Changing of Guards @ Presidential Mansion, Athens, Greece
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- čas přidán 30. 10. 2018
- The Evzones is a special unit of the Hellenic Army, also known as Tsoliades, who guard the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Hellenic Parliament and the Presidential Mansion. Through the historical movement of Greece, the Evzones have become symbols of bravery and courage for the Greek people. The Presidential Guard, as the unit is now called, was constituted in 1868 and has taken many names through centuries (Guard of the Flag, Royal Guard, etc). The duties of the soldiers are part of a ceremonial nature. Every soldier guards for about an hour, 3 times in total every 48 hours. Throughout these 60 minutes, they have to stand perfectly still until it is time to switch with another guard. During the changing, they work in pairs so they can perfectly coordinate their moves. The steps that the official ceremony requires at the time of changing are carried out in really slow motion to protect their blood circulation after 60 min of immobility. The soldiers of the Presidential Guard are selected according to their height, excellent physical condition and psychological state as well as character and morality, as they follow a hard training before they become part of this honorary unit. The training lasts for one month and includes exercises to keep the body and mind still. Apart from staying still, the soldiers must also not make any face or eye move and must not show any expression. Their uniform of the Presidential Guard has a historical meaning. It refers to the uniform of the Kleftes and Armatoloi, two groups of Greek warriors during the War of Independence i(1821) against the Ottomans. In fact, the white skirt of the uniform has 400 folds to represent the 400 years of Ottoman occupation over the Greeks. The uniform consists of: - the phareon which is the Evzone's hat, made from red baize with a black tuft - the white shirt with loose leaves - the phermeli, which is the waistcoat and it is the most difficult part to construct, handmade with many shapes wrought on it - the Greek kilt (or else foustanella), its structure requires 30 meters of white cloth - the tsarouchia, the traditional shoes of Evzones which are red, made of leather, with a small tuft in front. Eeach shoe weighs three kilos - the fringes, blue and white standing for the Greek flag - the garters which are made of silk - the leather belt - the inside garnet -and the gun which is the most difficult piece to carry, not only for its gravity but also for the physical pressure that exerts to the soldier's body. This is the official version of the uniform that the Evzones wear only on Sundays and National holidays. The other days, the white shirt, the phermeli and the Greek kilt are replaced by the doulamas, a special uniform that the soldiers of the Macedonian Struggle (1904-1908) used to wear. This uniform is blue in winter and brown in summer. In official ceremonies, the Evzones also wear the traditional uniforms of Crete and Pontus, as recognition of the contribution of these regions in the national fights.
Source: www.greeka.com
Remark: Footage were made in 2017
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MANSIÓN PRESIDENCIAL.
COMO TODO EN ESTA VIDA, MARCHESE UD MAJESTAD QUE QUIERO MANDAR YO. Y MENOS MAL QUE NO LE OCURRIÓ LO QUE AL RUSO
Chez moi aussie en Gréce! Mais j'habite en belgique. Je suis née en Belgique mon frére.🇧🇪🇬🇷
Last 1 years lm coming 2023
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Clown is your mother
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The traditional Albanian dress was stolen by the greeks at the time of the creation of the state after the revolution of 1821 and this was done at the request of King Otto !
Foustanella contains 400 pietes which sympolize 400 years of Turkish occupation . Albanias were allies with Turks and according with research they had the same clothes with them. Also, foustanella has greek letters on it to show the origin and the religion . Furthermore , according to historians foustanella is the evolution of ancient greek mandias.Greeks wear foustanella a lot before 1821
P.S. King Otti said that he is going ti wear Foustanella in order to show his respect to the Greeks ,as foustanella is a traditional greek costume
The Albanian propaganda should stop
@@lagrece man i love you, you just made this lier he can not say a word , i from Greece,
It’s not even stolen, Albania and Greece both wear their own variations of the Fustanella. If anything, take it as a sign of comradeship
My guy do you even know when king otto came to power, the revolution ended WAAAAYY earlier than Otto's reign, and paintings at the time do depict Greek revolutionaries in such outfits 💀💀💀
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