Hello our etwinning friends.
We are Anthoula, Eleni and Petros.
March 25 is both a national (revolution against the Turks) and religious holiday (Annunciation). The Byzantine Empire fell to the Turks in 1453 and the Greeks remained under the Ottoman rule for nearly 400 years. During this time their language, their religion and their sense of identity remained strong. On March 25, 1821 the bishop Germanos of Patras raised the Greek flag at the Monastery of Agia Lavra in Peloponnese and one more revolution started against the Turks. The people of Greece shouted "Freedom or Death" and they fought the War of Independence for 9 years (1821-1829) until a small part of modern Greece was finally liberated and it was declared an independent nation.
We are Anthoula, Eleni and Petros.
In few days we have a national celebration in our country and we do various activities at school to honour our ancestors.
We are going to write to you a piece of information about it, we are preparing some videoclips and presentations as well.
March 25 is both a national (revolution against the Turks) and religious holiday (Annunciation). The Byzantine Empire fell to the Turks in 1453 and the Greeks remained under the Ottoman rule for nearly 400 years. During this time their language, their religion and their sense of identity remained strong. On March 25, 1821 the bishop Germanos of Patras raised the Greek flag at the Monastery of Agia Lavra in Peloponnese and one more revolution started against the Turks. The people of Greece shouted "Freedom or Death" and they fought the War of Independence for 9 years (1821-1829) until a small part of modern Greece was finally liberated and it was declared an independent nation.
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