On Saturday, March 25, events will be held in Attica to celebrate the national anniversary of March 25, 1821.

According to GEETHA, at 06:21 am Lycabettus artillery fired 21 salutes and Eotinos was executed by the musical units of the Armed Forces and the Security Forces.

At 08:00, the official raising of the National Flag on the Holy Rock of the Acropolis will take place, and at 10:00, an official doxology will take place in the Athens Cathedral under the presidency of His Beatitude the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. Hieronymus II in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

At 10:01 a.m., 21 Lycabettus artillery salutes will be fired, and at 10:55 a.m. the President of the Hellenic Republic will lay a wreath at the monument to the Unknown Soldier.

At 11:00 am, the parade of the Armed Forces and the Security Forces will begin in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier, in front of the President of the Hellenic Republic.

At 18:41, the official lowering of the National Flag on the Holy Rock of the Acropolis is scheduled with 21 salute shots from Lycabettus artillery.

From Friday, March 24 to Sunday, March 26, the frigate “Themistocles” and the high-speed missile patrol boat “Karathanasis” will be moored in the port of Piraeus, and the public will be able to visit them freely.

There will also be free admission to the Military Museum.

At the same time, parades of military units will be held throughout the territory, a general festive celebration of units, military depots and warships will be held, as well as illumination of units, military depots and warships in the evening hours of March. 24 and 25.

This year, the municipality of Piraeus again celebrates March 25 and takes part in a symbolic action in the celebration of our national anniversary.

Thessaloniki: Activities for the National Anniversary of 25 March

Events will also be held in Thessaloniki for the national anniversary on March 25th.

On March 25, according to the program of events of the Region of Central Macedonia, at 10.00 an official doxology will take place in the Temple of the Wisdom of God, at 10.30 a wreath will be laid to the Hero of the 3rd Army. corps, and at 11.15 on M. Alexandru Avenue a parade of representative student, political and military sections took place, ending at the White Tower.

The official National Anniversary Ceremony on March 25 is scheduled for 18:00 Saturday at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Alexandros Papanastasiou Ceremonial Hall of the Old School of Philosophy AUTH). The ceremony of the day will be hosted by Mr. Akritas Kaidacis, Professor of the Faculty of Law of AUTH, on the topic: “Liberal and Democratic Constitutionalism of the Revolution of 1821”.

Source: RES-IPE