Living traditions
October 28 Student Parade in Andros
Chora, Andros, Andros
Field photographKids during the parade
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Students, musicians and local representatives mark Ohi Day with a parade through Chora and a ceremony at the town’s memorial.
On 28 October, schoolchildren in Chora of Andros take part in the national Ohi Day parade. The procession begins after the church service, follows the main street and reaches the central memorial for the laying of wreaths.
Ohi Day in Chora
The parade commemorates Greece’s rejection of the Italian ultimatum on 28 October 1940.
Students and the island band
School groups assemble near the church and proceed behind the musicians through the main street of Chora.
The memorial ceremony
The procession reaches the central square, where local authorities, military representatives and community organisations lay wreaths at the memorial.
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