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Holiday: March 25

Greek Independence Day, March 25, is the day the Greeks celebrate the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman empire ruled over Greece from 1453 until 1832. Prior to this, Greece was ruled by the Byzantine empire.

The war of independence was waged by Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1832, after 400 years of occupation and oppression by the Ottoman Turks. With the help of Russia, the United Kingdom, and France, Greece drove the Turks out, and became an independent nation in May 1832.

Parades

Greek Independence Day is a national holiday and is celebrated with gusto. Parades mark this day, from school children carrying flags and wearing traditional customs, to the armed forces marching through Athens. Take a look at the calender for March and April for the dates and times of the parades in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detriot, and New York, USA.

Video: Greek War of Independence

Holidays in Greece

• Greek Independence Day
• Festival of Flowers Protomayia / Labor Day
• Greek Oxi Day