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"Ochi!", Greek for "No!" is what the Greeks told Mussolini and his fascist army when Italy tried to invade Greece on October 28, 1940. Ochi, ochi, ochi, Senor Mussolini!
The Greeks stood their ground and sent the Italians packing. Consider them the original Antifa (anti-fascists) and as the historical originators of democracy—it's apropos—notably since Mussolini coined the word fascist in 1919 to describe his political party.
However you swing it, Ochi Day is a national celebration and includes parades, tributes, and festivities throughout Greece.
Image: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in Munich, Germany. June 1940. Photo by Eva Braun, US Government Archives.
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