Iráklion Independence Day Festival
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sackett_111 See all items with this value
Title
Iráklion Independence Day Festival See all items with this value
Description
A crowd of Greeks gathers to watch an independence day parade. The participants of the parade, three men and two boys, are dressed in traditional Greek garb. The men in procession appear to be wearing the traditional foustanella with the children wearing a modified version that includes a white, long sleeved shirt. See all items with this value
Place name
Iráklion (inhabited place) See all items with this value
Subject
People
Notes
The pleating in the skirt is meant to be a reminder of the 400 years Greece endured Turkish oppression.
Date photographed
March 25, 1980
