October 17, 1912: The day that breathed a breath of freedom in Kolindros of Pieriatranslated

Sotirios Theologu, Master's Student of Theology A.P.Th.

There are days that are not lost in time. They remain engraved in the memory of a place, pass from generation to generation and become part of its soul. For Coriander, one of those days is October 17, 1912.

It was October that brought with it not only the autumn color of the earth, but also the expectation of another dawn. A dawn that the people of the place had dreamed of, for which they had fought and for which they had waited through years of trials. Freedom did not come to a place without a past. He was coming to a place that knew well the price of waiting.

Kolindros, apart from Demogerontia, was also the seat of the mudiri of the time. The mudiri was a senior administrative official in the Ottoman Empire. From the beginning of October 1912, the mudiri of Kolindros was quite disturbed, which was understood by the inhabitants of the place.

Wednesday, October 10, 1912. The mayor leaves urgently for Veria, the seat of the central administration of the region, and, when he arrives in Kolindros, he informs the president of the Demogerontia about a one-hour curfew for residents...