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October 28th – Oxi Day & Greek National Holiday

Every year on October 28, Greeks celebrate one of the country’s most important national holidays: Oxi Day (Ημέρα του Όχι).

The word όχι (ochi) means “no” in Greek, and the anniversary commemorates Greece’s rejection of an Italian ultimatum in 1940 and the country’s subsequent entry into World War II.

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March 25th: A Greek National Celebration and Independence Day | Omilo

March 25th: A Greek National Celebration and Independence Day. Greece has lived through major historical events and the country was involved in many wars: Persian wars, the wars of Alexander the Great, etc. In modern Greek history, from 1821 till of today, two major wars Greece was involved in, were the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire and the 2nd World War. Every year, Greeks remember these historical events with the celebration of two national anniversaries on October 28th and March 25th. 

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