March 25, 2013

Long live the 25th March 1821

8 comments:

  1. Retake Constantinople! Should be a nice project for the future.

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  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_War_of_Independence#Ottoman_rule

    Here! Here!

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  3. Also Cesar Chavez day, a state holiday, here in Colorado. IIRC, it was traded for Columbus Day.

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  4. Agree with Odds Bodkin. It's hard for me to see March 25 pass without a sense of chagrin at the failure of the Megali Idea.

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  5. After 100 years of denial of the Christian genocides Turkey has the audacity to invite the descendants of the survivors back, presumably so they can finish the job. I can assure Turkey if we Greeks ever returned it would be only to take back Constantinople:

    http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/03/turkey-minorities-return-call.html#ixzz2Ox0OARDs

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  6. We knew thee of old,
    Oh, divinely restored,
    By the lights of thine eyes
    And the light of thy Sword

    From the graves of our slain
    Shall thy valour prevail
    As we greet thee again-
    Hail, Liberty! Hail!

    Long time didst thou dwell
    Mid the peoples that mourn,
    Awaiting some voice
    That should bid thee return.

    Ah, slow broke that day
    And no man dared call,
    For the shadow of tyranny
    Lay over all:

    And we saw thee sad-eyed,
    The tears on thy cheeks
    While thy raiment was dyed
    In the blood of the Greeks.

    Yet, behold now thy sons
    With impetuous breath
    Go forth to the fight
    Seeking Freedom or Death.

    From the graves of our slain
    Shall thy valour prevail
    As we greet thee again-
    Hail, Liberty! Hail!

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