Iráklion Independence Day Festival
Item
File name
sackett_114 See all items with this value
Title
Iráklion Independence Day Festival See all items with this value
Description
A procession of young men and women in traditional clothes (including a fustanella on the boy) is walking down a road in a parade in celebration of Greek Independence Day. People watch them; some onlookers carry the Greek flag, others carry children so they can see. The parade takes place in Heraklion. See all items with this value
Place name
Iráklion (inhabited place) See all items with this value
Subject
People
Notes
The young man is wearing a fustanella, which was a Greek skirt and shirt combo that is traditionally worn for military or ceremonial events.
Date photographed
March 25, 1980