Greek national holiday of 25th March 2006 in Hersonissos Crete

Kirche Hersonissou, Kreta March 25th counts both to the church ones and political Greek holidays of high importance. In connection with the church celebration the things quite simply lie. The church does on March 25th, therefore 9 months in front of Christmas, the celebration do Evangelismú " Mariä preaching " (Greek: Eorti). The national holiday is for the beginning of the revolution of 1821 against this against the Turkish top power devoted oneself and you celebrate as a day of the Greek independence and democracy. How also October 28th becomes March 25th at panhellenischer Beflaggung with obligatory Parades of the schoolchildren, grandiose military parades and more or less nationalistic breathed Done ceremonially. Many Greek are hardly or not at all hers about cause and meaning, though this one informedly, especially did not glorify on holidays version absolutely the real highest national holiday corresponds to historical events. There is no military parade in Hersonissos.