On 5th Avenue in New York, the heart of Hellenism everywhere beat again after three years.
The heart of Hellenism everywhere struck again on 5th Avenue in New York after three years, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Greek people took to the streets of Manhattan again on March 25, with more than 80 Associations, Unions and Communities parading in the blue and white dressed New York. Evzones of the Presidential Guard also traveled to the USA, who on Sunday morning were at the Cathedral, where the Doxology of the Archbishop of America, Hopeful, took place.
Related images were published by the National Herald and the Greek-American, New York State Senator, Andrew Gunnardes. Gunardes posted on Twitter: “A beautiful day to parade in the parade of the Greek Independence Day! “As a 4th generation Greek-American, I could not be more proud to celebrate the 201st anniversary of Greek Independence, Long live!”
Beautiful day to march in the Greek Independence Day Parade! As a 4th-generation Greek-American, I could not be prouder to celebrate 201 years of Greece’s Independence – Ζητω! pic.twitter.com/EW3u3ombcK
– Senator Andrew Gounardes (@Sen_Gounardes) June 5, 2022
The honorary ceremonies include AHEPA and the Supreme President, Dimitrios Kokotas, the Cypriot Organizations (K.O.A., PSEKA and Pancyprian) with representatives the presidents Kyriakos Papastilianou and Filip Christofaros (Chiades, Chiakes Korais ”, United Chia Association) with representatives of their presidents, Ioannis Kontolios, Panagiotis Gerazounis and Dimitris Kontolios, but also the gold medalist of Atlanta, Ioannis Melissanidis.
Present are, among others, Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Katsaniotis, the Ambassador of Greece in Washington, Alexandra Papadopoulou, the Consul General of Greece in New York, Dr. Konstantinos Koutras, Consul Dimitrios Papageorgiou, the delegation from the Greek Parliament, consisting of Savvas Anastasiadis (SW), Theodora Tzakri (SYRIZA) and Evangelia Liakoulis, the Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus, Fotis Fotiou.
“A historic day at the beginning of the 3rd century from the national polygenesis, the parade in New York, on 5th Avenue, takes place again after the pandemic. “We owe a parade to the memory, we owe it to the first Greeks who established it, a parade that we must all do together every year”, said to “Ethnikos Kirikas” (EK) the Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Katsaniotis, who gives the “present” for the first time in a parade abroad.
