The golden weekend: inside Thessaloniki’s biggest cultural celebration and ‘Ochi’ day
Every year in late October, Greece (and particularly the northern city of Thessaloniki) enters a period of intense national pride, spiritual devotion and festive vibe. Known locally as the “three-day celebration”, October 26th to 28th merges religious tradition, modern history and military commemoration into a single continuous festival. While October 28th is a nationwide public…