OXI DAY – 28 October
Written by Marisa Hazakis Όχι Day, celebrated on the 28th October every year in Greece, Cyprus and Hellenic communities around the world, commemorates the beginning of the Greco-Italian war. On this day in 1940, the Greek Prime Minister, Ioannis Metaxas, received an ultimatum in the early hours of the morning from Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini. […]
25th of March: What’s it all about?
Written by Marisa Hazakis As a child, the 25th of March meant one thing to me: dressing up in an “embarrassing” costume on a boiling hot day and memorising Greek poems. However, as I grow older (and wiser), the 25th of March is a chance for me to fall in love with my culture over […]
OXI DAY: 28 October
Infographic and information compiled by NAHYSOSA Editor, Eugenia Papathanasiou.