In Greek 'OCHI' means NO and it refers to the rejection by Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas of the ultimatum given by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini to allow his forces to occupy the country on October 28, 1940. Every year, the events of 1940 are commemorated throughout Greece with student and military parades. Today, 26-10-2012, the students
of E class and their teacher, Mrs Eleni Paraschidou, presented a
narrative and a short play in commemoration of the 'OCHI' day. The presentation was prologued by Mr Christos Kagiannis, the headmaster of the school. Besides underlining the importance of 'Ochi' day, he also referred to two other important celebrations:
St. Demetrius name day- St. Demitrius is the patron saint of Thessaloniki and his feast day is on October 26th.
Thessaloniki 1912-2012: 100 years since its liberation on October 26th 1912.
The students started with a narrative of the events taking place in 1940, accompanied by a matching PowerPoint presentation with representative and strong images. One of the most touching and chilling parts was when this video was shown:
Following the narrative and presentation, the children presented a short theatre play and they finished by singing the song "The Accordion" by Manos Loizos. The students G.R. and E.T. accompanied the choir on their flute and guitar respectively.
Snapshots
Rehearsing the songs
Parade rehearsal
Parade rehearsal
The stage
Waiting to begin
The headmaster's prologue
Show time
Show Time
Singing "The Accordion"
On Sunday, 28-10-2012, all our students will participate in the parade taking place in Neochorouda, along with students from the Kindergarten and the Junior & Senior High School.
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