Have I told you lately….. I LOVE Greece 💙🇬🇷💙 Athens is my favourite city in the world and the Grand Changing of the Guards a tie with the Parthenon as my favourite things to see and do! The Evzones or Evzonoi were a type of light infantry units in the Hellenic Army. Today, they are the members of the Presidential Guard, a ceremonial unit that guards the Greek Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Presidential Mansion in Athens. An Evzone is also known, colloquially, as a Tsoliás. Some facts: 400: The number of pleats that make up the skirt, or foustanella, symbolizing the number of years that Greece was under Ottoman occupation.6: The number of months that the embroidered vests take to complete.60: The number of nails beat into the soles of their shoes, or tsarouhia, creating the sound you hear every time they take a graceful step. The sound is symbolic: it’s made so that our ancestors can hear that we Greeks are alive and free.1: The number of hours it can take for the soldiers to get dressed for duty. Besides the intricate process of pulling on tights, securing undergarments with belts and ironing out bell-bottomed shirt sleeves, they also have to be spotlessly groomed and clean-shaven.#evzones #greece 🇬🇷 #athens #presidentialguard #history #tomboftheunkownsoldier #parliamenthouse #creditstowikipedia #creditstothisisathens #moreincommentsbelow
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