Greece's Consulate in Boston to hold annual Marathon wreath ceremony on April 11

The Consul General of Greece in Boston, Stratos Efthymiou, will present the Boston Athletic Association with olive branch wreaths to crown the four first place winners of the 2019 Boston Marathon, during the annual Boston Marathon Wreath Ceremony that it will be held on April 11, according to a press release by the greek Consulate on Thursday.
The event, which will be hosted along with the non-profit organization Alpha Omega Council, will be held in the Great Hall of the Massachusetts State House.
Since 1984, the Consulate has gifted real Greek olive wreaths, cut from Marathon, and gilded in gold, to crown the race winners, as a way of transmitting Classical Greece's tradition to Boston, dubbed the "Athens of America".
"These wreaths connect Boston and Greece with the Boston Marathon and the ideals of democracy and liberty, "says Efthymiou.
The Wreath Ceremony...