Greece celebrates its Independence Day on March 25, a date long associated with the start of the Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule in 1821. However, historians note that the revolution actually began weeks earlier, in mid-February, and unfolded across multiple regions in a series of uprisings rather than a single event.

The program of festive events for March 25th continues with the ceremony of raising the Greek flag on the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis.