The Grand Changing Of The Evzones Guard Parade (4K)

Athens, Greece, February 20, 2022. Hundreds attend to watch the official changing of the Greek Presidential Guards "Evzones" and the parade, that takes place every Sunday at 11:00am in Syntagma Square. Every Sunday the Evzones are dressed in their traditional white kilts named “Foustanella” which has 400 pleats made by special craftsman. The Evzones uniform is handmade with intricate detail and is a symbol of the country’s nationalistic pride.
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[@davidsewellclarke4997]

Me being a British citizen I lived in Greece for 23 years ex wife Greek,my two sons have done their national service for their mother's country . Haven't heard from them yet after 12 years but I'm still proud of them. Zito Ella's. Kypros is Greek.

[@supermavro6072]

You used to jump around with Tutu dress like 3 year old Greek.

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

Bravo to you Sir! I hope your kids contact you again soon. 🙏 You are a good & honorable person for this Amazing Comment! You are always welcome back to ΕΛΛΑΣ 🇬🇷

[@davidsewellclarke4997]

@@supermavro6072 how dare you say that you should be ashamed of yourself. It is called a Foustani it has 360 pleats in it 1 for every year of Turkish invasion of Greece ,I wasn't born in Greece I was born in Singapore in 1959. 360 pleats equals one year of Turkish invasion of Greece and a British man fought for the Greeks his name was Lord Byron a well-known poet in his time.

[@supermavro6072]

@@davidsewellclarke4997 This is TuTu dress worn by kids under 3. If any serious army approach this soIdiers wearing this, they blow out of laughter.

[@supermavro6072]

@@SpartanLeonidas1821 He sound like 50 year old baby.

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

What a unique tradition, respect from Indonesia

[@ΚατερίναΣμυρναίου-μ4λ]

Λεβέντες!! Παλικάρια του πιο τιμητικού σώματος!!🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@CaptainHarlock-kv4zt]

Όχι λεβέντες. Εύζωνες είναι! Λεβέντες λέγονταν οι Έλληνες που υπηρετούσαν στο Οθωμανικό ναυτικό. Η αναγκαστική ναυτολόγηση τους γίνονταν κάθε χρόνο μια φορά. Να μάθουμε την ιστορία του χιλιοβασανισμένου Ελληνισμού και να μιλούμε και να γράφουμε αναλόγως.

[@alexandercoro5309]

Respect Greeks

[@stefamvro5868]

Informations, from a Greek..: Homer ( The far ancient, Greek poet, who wrote Odyssey and Iliad, many thousands of years, before us..), is the first who spoke about Ev-zones. The word Ev-zones, means "the ancient fighter, who is so good and experienced, that the only thing he needed, was a belt, made from good quality, not easy to broke, and with practical positions for his arms ( sword, etc ). The second man who spoke about Evzones, was Herodotus ( the Greek "father of History", the first who puts the bases of international historical writing ), at the known ancient-classical times of Greece. Nowdays, in order to honer, our ancient history and our fighters ancestors, the Tomb of Unknown Soldier, shows an ancient fighter, and the guards, are Evzones.. Uniform of Evzones..: Their hat is red, and shows the blood that we gave, for our freedom.. The black "strings" of the hat, are our tears for our dead, who gave their blood.. In general, the uniform is white, because our cause of fight ( freedom and justice ), is noble and "pure". Ancient Greeks, were mostly wearing the "chlamys". The "skirt", ( which we call it Foustanella ), is the nowdays "chlamys", showing that our history continuous.. Foustanella, is the "next generation" of chlamys, and we made Foustanella, at the times of Greek Byzantine Empire. And it was very practical, because our fighters, were fighting at the wild mountains, and couldnt have organized hospital etc. So with Foustanella, which was easy to be made, they could take care they wounds very easy, than with trousers. Also Foustanella was warm at winter, and cold at summer. And Foustanella, was a psycological weapon also.. because when the barbarians were threating us, it was more easy for us, to show them our balls.. so they knew, that we are fearless.. The Foustanella, have 400 edges, showing the 400 years, of occupasion of the Ottomans (400 years, of torturing.. slaughtering.. etc.. ). Shoes, are made of hard leather, with big nails, under them. The nails were very important for the fighters, because the land of Greece is full of mountains, and rocky places, and the fighters needed to defend themselves, or attack, on "bad" terrain. The black "fluffy" thing, at the front of the shoes, hides inside, a small knife, showing that, in order to fight for your freedom, you must fight with everything you have ( hands and feet ), and with arms that the enemy cant see.. And the guards, keep their feet high, to show how they were stabbing the barbarians.. Nowdays, when the guards walking, they hit hard their feet to the ground, so our ancestors can hear the nails, and they know that Greeks are still here.. alive.. and free.. Unfortunately, there are some people, who dont know, and they dont ask, about this "funny skirt ", and they only laughing at this uniform. ( Some of them knows, like Albanians and Turks, but they were-are allies against Greeks, so they dont count..) They must know, that this is an ancient fighters uniform, and these fighters were fought against Barbarians, countless of times, and if they can laugh, is because these fighters, kept them free of barbarism.. If they can look in a mirror, and can say that they are humans, and not Barbarians, is because of these Greek fighters, with THIS uniform.. And we deserve and demand, from all, to respect the blood that we gave.. for freedom and justice, against Barbarians, through thousands of years.. And an extra information..: At the very old times, when the ancient Greeks, travelled all around this planet, and named many places, they found an island, very beautiful, but foggy. They called this island "land of Skot-os".. In Greek means, the land without sun. Nowdays, this island is called Scot-land.. The national uniform, of the great Scottish nation, is kilt.. Kilt and foustanella, seems to have the same ancestor.. the chlamys..

