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Google honors Greece’s Independence Day and the Greek Revolution of 1821 March with a special doodle, logo. Graphic designers of the company used a pair of  the traditional shoes – tsarouchi – and laurel leaves, all framed with the colors of the Greek flag.   Tsarouchi is a type of …

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Watch LIVE the Military Parade in Athens as Greece celebrates the Greek War of Independence 1821. The military parade started at 11 a.m and ended one and a half hour later. Here are some high lights. Greece celebrates the 25th March with a double holiday: a historical and a religious …

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President Barack Obama welcomed Diaspora Greeks in the White House in fluent …Greek. He told them «Ζήτω η Ελλάς» (Ling Live Greece!”) during the traditional  reception for Greek Independence Day on March 25th – traditionally celebrated in the White House a couple of days later. In his speech, Obama spoke …

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What a beautiful day to celebrate a National Holiday! Sunny and not too warm! Greeks celebrate the 25th March with a double holiday: a historical and a religious one. Greeks celebrate the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. The “Greek Revolution” was a successful war of independence waged by …

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