Piraeus: Crowds of people in the celebration of March 25th
In a climate of national pride, the celebration of the anniversary of March 25 in Piraeus took place.
Crowds attended the established parade in the city center, which included fifty schools of Piraeus, local associations, as well as armed forces and the Coast Guard.
Piraeus Mayor Yiannis Moralis attended the parade, while attending Doxology earlier at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, danced by His Eminence Metropolitan of Piraeus and Faliro. Seraphim. He then laid a wreath to the statue of Georgios Karaiskakis, on the coast of Tzelepi.
Also, yesterday, Monday, March 24, Mr. Moralis laid a wreath at the monument of the hero of the 1821 revolution Georgios Karaiskakis in Neo Faliro, during the memorial service, as part of the March 25th celebration. The ceremony was played by the Piraeus Municipality Philharmonic Orchestra.
Snapshot of the parade
In the colors of the blue -white, the Piraeus Tower dressed in collaboration with Piraeus Tower SA, on Sunday 23 and Monday 24 March, thereby participating in the events of the national anniversary in the city. The tower will be illuminated in the colors of the Greek flag and today, Tuesday, March 25th.
« March 25th is a day of honor and national pride »
Piraeus Mayor Yiannis Moralis, in his statement, stressed that « March 25th is a day of honor and national pride for all Greeks. We honor the heroes of the Revolution of 1821 who fought with self -denial for the freedom and independence of our country. Our national anniversary reminds us that faith in our values and the dedication to the public can overcome any difficulty. The message of March 25 is that the Greeks always do it with unity and unity, as long as we do not remember these concepts and invoke them only to national anniversaries, but to be our guide 365 days a year. Happy birthday to all Piraeus, to all Greeks. «
