The dancing soldiers of Athens | #short

A must-see in Athens is the changing of the guard. It’s maybe one of the most unique of its kind in the world. The Evzones, who make up the Greek Presidential Guard, guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 24 hours a day in front of the Greek Parliament. The changing of the guard takes place on the hour, every hour – it’s a real spectacle!
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#evzones #greece

[nikosz]

It's a 3 hour guard, completely motionless, not an 1 hour one. These conscripts are working out well to withstand this physically demanding task. Btw, it's an honour to serve one's duty in this department.

[MEMES_._]

looks goofy, but I will show big respect to these guys.

[thetooks]

I am usually proud to be Greek... usually

[magikaros]

Evzones huh? So that's what you call them in english. I went to athens on a school trip and we went to see these guys switch guard and at one point a higher-up came to wipe their faces because these guys have to be 100% still and at their post while on duty.

[RemoGutierrez]

This inclusivity stuff has reached way over board

[tomofasia]

Sigh… I tried but simply can’t but cringe. 😅

[saykoylmaz]

I think they dress like this to swim more comfortably

[CengizNoker]

The world's first gay army 💪 proud 🇬🇷

[KNIGHTTEMPLAR]

Sizin Anıtkabir’deki deli gibi bağıran Çağıran bodur robotlardan çok daha iyi😂😂😂

[mustafakemalpasha]

I don't want to mess with them. They look very dangerous with the skirts and pom-pom shoes they are wearing.

[snifey]

That maybe a skirt, but a skirt ready for the italians to be beaten

[ANTIPATREA-K]

Why do Greeks like Egyptians more! In 1995, a Balkan concert was held in Slovenia, I asked the Greek orchestra, don't you be from Kairoua, no, we are Greeks, they say, their faces are more like Arabs, beards, curly hair and facial expressions! someone He told me that they came to Greece in the 1900s when there was a population exchange! The Lausanne Treaty