DETROIT, MI – The Greek community of Detroit and the surrounding communities of Michigan on March 25 proudly celebrated Greek Independence Day with the parade on the historic Monroe Street in Greektown, ignoring the cold temperatures.
As a rule, the Detroit parade is held on the Sunday closest to the national holiday, and this year for the first time in several years it happened to be on March 25th and the enthusiasm, as Yanni Dionisopoulos, president of the Detroit Greek Independence Day Parade Committee said, was great.
The celebrations for the 197th anniversary of Greek Independence began on March 24 with Greek Night organized by Exodos, the Greek bar and restaurant – which aimed to strengthen the student associations in the area.
On Sunday morning, the community attended the Divine Liturgy and the Doxology presided over by Fr. George Manias the Dean of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Detroit. Fr. Manias also conveyed the blessings of Detroit’s Metropolitan Nicholas, who, due to commitments, could not attend this year’s March 25th events.
Immediately afterwards the well-attended reception was held at the Atheneum Hotel.
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