Τρίτη, 9 Απριλίου, 2024
Thousands of Greek Americans and philhellenes celebrated National Independence Day in Boston and Chicago by attending the annual parades on Sunday.
The parade in Boston commemorating Greece’s march to freedom which began on March 25th, 1821 began at 1 o’clock just below the Prudential skyscraper. It crossed Boylston Street which is Boston’s main street and ended at the city’s National Garden across from the Four Seasons Hotel, where the VIP podium was located.
Parading were 75 departments, 9 universities, and chariots, of which the most prominent was the Boston Euboean Association which was dedicated to the great medical inventor and benefactor of mankind George Papanicolaou.
Other chariots included the Pamakedonian with Alexander the Great, the Federation with the motto for the return of the stolen Parthenon statues from the English which was the motto of this year’s parade, and the Greek Evangelical community which decorated the monument with the Amazons.
After the end of the parade which lasted one hour and forty-five minutes, the cultural event took place at the Boston National Garden where dance groups danced Greek dances.
The New England Evzones and local Greek dance troupes performed dances from all over Greece, as attendees indulged in authentic Greek food which was provided by Greek street trucks and vendors.
New England is home to over 200,000 Greek Americans and this year’s parade ws presented by various local organizations working to amplify Greek community in Boston such as the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of New England (FHASNE).
“After a short hiatus due to inclement weather, we are proud that the Annual Greek Independence Day Parade of Boston is returning this year,” Vasilios “Bill” Kafkas, President of FHANSE said before the parade. “We warmly welcome people from all walks of life to attend the parade and celebrate with us.”
Greek Reporter
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