Greek Independance Day Greece Annunciation Day March 25th Village Life and Food - Live in Greece

March the 25th is Greek Independence Day in Greece, it is also Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Day. Tanya and I are invited into the village centre to celebrate. We had a nice coffee at Marias Taverna and then went to our good friend Taki's house for traditional food. It was amazing!
This KZbin video captures a glimpse of Greek village life on Independence Day and the Ascension of the Virgin Mary. We mention that Greek society is a close-knit community and typical of a Greek village. Andy shares his experiences of attending the event, where people gather to celebrate with music, dance, and food. He notes that dried salted cod with potatoes and skordalia, a garlic potato mashed potato dip, are traditional foods to eat on this day. The speaker also admits that his Greek pronunciation is not good, but he is continuously learning. He mentions that living in Greece offers a continuous learning process, and you learn something new every day. The video includes some beautiful shots of children dancing and the surrounding village, and ends with the speaker heading off to enjoy some traditional Greek food.
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Tanya and I have bought a small old house in Greece and are living in Greece and renovating the house ourselves. These are our experiences of living here.
See the chapters below for a list.
00:00 Greek Village Life
02:10 Music and Dancing
04:30 March 25th 1821 Greek Independence Day
08:15 Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Day
10:21 Traditional Greek Food
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[@iggo45]

Pronunciation depends on writing. Cod in Greek is written ΜΠΑ ΚΑ ΛΙΑ ΡΟΣ. The first two letters ΜΠ make the sound "b" as in "big". We don't have a letter for the sound "b" so we use ΜΠ combined. In English you can write it bakaliaros. We never pronounce it vakaliaros.

[@LivinginGreece]

ahhh okay thanks for confirming.

[@0jellybeanie0]

Love watching your videos! We're considering moving to Greece too! 😊

[@LivinginGreece]

Hey there! We have tried to answer as many questions and comments as possible in our latest Q&A3 video. Check it out. If we have not answered your comments then repost it with "SECOND TIME" at the start and we will endevour to answer it in the next Q&A vid. Big Love, Andy and Tanya.

[@taki2003]

love your videos!! can never go wrong with a Greek friend named Taki!!! Cheers!

[@LivinginGreece]

Hey there! We have tried to answer as many questions and comments as possible in our latest Q&A3 video. Check it out. If we have not answered your comments then repost it with "SECOND TIME" at the start and we will endevour to answer it in the next Q&A vid. Big Love, Andy and Tanya.

[@iggo45]

If you add 9 months of pregnancy to 25th of March, ther you have it ! Christmas 🎄 How could you be wrong ? 😊

[@LivinginGreece]

indeed!

[@user-dc1ky7xc5u]

Hey guys! Love watching your videos. I have a question that isn't super related to this video however if you could help that would be fantastic! We're looking a buying a house and it's surrounded by olive groves and I'm curious if they spray the trees frequently with chemicals/pesticides? Thanks!

[@LivinginGreece]

Hey Fraser! we hope you are well. This might also be of some use to you. We have tried to answer as many questions and comments as possible in our latest Q&A3 video. Check it out. If we have not answered your comments then repost it with "SECOND TIME" at the start and we will endevour to answer it in the next Q&A vid. Big Love, Andy and Tanya.

[@iggo45]

A slab of feta. 😅😅😅 Sir feta means slab !!!! 😅😅😅😅

[@LivinginGreece]

Indeedbi do think this is the direct translation

[@vetranios]

It's bakaliaros or vakalaos 😊😊😊

[@LivinginGreece]

Hey there! We have tried to answer as many questions and comments as possible in our latest Q&A3 video. Check it out. If we have not answered your comments then repost it with "SECOND TIME" at the start and we will endevour to answer it in the next Q&A vid. Big Love, Andy and Tanya.

[@iggo45]

Sir, with all due respect, and acknowledge that you choose my country for your living, let me corect you. 25th of March 1821, is not the anniversary of Independence of Greece. Greece became a State in 1832. Eleven years after the said year. What this date is named for us Greeks is "The beginning of the Greek Revolution for Independence" as it is officially named, or "Greek Revolution", for short. 😊 Independence got to their respective dates, USA, India, Ghana, or maybe Senegal, and Algeria. And we got acknowledged as an independent country, but after 11 years of bloody Revolution. 25th of March is the beginning of this struggle. The Greek Revolution. Thank you for having me in the comments section of your video.

[@LivinginGreece]

Ahhh so it is the BEGINNING of the fight, not the end of it which was in 1832?

