According to the Greek and foreign press and media, a
The ambassadors of France, the USA, Russia, the UK, Germany,
Spain, Italy, Poland and Romania accepted the invitation of the President of
the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakerallopoulou, and joined this event.
The initiative comes yet as another COVID-19 secure event
that Greece organises in order to commemorate and honour the Greek War of
Independence.
The aim of this particular event is also to attract attention
to the tight connections that link Greece and other western countries, whose
poets were inspired by the struggle of the Greek people for liberty like Victor
Hugo, Alexander Pushkin, Lord Byron, Edgar Allen Poe and others.
In a post on her social media platform, President
Sakellaropoulou noted that “The Greek Revolution against the Turkish oppressors
inspired poets in other western countries, with lyrics that were so ecstatic,
so moving.”
Apparently, the entire world will turn Greek to mark Greece’s
bicentennial, celebrated on March the 25th, 2021, commemorating 200 years since
the Greek War of Independence. All over
the world, where the Greek Diaspora is present, the anniversary will be
celebrated with splendour. Iconic
landmarks in all those countries will be illuminated in blue and white in
honour of the Greek people and their struggle for freedom, 200 years ago.
The upcoming celebration of 200 years since the outbreak of
the Greek Revolution of Independence of 1821, and the War of Independence will
be the keystone events. It is an
occasion to recognise the sacrifices and struggles of our ancestors, while it
also makes us think of today’s Greece and its future.
Backed by teamwork and collaboration, all of us have a moral
duty to contribute to this celebration, with events in Greece and abroad with
historical and creative themes.
A few more sentences about the 25th of March, 2021 This week Greece will celebrate the uprising that created the modern state, a romantic revolution that experts say,
captivated both the elite and the masses around the world.
Nations who helped Greece in the decade-long struggle
against the Ottoman Empire will also be represented in the celebrations, like
the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishutin. the President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiades, Prince Charles of Great Britain
and his wife Camilla will also attend, according to government sources. A coronavirus lockdown forced President
Macron to not be able to attend, but the Minister of Defence of France Florence
Parly will be present. Also, French
Rafale and American F-16 jets will fly over Athens on the 25th of March, while
the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier will dock in Crete, according to Defence
Ministry sources.
"School of Athens" by Raphael
France has also loaned Greece, an 18th-century tapestry of Raphael’s Renaissance masterpiece “The School Of Athens”, the French Embassy said.
The most flamboyant among the Romantics, Lord Byron was the most fashionable poet of his time. Here is a verse of one of his poems "Maid of Athens", dedicated to Tereza Makri, with whom he had fallen in love:
Maid of Athens, ere we part
Give, oh give me back my heart!
Or, since that has left my breast
Take it now and keep the rest
Hear my vow before I go
Ζωή μου σας αγαπώ!
(I wish to thank the Greek and foreign press and media and
greekreporter. blog. com for the valuable information, without which this post
would have not been created.)
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