Commemorative events for the 6th anniversary of the tragedy in Mati are taking place on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be represented by Minister of State Makis Voridis.
In the morning, a memorial service was held, in the church of Aghios Ioannis, in Neos Voutzas. At 18:30, at the Memorial of the Victims, in Neos Voutzas, a liturgy (Trisagion) will be held followed by the Invocation of the 104 dead.
A march will follow and the main ceremony at the Naval Sports Club in Mati (N.A.O.M.A.), at 20:00.
On the Argyra Akti, between the municipalities Marathonas and Rafina-Pikermiou, an event started by the daughter of a victim will take place: 104 floating lanterns will be left in the sea: "to travel in memory of the people who drowned, in memory of the people who waited in the water with their flesh burning for help that came too late, the people who died in the water, the people who never reached the water, the people who were trapped and had no water."
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