Changing Of The Guards Athens 2017 New Year's Day - Evzones at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The changing of the guards in Athens happens every hour at the Parliament building in front of Syntagma Square. Each Sunday at 11.00am though, the ceremony is more elaborate.

The guards are a specially picked division known as the Evzones, and serving with the Evzones is considered to be a great honour. The Changing of the Guards takes place in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier which is in front of the Parliament building.

I filmed this changing of the guards ceremony in Athens on Sunday January 1st 2017.
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