Friday 28 October is a bank holiday (Ochi Day). Banks and government departments will be closed, as will many shops and private businesses.
History of Ochi Day
At 3am on October 28th 1940, an ultimatum from Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini was handed to the Prime Minister of Greece, by the Italian Ambassador to Athens, Emanuele Grazzi. The ultimatum required the free passage of the Italian army through the Greek-Albanian border, signalling the Italian occupation of some strategic areas of Greece.
After reading the letter, Metaxas turned to the Italian Ambassador and famously responded “Ochi!” – “No!” in Greek.
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