28th Oct. Greece’s second national day. The first (on March 25th) celebrates the uprising against the Turks in 1821, and today, ΟΧΙ Μέρα (No Day), commemorates Mataxas’ clipped answer to the Italian Legate following Mussolini’s ultimatum. Whatever, the mythologies surrounding such events, the Greeks fought heroically in Epirus and checked the Italian advance. Fighter jets... Continue Reading →