.
Greece had been part of the Ottoman Empire since 1453. The Greek revolt begun on March 25, 1821, when Bishop Germanos of Patras raised the flag of revolution over the Monastery of Agia Lavra in the Peloponnese.
In celebration of Greek Independence Day, towns and villages throughout Greece hold school parades. There is also an armed forces parade in Athens.
(http://en.protothema.gr/what-to-expect-in-todays-independence-day-festivities/)
Photography by Myrofora Ch.
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