[@iggo45]

@@LivinginGreece 25th March 1821: The Hellenic Declaration of a Revolutionary Armed Struggle, at the Monastery of Hagia Lavra, located at the village of Kalavryta, Ahaia region, of Northern Peloponnese, the National Oath for Freedom taken by the fighters, and the blessings of Holly Cross for the completion of the struggle. After 5 years of struggle a huge Turkish reinforcement came by sea from Egypt to Peloponnese, to seize any rebellion against Ottoman rule of Peloponnese. Imagine. How small Peloponnese is, in comparison with the Ottomans, stretching from North Africa to Ukraine, and from Austria to Iraq. Those rebellions had some guts didn't they ? Finally, after the naval confrontation at Navarone, and the victory of the allied flots of United Kingdom, France, and Russia, (1827), under the commandments of English Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, a small independent Greek State recognized by the treaty of London, only in the Peloponnese region, with first capital city been Nafplion. You can pay a visit to your ancestors memorial of this naval battle, contributing to Greece Liberation, here: g.co/kgs/DyPX9M The embedded inscription in Greek language reads: Greece's Eternal Gratitude for the English Sailors and Officers failed in Navarino on October 20th 1827. Continously wars against Ottoman Empire, the next 50 years liberated Greece to the north until Larissa in Thessaly Region. Hence the train station in Athens, is still named "Larissa Station", as at the north of Larissa was still the Ottoman Empire. During the early years of the 20th century (1912-1913), a new war against the Ottoman Empire, liberated Northern Greece, Giannena, Thessalonica, Kavala, and Alexandroupolis. We even disembark to the coasts of Anatolia, bringing Ionian Lands, back to the Home Land during 1920-1923 and even got 10 miles from Constantinople, but we lost that war. A new Turkish revolutionary movement under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal, over throne the Ottoman Sultan, took the power, rearrange their Army, declared the establishment of Turkish Democracy, attacked the Greek Army, campaigned in Anatolia and got the Victory. We can't observe 2 things. One. Turkey as a contemporary state is 100 years younger then Greece, been the same. Both of them been revolted against the Ottomans. And two. There was never a fixed date of the Greek Independence, as the country enlarged the borders slowly after many wars which lasted 100 years, till the present day. God knows what the future is hiding for the Greeks and the Turks. It's an ongoing process. This small land you've chosen as your new home, has some fascinating stories to tell. Huh ? 🙂 Please give my cordially greetings to your estimate spouse. Thanks for reading me. Theodore from Thessalonica.

[@iggo45]

Oh, and what is this trend of yours, answering everyones comments with the same text ? 😮

[@LivinginGreece]

because we try to answer all comments in our Q&A videos and I want to tell everyone to watch out for their answers.

[@boukanastasia]

It's pronounced Bakaliaros with B😂😂😂😂

[@LivinginGreece]

Hey there! We have tried to answer as many questions and comments as possible in our latest Q&A3 video. Check it out. If we have not answered your comments then repost it with "SECOND TIME" at the start and we will endevour to answer it in the next Q&A vid. Big Love, Andy and Tanya.

[@iggo45]

25th March 1821: The Hellenic Declaration of a Revolutionary Armed Struggle, at the Monastery of Hagia Lavra, located at the village of Kalavryta, Ahaia region, of Northern Peloponnese, the National Oath for Freedom taken by the fighters, and the blessings of Holly Cross for the completion of the struggle. After 5 years of struggle a huge Turkish reinforcement came by sea from Egypt to Peloponnese, to seize any rebellion against Ottoman rule of Peloponnese. Imagine. How small Peloponnese is, in comparison with the Ottomans, stretching from North Africa to Ukraine, and from Austria to Iraq. Those rebellions had some guts didn't they ? Finally, after the naval confrontation at Navarone, and the victory of the allied flots of United Kingdom, France, and Russia, (1827), under the commandments of English Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, a small independent Greek State recognized by the treaty of London, only in the Peloponnese region, with first capital city been Nafplion. You can pay a visit to your ancestors memorial of this naval battle, contributing to Greece Liberation, here: g.co/kgs/DyPX9M The embedded inscription in Greek language reads: Greece's Eternal Gratitude for the 272 English Sailors and Officers fell in Navarino on October 20th 1827. Continously wars against Ottoman Empire, the next 50 years liberated Greece to the north until Larissa in Thessaly Region. Hence the train station in Athens, is still named "Larissa Station", as it was the end of the line, at the north of Larissa been still the Ottoman Empire. During the early years of the 20th century (1912-1913), a new war against the Ottoman Empire, liberated Northern Greece, Giannena, Thessalonica, Kavala, and Alexandroupolis. We even disembark to the coasts of Anatolia, bringing Ionian Lands, back to the Home Land during 1920-1923 and even got 10 miles from Constantinople, but we lost that war. A new Turkish revolutionary movement under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal, over throne the Ottoman Sultan, took the power, rearrange their Army, declared the establishment of Turkish Democracy, attacked the Greek Army, campaigned in Anatolia and got the Victory. We can't observe 2 things. One. Turkey as a contemporary state is 100 years younger then Greece, been the same. Both of them been revolted against the Ottomans. And two. There was never a fixed date of the Greek Independence, as the country enlarged the borders slowly after many wars which lasted 100 years, till the present day. God knows what the future is hiding for the Greeks and the Turks. It's an ongoing process. This small land you've chosen as your new home, has some fascinating stories to tell. Huh ? 🙂 Please give my cordially greetings to your estimate spouse. Thanks for reading me. Theodore from Thessalonica.

[@LivinginGreece]

That makes it a bit clearer.