Series of events today across the country to mark the National Anniversary of March 25, 1821.
At 06:21 in the morning, 21 salute shots were fired from the Lykavittos artillery and Eothinos was executed by the music sections of the Armed Forces and the Security Forces.
At 08:00 the official raising of the National Flag took place on the Holy Rock of the Acropolis, while at 10:00 the official doxology will take place in the Cathedral of Athens, presided over by His Beatitude Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos II, in the presence of the President of the Hellenic of Democracy Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
At 10:55 the President of the Hellenic Republic laid a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier.
A little while ago, the parade of the Armed Forces and the Security Forces in front of the monument of the Unknown Soldier, in front of the President of the Hellenic Republic, was completed.
At 6:41 p.m., the official lowering of the National Flag is scheduled on the Holy Rock of the Acropolis with the firing of 21 saluting shots from the Lycabettus artillery.
Until tomorrow, Sunday, March 26, the frigate “Themistocles” and the high-speed guided missile patrol boat “Karathanasis” are docked in the port of Piraeus and the public can freely visit them.
It is also free entry to the War Museum.
Apart from Athens, parades of military units will take place throughout the territory, there will be a general flag decoration of the units, military stores and warships, as well as illumination of the units, military stores and warships.
The municipalities of Attica celebrate the anniversary of March 25 with parades and events
The liberating Struggle and the memory of the heroes of the Greek Revolution are being honored today by all the municipalities of Attica, with parades and events during the three days. After the pandemic and two years of restrictive measures, municipalities have returned to the normality of national celebrations.
From the beginning of the week, the cities were “dressed” in blue and white, after each municipal Authority made a general flag decoration of the streets, squares and municipal buildings. The masters of ceremonies were appointed by the mayors and the full program of events was announced, which began today at dawn with the joyful ringing of bells in all the churches, as the Annunciation of the Virgin is also celebrated.
After the official doxology in the Holy Temples, there will follow the laying of wreaths on the monuments of each municipality, the solemn speeches of the mayors and local authorities and the playing of the National Anthem.
The events culminate with the parades of apprentice youth, scouts, local and sports clubs, which are scheduled at 11 and in some cities at 12 noon. In some municipalities, such as Nea Philadelphia-Nea Chalkidona, Kallithea, Moschatos-Tauros, Papagos-Cholargos, Kifissia and Paania, events with traditional dances by dance groups or schools have also been planned.
However, during the weekend in several municipalities there will also be special events. The municipality of Agios Dimitrios is hosting a photo exhibition by Ilias Pergantis entitled “1821” at the City Hall, where through photographs representing different historical events of the Greek Revolution in various regions of Greece, visitors have the opportunity to relive well-known historical events in a photo-realistic way and traditional customs of the period before and after 1821, as well as the liberation from the Ottoman yoke. The photographer collaborated with dozens of Cultural Associations across the country and with historical revival groups. The exhibition is open to the public and will run until March 31. As part of the anniversary events, the presentation of the book “The Arcadia of the Travelers” by the historian Vassilis Kardasis took place yesterday in the municipality of Agios Dimitrios.
The Municipality of Megareon and the Holy Monastery of Agia Paraskevi Maziou will co-organize tomorrow Sunday at the “Gerania” Museum Center, an event that includes events in an experiential and interactive way, as a “tour” of the people who starred in the Revolution and a historical retrospective with an exhibition of objects and relics .
And the municipality of Markopoulos Mesogaia will hold tomorrow the anniversary event “Dionysios Solomos 1821 – Tribute”, conducted by conductor Andreas Pylarinos and with the participation of a choir. On the occasion of the National Anniversary, the municipality of Palaio Faliro has organized a historic visit to the Battleship Averof and its museum for tomorrow Sunday.
The municipality of Kaisarianis held a special event yesterday on the theme “The contribution of women to the Greek Revolution”, with the speaker of the book author and journalist Eugenia Katoufa and accompanied by a choir and a dance department.
Finally, the municipality of Nea Ionia had a concert entitled “From darkness to freedom”. A choir of traditional and folk songs and a folk traditional orchestra with singing soloists participated in the concert. Folk songs, as well as songs by modern authors inspired by the national past, were heard, while texts related to the liberating struggle were read.
The Municipality of Piraeus celebrates the national anniversary of March 25
The Municipality of Piraeus honors March 25th again this year and participates with an action of a symbolic nature in the celebration of our national anniversary.
Thessaloniki: Events for the national anniversary of March 25
Events will also take place in Thessaloniki for the national anniversary of March 25.
On the 25th of March, according to the program of the Region of Central Macedonia for the events, at 10 a.m. an official Doxology will be held at the Temple of God Wisdom, at 10.30 a wreath will be laid at the Hero of the 3rd Army Corps, while at 11.15 a.m. the parade of representative student, political and military sections took place on M. Alexandrou Avenue, ending at the White Tower.
The official Ceremony for the National Anniversary of March 25th is planned for 6 pm on Saturday at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (“Alexandros Papanastasiou” Ceremony Hall of the Old Philosophical School of AUTH). The ceremony of the day will be delivered by Mr. professor of the Faculty of Law of the AUTH Akritas Kaidatzis, on the topic: “The liberal and democratic constitutionalism of the Revolution of 1821”.
