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Athenians are seen strolling on the forested Hymettus mountain in the district of Kaisariani on Friday, to mark Labor Day - known in Greece as Protomayia. The holiday is traditionally celebrated by going to the countryside to gather flowers and make wreaths. [Pantelis Saitas/ANA-MPA] 

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday addressed an event presenting the government's initiative to mark the 200th anniversary of the start of the Greek War of Independence in 1821.