Three-day events and commemorations began in Greece on Tuesday ahead of Thursday’s bicentennial celebration of the commencement of the Greek Revolution of 1821.
All Orthodox churches and chapels in the country will be decorated with flags, while Doxology and memorial services are scheduled at Metropolitan Cathedrals.
A special prayer conveyed by the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece, on the occasion of the beginning of the struggle to liberate Greece from dour Ottoman rule, will be read out at churches across the country.
Worshippers will be allowed to attend services on Thursday, which also marks the Feast Day of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, based on a ratio of one person per 25 square meters of indoor space, due to the pandemic.
