The curtain opens tomorrow for the festive events in Thessaloniki

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Solemn litany of the icons of Panagia Gerontissa and Saint Demetrius

The curtain of festive events opens tomorrow in the Metropolitan Municipality of Thessaloniki of the national anniversaries of October 26, 1912 and October 28, 1940, as well as the day of the Patron Saint of Thessaloniki, Saint Demetrius, with a solemn litany of the holy Icons, the Virgin “Gerontissa” and Saint Demetrius, together with the Holy Relics of Saint Demetrius in the streets of the city, according to the program of the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki.

Tomorrow, also, there will be speeches and events in the schools of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, organized by the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Central Macedonia. Furthermore, there will be an event of the University of Macedonia (at 12 noon, in the Ceremonial Amphitheater of the Foundation), where the Ceremonial Ceremony will be held with the theme: “Thessalonica in the national competitions. From liberation to the last war” will be delivered by the associate professor of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies Vlasios Vlasidis.

On Wednesday, October 26 at 8 am the official raising of the Greek flag at the White Tower monument will take place by the Third Army Corps and the Municipality of Thessaloniki, in the presence of the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou. At 11:30 an official eulogy will be held for the feast of the Patron Saint of Thessaloniki Agios Dimitrios and the liberation of Thessaloniki (1912), in the Holy Church of the Patron Saint Agios Dimitrios, patron of His Holiness Metropolitan Anthimos of Thessaloniki, in the presence of the President of the Republic Mrs. Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

CAt 6.30 in the afternoon, the official celebration of the day of the Patron Saint of Thessaloniki, Saint Demetrius, is planned. of the Anniversary of the Liberation of Thessaloniki (1912) and the Epic of ’40 in the Ceremony Hall of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The ceremony of the day will be delivered by the Dean of AUTH Hara-Myrto-Agapi Charalambous entitled: “The Arc of Time and the Epic of 1940” followed by a musical part by the “Yiannis Mantakas” Choir of AUTH and the Choral Workshop of the Department of Music Studies AUTH.

Wednesday night at 8.30 a celebratory event will be held in the Foyer of the Thessaloniki City Hall in honor of the President of the Republic.

On Thursday, October 27 the events will start at 10 am with the laying of wreaths by a delegation of students at the Hero of the 3rd Army Corps. At 11 the student parade will take place on Tsimiski Street and at 12.30 the crowning of monuments, busts and statues of heroes by student delegations.

On Friday, October 28at 10.30 in the morning, the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou will lay a wreath on the Hero of the 3rd Army Corps and at 11 she will attend the parade that will take place on Megalo Alexandrou Avenue.

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