Tuesday 28 October 2008

NO Day

68 years ago, Greece said 'OXI' (NO) to fascism, on the 28th of October, 1940. Since then, Greece has celebrated two independence days, both of which are public holidays (the other is on 25th March). 28 October is officially known as NO Day in Greece: lest we forget.



On the eve of the commemoration, school children recite poems and perform sketches, re-enacting the events of those times; this event is attended by any parent (who isn't working, presumably, as the event is always staged in the morning). As you can see, I kind of missed it...
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10 comments:

  1. Phivos Nicolaides28 October 2008 at 08:08

    NO, NO, NO, OXI, OXI, OXI!

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  2. Anonymous28 October 2008 at 12:28

    Well then, happy No Day.
    Sorry you missed the show.
    Thanks for this lesson; I didn't know.

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  3. Saretta28 October 2008 at 12:34

    That's great that they commerate such an important and courageous decision!

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  4. Richard Lawry28 October 2008 at 15:24

    Most people don't know much about the history of other countries. I had never heard of NO Day. Thanks for the history lesson.

    An Arkie's Musings

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  5. Christina28 October 2008 at 16:54

    Hi! thanks for leaving a comment on my blog and for your prayers!
    christina

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  6. Saretta28 October 2008 at 17:23

    I knew it...I've done some research and confirmed my hunch...I spent my honeymoon near Chania in the http://www.cretaparadise.gr/! Do you know it?

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  7. Anonymous29 October 2008 at 00:29

    Their action was important to all of us.

    Thanks for your triple comments.

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  8. antigoni29 October 2008 at 08:35

    Great post! Visit my blog to see my post about our national celebration.

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  9. Tootie29 October 2008 at 22:31

    I love seeing your country through your eyes, and also getting my history lesson. :-)

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  10. Louise30 October 2008 at 01:35

    I like this holiday!

    I hope the children were not too unhappy that you missed the show!

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