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POD for these yearly memorial days (whether observed or not)...
Greece – some time after joining NATO in 1952
Armenia – soon after independence
So for this ASB-ish WI lets say some Christian nations memorialize THE ENTIRITY of their history regardless of what Turkey did or didn’t do. All genocides/atrocities committed against Muslims or Turks would be remembered as well as of course genocides/massacres against Christian populations. It would just be part of the general fabric of things, much like VE day in the UK. Most people are aware of it but not many will actively go and lay wreaths and what-not. These memorial days would be on an even smaller scale than that. They would just be there, even if many Greeks and Armenians don't really take much notice of them (note: The potential right of return of peoples and/or reparations would be off the table. These would just be memorial days nothing more).
Here’s what it might look like in a slightly bizarre ATL :
GREECE:
Lasithi Genocide Memorial Day (Crete) – 20th February
Cretan Genocide Memorial, Lasithi, Crete
This memorial day commemorates the Cretan Genocide where Greek Christians massacred ethnic Greek Muslims hoping to wipe out the population on the island and drive them away. Minor services are held at some churches on the island every year on 20th February and individuals also lay wreaths at the island's genocide memorial and other locations.
Peloponnese Genocide Day (Greece) – 20th August
Peloponnese Genocide Memorial Tree overlooking Athens, Greece
Although official memorial services are not held, churches in Greece mark the day with a special ringing of bells – to remember and atone for the the Ottoman Turkish civilians that were killed or driven out from their home during the push for Greek independence. This memorial day doesn't get a great deal of attention within much of Greece, but in Thrace with its large Muslim population it does get observed and many laying wreaths or attending memorial services. Special prayers are read at mosques and some churches too, to remember the fallen.
ARMENIA:
Memorial Day for Azeri Armenians – 1st December
Azeri Memorial Statue, Yerevan
Memorial day for Azeris that were expelled or killed during the years of the first Armenian Republic and later the SSR. Though this day is not marked by many, some Azeris and Armenians lay wreaths at the Azeri Memorial Statue at Yerevan. A few churches also mark the day with a special ringing of bells.
Questions:
POD for these yearly memorial days (whether observed or not)...
Greece – some time after joining NATO in 1952
Armenia – soon after independence
So for this ASB-ish WI lets say some Christian nations memorialize THE ENTIRITY of their history regardless of what Turkey did or didn’t do. All genocides/atrocities committed against Muslims or Turks would be remembered as well as of course genocides/massacres against Christian populations. It would just be part of the general fabric of things, much like VE day in the UK. Most people are aware of it but not many will actively go and lay wreaths and what-not. These memorial days would be on an even smaller scale than that. They would just be there, even if many Greeks and Armenians don't really take much notice of them (note: The potential right of return of peoples and/or reparations would be off the table. These would just be memorial days nothing more).
Here’s what it might look like in a slightly bizarre ATL :
GREECE:
Lasithi Genocide Memorial Day (Crete) – 20th February
Cretan Genocide Memorial, Lasithi, Crete
This memorial day commemorates the Cretan Genocide where Greek Christians massacred ethnic Greek Muslims hoping to wipe out the population on the island and drive them away. Minor services are held at some churches on the island every year on 20th February and individuals also lay wreaths at the island's genocide memorial and other locations.
Peloponnese Genocide Day (Greece) – 20th August
Peloponnese Genocide Memorial Tree overlooking Athens, Greece
Although official memorial services are not held, churches in Greece mark the day with a special ringing of bells – to remember and atone for the the Ottoman Turkish civilians that were killed or driven out from their home during the push for Greek independence. This memorial day doesn't get a great deal of attention within much of Greece, but in Thrace with its large Muslim population it does get observed and many laying wreaths or attending memorial services. Special prayers are read at mosques and some churches too, to remember the fallen.
ARMENIA:
Memorial Day for Azeri Armenians – 1st December
Azeri Memorial Statue, Yerevan
Memorial day for Azeris that were expelled or killed during the years of the first Armenian Republic and later the SSR. Though this day is not marked by many, some Azeris and Armenians lay wreaths at the Azeri Memorial Statue at Yerevan. A few churches also mark the day with a special ringing of bells.
Questions:
- What would be the effects of such an ASB on our timeline (starting from a POD of 1953 for Greece and 1991 for Armenia)?
- Would it cause many butterflies?
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