Last March 25, 2017, the Counsellor of the Cuban Embassy in Athens José Oriol Marrero Martínez, as Charge de affairs ai, attended to the celebration of Hellenic National Day. This celebration marks the indepedence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire, after 400 years of rule. It is also celebrated the Annunciation by Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she should become the mother of Jesus Christ , the Son of God, according to Christian religion.
The celebration in Athens had a Mass at the Orthodox church and a Military Parade at Sintagma Square. In other cities of Greece, school children march in traditional costumes and carry flags. At the majority of the houses, families eat fried Cod Fish with potatoes and garlic dip, in Greek languaje Bakaliaros Skordalia , as tradition marks.