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Flag decorations for 25 March in Santorini. The celebration of the Greek Revolution of 1821 (Greek: Εορτασμός της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης του 1821, Eortasmós tis Ellinikís Epanástasis tou 1821), less commonly known as Independence Day, takes place in Greece, Cyprus and Greek diaspora centers on 25 March every year, coinciding with the Feast of the Annunciation.
It is celebrated on 25 March; however, if 25 March falls either in Holy Week or in Easter Week, the feast is postponed to the Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter. Other names for the feast include the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Lady Day, Feast of the Incarnation (Festum incarnationis), and Conceptio Christi (Christ's Conception).
An Eastern Orthodox cross. March 24 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 26. All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 7 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. [note 1] For March 25th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on March 12.
According to Greek law every Sunday of the year is a public holiday. In addition, there are nine mandatory, official public holidays: New Year's Day, 6 January, Clean Monday, 25 March,Orthodox Good Friday, Orthodox Easter Monday, 1 May, Orthodox Whit Monday, 15 August, 28 October, 25 December and 26 December. [1]
In Greece, where Orthodox is the main sect, the holiday is always celebrated after Passover and tends to occur a little bit later in spring. (This year, Greek Orthodox Easter falls on May 5.)
Greek Independence Day is celebrated on the feast of the Annunciation and 25 March is also a national holiday in the Lebanon. Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth. The traditional hymn for the feast of the Annunciation goes back to Athanasius of Alexandria. It runs: [8]
Other Orthodox, including those in the Greek tradition and, now, some Ukrain. While much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox traditions will ...
The revolution is celebrated by Greeks around the world as independence day on 25 March. All Greek territory, except the Ionian Islands, the Mani Peninsula, and mountainous regions in Epirus, came under Ottoman rule in the 15th century. [4] During the following centuries, there were Greek uprisings against Ottoman rule.