Golden Dawn and other far-right groups organize this annual event “to commemorate the fallen warriors against the Enemy from the East”.

In September 2022, in the Golden Dawn’s gathering, Adam Gmurczyk, leader of “National Rebirth of Poland” (NOP) was [present and delivered a speech](https://web.archive.org/web/20221214195902/https://antepithesi.gr/2022/09/thermopyles-2022-2.html/).