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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.
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.
The Greek War of Independence officially began on 25 March 1821. During the war, the city of Tripoli in Arcadia , central Peloponnesus , became a prime objective of the Greek revolutionary army. Only the warlike Maniots were experts in the art of battle.
In February–March 1943, a series of large-scale protests took place in Athens against the intended forcible mobilization of occupied Greece's labour force for work in Nazi Germany. The protests, organized spontaneously or by the National Liberation Front (EAM), led to repeated clashes with the occupation troops and the collaborationist Greek ...
The Greek civil wars of 1823–1825 occurred alongside the Greek War of Independence. The conflict had both political and regional dimensions, as it pitted the Roumeliotes , who lived in mainland Greece, and shipowners from the Islands, primarily Hydra island, against the Peloponnesians or Moreotes .
March 25 is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) ... 1905 – The Greek football club P.A.E. G.S. Diagoras is founded in the city of Rhodes. [12]
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3 March - Clean Monday; 25 March - Greek Independence Day; 18 April - Labour Day; 19 April - Orthodox Good Friday; 20 April - Orthodox Easter Sunday; 21 April - Orthodox Easter Monday; 8 June - Orthodox Whit Sunday; 9 June - Orthodox Whit Monday; 15 August - Assumption Day; 28 October - Greek National Anniversary Day; 25 December - Christmas Day