OXI Day celebrations
Greece
Greek Mariners Fought the Axis Powers Long Before OXI Day
Greek mariners had been saying “Oxi” (no) to the Axis powers pretty much since the start of World War Two in 1939.
On October 28, Greeks around the world celebrate Oxi Day, commemorating the Greek government’s decision to resist the...
Culture
Young Student Parades Alone on OXI Day on Remote Greek Island
A ten-year-old Greek student who lives on a small Ionian island had the privilege of parading all alone on OXI day. It sounds like an oddity, but it is a fairly usual situation in remote island student parades every...
Africa
Zimbabwe’s Greek Primary School’s OXI Day Celebration
A Greek school in Zimbabwe, Africa, celebrated OXI day in the most original way. Guided by a Greek teacher, the students made a human Greek flag, as it has never been done before.
The Hellenic Primary School is located in...
Canada
Toronto’s Greeks Line the Streets for ‘Oxi’ Day Parade
Greek-Canadians united in celebration with diaspora across the globe over last weekend as Greeks lined the streets for Oxi Day parades.
Toronto hosted its annual Oxi day parade on October 30, in which some 30 different community groups participated. Churches...
Canada
Greeks Celebrate “Oxi Day” in Toronto and Montreal
The Greeks of Montreal commemorated “OXI Day” with a service at the St George Greek Orthodox Church. Panayiotis Salatelis officiated the ceremony. The General Ambassador of Greece in Montreal Thanos Kafopoulos and the honorary consul of Cyprus Michalis Paidousis...
Canada
Oxi Day Celebrations in Toronto and Montreal
Despite heavy rain Toronto hosted an Oxi Day Parade on Oct. 28 before an audience that included the Consulate General of Greece in Toronto Dimitris Azemopoulos, and other officials of Toronto's Greek community as well.
A thanksgiving was marked at...