Who'd have thought that something like this could have come from the Eglezous? They steal our Parthenon Marbles then do things like this. Bring them back!
@@SpartanX300 also the way they walk the steps represent few things. lifting the legs high is symbolic of stepping over dead bodies in the battles from the wars. the feet is stepping out straight because they say in front of the shoe use to be hidden a small knife where they could hurt the enemy easier in a body to body battle. also the high knee movement from the side it looks like you create a number 4 with the legs. the number 4 represent the 400 years of Turkish occupation.
The university of Athens says it Albanian Arvanites Tosk. Look up Maria Efthimiou The Arvanites. She got a lot of awards from the Greek Government for teaching history. The university of Athens said that all the Greek island spoke nothing but Albanian till 1920, northern Greece was mostly Albanian, and in the 1400's what is now Greece was about 40% Albanian. They were there in the Byzantine Empire. Do not take my word for it see for yourself.
An L There are literally hundreds of Greek islands that have been traditionally inhabited. Hydra, Spetses, Andros, and the southern part of Evia were the only ones (there might be one or two more) with a considerable Arvanite population. So no, you are mistaken, Greek was mainly spoken on those islands- along with the hundreds of others- though the aforementioned ones had a significant Arvanite-speaking minority. Northern Greece was not mostly Albanian- what do you even mean by that? Which parts of Northern Greece exactly? The Arvanite communities were clustered in the Peloponnese, and Attica regions, not the north. The '40%' statistic that Maria Efthimiou claimed was referring to the first modern Greek state, which was tiny. And this is only her opinion, though an educated one I'll concede. I don't want to offend you, but the Arvanites never considered themselves Albanians, and still don't. They were among the most patriotic Greeks during the revolutionary era. I have partial Arvanite heritage, and am Greek- I feel no kinship whatsoever with Albanians or the Albanian Republic, save for the fact that they are human beings. If you're interested in the topic you really should read some primary sources during the period such as diary entries of revolutionary figures and so on. They will give you a clear picture of who the Arvanites and Souliots etc were and felt to be. The Christian Albanophones of the time, by and large, absolutely despised the Muslim-Albanians who they referred to as 'Tourko-Alvanoi'. They were only Albanian through descent, and had been living and mingling with the Greeks from the Byzantine period (you were right about that)- since the 1300s. Modern Albanians claiming them as their own is impossible. These men literally fought against your Muslim-Albanian ancestors for the creation of a Greek nation-state.
British guards when someone annoys the fuck out of them:
DO NOT TOUCH THE QUEEN'S GUARD!!!!!
Greek Evzones: *beats gun handle*
Who'd have thought that something like this could have come from the Eglezous? They steal our Parthenon Marbles then do things like this. Bring them back!
Evzones means well equiped !!!!
I noticed that their style of marching is slightly derived from the British, with some modifications... Truly amazing! From the Philippines!
Hi Zaldy, Greek military customs proceed the British by about...2000 years.
Understandable why you'd think that but no. The march is far slower and with more details in it.
@@Siritos not really. We are talking about modern Greeks hear, not Ancient Greek.
@@SpartanX300 also the way they walk the steps represent few things.
lifting the legs high is symbolic of stepping over dead bodies in the battles from the wars. the feet is stepping out straight because they say in front of the shoe use to be hidden a small knife where they could hurt the enemy easier in a body to body battle.
also the high knee movement from the side it looks like you create a number 4 with the legs. the number 4 represent the 400 years of Turkish occupation.
They pay honor in the monument of unknown soldier for those who gave their lives for the nation.
They are not allowed to wear a mustache unless they meet certain requirements.
Wearing a mustache is a honor not a privilege.
That white uniform by the way its not greek, the black yes but not the white
+Elton Kapai On pontus only..
+Elton Kapai is Greek.black is Pontus and the blue one is Crete and islands but mostly the white is Greek.
+skyshighestjumper Fustanella was brought to Greece by Arvanites,
The university of Athens says it Albanian Arvanites Tosk. Look up Maria Efthimiou The Arvanites. She got a lot of awards from the Greek Government for teaching history. The university of Athens said that all the Greek island spoke nothing but Albanian till 1920, northern Greece was mostly Albanian, and in the 1400's what is now Greece was about 40% Albanian. They were there in the Byzantine Empire. Do not take my word for it see for yourself.
An L There are literally hundreds of Greek islands that have been traditionally inhabited. Hydra, Spetses, Andros, and the southern part of Evia were the only ones (there might be one or two more) with a considerable Arvanite population. So no, you are mistaken, Greek was mainly spoken on those islands- along with the hundreds of others- though the aforementioned ones had a significant Arvanite-speaking minority. Northern Greece was not mostly Albanian- what do you even mean by that? Which parts of Northern Greece exactly? The Arvanite communities were clustered in the Peloponnese, and Attica regions, not the north. The '40%' statistic that Maria Efthimiou claimed was referring to the first modern Greek state, which was tiny. And this is only her opinion, though an educated one I'll concede. I don't want to offend you, but the Arvanites never considered themselves Albanians, and still don't. They were among the most patriotic Greeks during the revolutionary era. I have partial Arvanite heritage, and am Greek- I feel no kinship whatsoever with Albanians or the Albanian Republic, save for the fact that they are human beings. If you're interested in the topic you really should read some primary sources during the period such as diary entries of revolutionary figures and so on. They will give you a clear picture of who the Arvanites and Souliots etc were and felt to be. The Christian Albanophones of the time, by and large, absolutely despised the Muslim-Albanians who they referred to as 'Tourko-Alvanoi'. They were only Albanian through descent, and had been living and mingling with the Greeks from the Byzantine period (you were right about that)- since the 1300s. Modern Albanians claiming them as their own is impossible. These men literally fought against your Muslim-Albanian ancestors for the creation of a Greek nation-state.