[@iloneclezar]

Tanto tempo já passou...e tudo evolui! Poderiam estilizar um pouco menos esse uniforme . Adoro a Grécia mas...esse uniforme é horrível! Desculpe!

[@stefamvro5868]

​@@iloneclezar My friend Clezar.. Once upon a time, Greeks had many collonies, around mediteranean sea ( south Italy, south France, south Spain, Egypt, north Libya ). Also, ancient writers, speaks about India ( before Alexander the Great ), Ireland, England, Thule, and America ( yes, America ! ). Our system of goverment, was city states. And after the Latins, we made the Byzantine Empire, at many places, for 1.100 years. As you can understand, we had many different choices of "military uniforms", because we used many different, at these different places we were living, and travelled. But the common uniform, was chlamys. And foustanella, was the next generation of chlamys. I understand what you say, and why you dont like it. This uniform, is not the best, in your eyes. Is not a "nowdays uniform". I respect your opinion.. But we cant wear a nowdays uniform, depenting of the eyes, or the taste, of tourists. The Tomb of Unknown Soldier, is for us, to remember who we were, what we did, with what we fought, through all these years. You dont like it. I respect that. What i dont like, is when someone dont know history, and tries to insult our uniform-our history-our dead. Thank you for your answer. Be good.

[@ΕΛΕΝΗΜΑΛΑΦΑΝΤΗ]

Πολύ σωστά όσα γράφετε, επιτρέψτε μου να συμπληρώσω ότι το μήκος της φουστανέλας ήταν κάτω από το γόνατο και, επειδή ήταν πυκνή με τις 400 πτυχές, προστάτευε από βόλια και σπαθιές. Ο ήχος από τα τσαρούχια θυμίζει χτύπημα σπαθιών, μάχη.

[@EvmorfiaKiprianou]

Ευτυχώς που έχουμε τέτοιες ψυχές που ποθούν την Ελλάδα και κοιμομαστε ήσυχοι...!!

[@johnm2197]

Amazing!

[@itsyaboyjigglyjimmy]

Does any one know the music's name here? 3:34-4:25 Ξέρει κανείς το όνομα της μουσικής εδώ; 3:34-4:25

[@wardafournello]

"Μακεδονία ξακουστή του Αλεξάνδρου η χώρα".

[@exxxactly9967]

Μακεδονια ξακουστή

[@Theodoros.K.Mouchtaris]

Μακεδονία Ξακουστή, σε κάπως αργό ρυθμό. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5mxp6KGj899bpYsi=tUHR0Xv6IZLh3oZU

[@cobone04]

Really nice quality video..Sad they're wearing the mask of the plan-demic.

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AFRODITA🎉⭐️✨️💙🩵⚘️🌹♥️🥰

[@katerinatsoliakou235]

Ελληνική ιστορία και πολιτισμός

[@charlessavoie2367]

?Dices que son medio hembra y medio hombre? NO!!

[@vanatheo121]

​@@charlessavoie2367 Μ ω ρ η Λ Ο υ γ κ ρ α κ ο μπλε ξά.ρα.....

[@GGibert]

No ladies in the Evzones?

