October

Cyprus Independence Day - 1 October

Cyprus Independence Day is celebrated with a military parade in Nicosia and an open reception at the Presidential Palace in the evening.


Greek National Day –October 28th

The Greek National Day, or “Ochi Day”, is celebrated with student parades and other events throughout the day all over Cyprus. It is the anniversary of the day in 1940 when the Hellenic prime minister was handed an ultimatum by the Italian ambassador urging the Greeks not to oppose the Italian army, which would march in that day. The prime minister responded that the ultimatum was tantamount to a declaration of war, and said ‘No (Ochi in Greek), let it be war’.