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MARCH 25, 2025: GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY

Today marks the anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821, or the Greek War of Independence from the four hundred years of Ottoman rule. Per tradition the day is celebrated with a military parade in the center of Athens, including a fly past of a number of fighter planes and helicopters in the fleet of the Hellenic Air Force. Greece is one of the few European countries where unabashed national pride is still on full display, unencumbered by woke globalists bent on stamping out national pride wherever they may find it. Wokeism being on the retreat as it is, we can at this point safely say that Greece survived the 'era of insanity' more or less intact. May God continue to bless the Hellenic nation! 


March 25, 2025 ERT playlist: Highlights of the military parade. 

In the meantime extraordinary footage reached us from events at the White House in Washington DC. President Trump receiving just about the highest honors thinkable from the Ecumenical Patriarch, Elpidophoros. 

The new US Ambassador to Greece, Kimberley Guilfoyle (Wiki) had kind words to say about her new charge in Athens, honoring the nation with an Orthodox crossing. 


March 25, 2025 The White House: President Trump Participates in a Greek Independence Day Celebration.





Freedom came at a price in 1821. This is not a date in history: in fact, the struggle lasted for nine long years until finally independence was achieved after many bloody sacrifices.

The videos in this post illustrate in history and in art how the modern Greek state came into being. The revolution did not lack colorful heroes, men and women. 

The fact that the Hellenic people are still here after 4,000 years of recorded history, is nothing short of a miracle. A nation united and blessed by history and by God.


Oct. 5, 2020 Look Back History: The Greek Revolution | How Did Greece Get Its Independence?

To complete today's commemoration, a six part docudrama "The Free and the Brave" with English subtitles, commissioned and produced in 2022 in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Revolution of 1821. 


March 25, 2022 Greek Cinema: playlist docudrama "The Free and the Brave" (2022). 

"We all are familiar with the wonders of Greek Antiquity, which set the foundations for what we know as the "Western Civilization". We also know about the glorious times of Byzantine Empire (aka Eastern Roman Empire), which preserved and enriched the ancient knowledge, while it spread the Christian faith, forming the basis for the Renaissance and Enlightment.

"But what happened to the Greeks after that? How the Greek state emerged "suddenly" at the beginning of 19th century? From the fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD, Greece succumb to a Dark Age of Tyranny under the Ottoman rule.

"In 1821, the Greeks will try - and succeed - to free themselves from the Ottoman enslavement. But, it demands that their blood, sweat and tears will go to the fight for liberation.

"This epic series commemorates the rebirth of the Greek Nation, 200 years ago [commemorated in 2022], using a stunning mixture of CGI, re-enactments and historic library footage, in order to tell the story of people who changed the course of History forever.

"A Society of Friends" is the first episode of the series. It explores the fate of the Greek world in the hands of the Ottomans, as well as the beginnings of the Greek Revolution. What does it have to do with a secret organization, known only as "A Society of Friends"?

"Original Title: Ελεύθεροι και Γενναίοι.Written by: Stamatis Tsarouchas, narrated by Sofia Sotiriou, Christos Liakopoulos, Christos Simardanis. Alexandros Ypsilantis is portrayed by Markos Papadokonstantakis."






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