[@Theodoros.K.Mouchtaris]

Just copying from sources in the internet: During a demonstration in front of the Parliament in 2001, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at one of the guardhouses. The wooden construction was engulfed in flames. The Evzone on guard next to it remained in place until an officer gave him the order to move. With a scorched and partly smoking uniform on one side, the Evzone did so. In January 2010, a makeshift bomb was placed 20 meters from where the Evzones guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, at Syntagma Square. Although the police informed the Evzones of the imminent threat, the Guards refused to leave their posts and remained on guard while the bomb exploded. All Evzones are volunteers drawn from the Hellenic Army's Infantry Corps. Prospective Evzones are initially identified at the Infantry Recruit Training Centres during Basic Training. There is a minimum height requirement of 1.87 metres (6 feet 2 inches) to join. You also have to be male, Greek Orthodox Christian, caucasian and with no visible tatoos. It used to be with no tatoos at all.

[@trstquint7114]

You can of course very respectfully mumble something about culture and such, but it is actually just as nonsensical as it looks. And the party becomes complete at 1:24. The orchestra starts. Where those pumpkin shoes were keeping time, this bunch of musicians (??) were honking their horns as if they were completely drunk. Untuned, untamed, and I love it.

[@user-xi3np4ei3t]

Είσαι αμόρφωτος φίλε διάβασε ελληνική ιστορία!

[@nergnera5205]

Skirty clowns are too funny...

[@johnm2197]

You're too funny 🤡

[@nergnera5205]

@@johnm2197 I never wear like a buffoon...

[@johnm2197]

@@nergnera5205 you are a buffoon and would never be worthy to wear the outfit of an Evzone.

[@nergnera5205]

@@johnm2197 I think They are mostly homosexuals like you... They like to wear feminine...

[@johnm2197]

@@nergnera5205 little fellow next time these Men are in Melbourne I would ask you, if you have the balls to say that to them 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@feynthefallen]

I can't help it. The Greeks not only have the silliest-looking parade uniforms, but also the silliest-looking drill I know of. Not even the Chilenians with their prussian goose-stepping and Pickelhauben, heck, not even the Indian/Pakistani cockfight (complete with rooster combs) at the Wagah/Attani border stack up to that. Sure, it's theirs and they're welcome to it, but I speak it as I see it.

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

I was an Evzone. Im 6ft 5 240…I know you wouldn’t say that to my face 😃

[@ΓιώργοςΑ-ψ7ψ]

the Euzones have as much history as your country will never have. When they fought in ancient times in the Trojan War, you were in the caves and eating shoulder meat, barbarian.also the battles and the glory they have won you will never see in your life coward.

[@feynthefallen]

@@SpartanLeonidas1821 Oh I would. And you would do what exactly, Mr. 6ft5 Evzone? Beat little old 5ft2 me? You'd be in for a surprise.

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

@@feynthefallen I would annihilate you little man..🤫

[@vaggant5557]

So its a good thing noone asked you nor cares what u think and we are all doing fine

[@Kryptohan]

Albanian dresses 🇦🇱⚔️Albanian caps

[@ΣτέλιοςΠαπανικολάου-π8γ]

Εμείς κλέψαμε την ιστορία σας;;;; εσείς όταν ήρθατε στην χώρα μας ρημαξατε όλα τά κοτέτσια κ μιλάς κ από πάνω;;;; skedarbay was georgios kastriotis he is greek

[@user-xi3np4ei3t]

Ρε τιγανοκεφαλε πηγενε ξανά δημοτικό σχολείο

[@ΕΛΕΝΗΜΑΛΑΦΑΝΤΗ]

Έλα, μη ζηλεύεις τόσο που δεν είσαι Έλληνας!

[@vanatheo121]

Ρε απολιτιστε που τα βρήκατε τα ρούχα; Προβιες φορουσατε όταν σας έφεραν από τη νοτιοδυτική Κασπία. Παράσιτα του πλανήτη.

[@nergnera5205]

SKIRTY CLOWNS ARE TOO FUNNY...

[@Theodoros.K.Mouchtaris]

Just copying from sources in the internet: During a demonstration in front of the Parliament in 2001, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at one of the guardhouses. The wooden construction was engulfed in flames. The Evzone on guard next to it remained in place until an officer gave him the order to move. With a scorched and partly smoking uniform on one side, the Evzone did so. In January 2010, a makeshift bomb was placed 20 meters from where the Evzones guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, at Syntagma Square. Although the police informed the Evzones of the imminent threat, the Guards refused to leave their posts and remained on guard while the bomb exploded. All Evzones are volunteers drawn from the Hellenic Army's Infantry Corps. Prospective Evzones are initially identified at the Infantry Recruit Training Centres during Basic Training. There is a minimum height requirement of 1.87 metres (6 feet 2 inches) to join. You also have to be male, Greek Orthodox Christian, caucasian and with no visible tatoos. It used to be with no tatoos at all.

[@nergnera5205]

@@Theodoros.K.Mouchtaris You mean they are some idiot...???

[@vanatheo121]

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