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Changing of the Guard Ceremony

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Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
Changing of the Guard Ceremony
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| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens 10557, Greece

Guard mounting, changing the guard, or the changing of the guard, is a formal ceremony in which sentries providing ceremonial guard duties at important institutions are relieved by a new batch of sentries. The ceremonies are often elaborate and precisely choreographed. They originated with peacetime and battlefield military drills introduced to enhance unit cohesion and effectiveness in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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