111 Cultural Post #7

[Daniel Matthew Kunath]

In a similar vein as one of my previous cultural posts, Greece celebrates its independence from Turkey on March 25^th. On this day, children are out of school, adults also have the day off, and everything shuts down except for restaurants. The children parade through the streets with their schools, in strict order by class, academic grades, gender, and height. The children all wear matching outfits consisting of a dark blue pants or skirts, and a white shirt, with black dress shoes. They carry flags and school signs, and march in this rigid order until the end of the parade, when the parents swoop up their children and all go out to eat as a family. There is a traditional food for the day, cod served with a paste made from garlic, lemon, and potatoes, which everyone eats.