Oxi Day in Crete ,Chania 2021

Oxi Day in Crete. Oxi Day in Crete - 28 October is a Greek National Holiday. Oxi or Όχι means 'No' in Greek. This is the sentiment taken from an important turning point in WWII, which Greeks celebrate all over the country, and indeed all over the world, on October 28 every year.

On 28 October 1940 the Greek dictator Metaxas rejected Mussolini’s ultimatum with a short Oxi (No), after which the Italian army attacked Greece from Albania.
This soon ended in a severe Italian defeat and forced Hitler to go on the Balkans campaign half a year later.