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The Day Greece Said No From the Mountains of Epirus to the Battle of Crete28 October 2026 — The 86th Anniversary
The Day Greece Said No From the Mountains of Epirus to the Battle of Crete28 October 2026 — The 86th Anniversary
Alan McWilliams went mountain biking
October 25, 2026 at 07:23
The Day Greece Said No From the Mountains of Epirus to the Battle of Crete28 October 2026 — The 86th Anniversary
02:24
37.2km
15.5km/h
55.8km/h
850m
850m
Every year, on 28 October, the blue and white flag of Greece appears across Crete. It hangs from balconies and village houses, above shopfronts and public buildings, and along the streets where schoolchildren assemble for the annual parades. Church bells ring, wreaths are laid at memorials, and communities gather to commemorate a decision taken in Athens eighty-six years ago. In the villages of Apokoronas, as elsewhere throughout Greece, Ohi Day is both a national anniversary and an occasion of local remembrance. The names inscribed upon the village memorials belong to families whose descendants still live among us, and the history being remembered is seldom very far away.
Read the full story on the link below:
https://emtbcrete.gr/ohi-day-28-october-1940/
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