Toronto Greek community’s Oxi Day Parade set for Sunday afternoon along Danforth Avenue

The Toronto Greek Community will host its annual Oxi Day Parade on Danforth Avenue this Sunday.

This year’s parade is set for Sunday, Oct. 26, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The parade will proceed along Danforth Avenue from Donlands Avenue to Broadview Avenue.

As part of the observance of Oxi Day, there will also be a wreath laying ceremony at 3 p.m. at the Alexander the Great Parkette on Danforth Avenue at Logan Avenue.

Oxi Day marks Greece’s defiance against fascism during the Second World War.

On Oct. 28, 1940, Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas said ‘Oxi’ (no) to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s demands that Italy be given control of strategic sites in Greece or face a declaration of war.

By saying ‘Oxi’ to Italy, Greece entered the Second World War fighting against the fascist forces of both Italy and Germany.

For more information on Sunday’s Oxi Day Parade, please go to https://www.greekcommunity.org/blog/greek-oxi-day-parade-greek-canadian-community-commemorates-greek-oxi-day