Once again this year, the enormous Greek flag was raised at the port of Chios in honor of the national holiday of October 28th.

The flag-raising ceremony took place at 12:00 noon on Monday, the eve of October 28th, in the presence of a large crowd and representatives of the local authorities. According to ERT, the flag is 150 square meters in size and was carried to the site by students of the Merchant Marine Academy, accompanied by the philharmonic band.

“Our flag is the symbol of our nation. With our flag and for our flag, all the struggles of our nation for liberation were fought. We honor and respect our flag as it deserves, wishing that we will always remain free and never have to defend it. Yet, even if we must, we are certain that we will defend it as we should,”
said Konstantinos Ganiaris, theologian and musician at the 3rd Junior High School of Chios, speaking to ERT.