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Greek HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Greece |
| sitesworld.comDate | English Name | Greek Name (transliterated) | Greek Name | Remarks | |||||
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| January 1 | New Year's Day | Protochroniá | ̠ρωτοχρονιά | Also celebrated ecclesiastically as the feast of St. Basil the Great and of the Circumcision of Christ. | Ά | Theopháneia | Θεοφάνεια | 3 | |
| moveable Easter – 41 days | Clean Monday or Shrove Monday | Kathará Deutéra | Καθαρά Δευτέρα | The first day of Lent. Next: March 18, | 3 | ||||
| March 25 | Annunciation | Evangelismós tēs Theotókou | Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου | Celebration of the Annunciation – when the Incarnation of Logos was announced to the Virgin Mary. | 1 | ||||
| Independence Day | Eikostí-pémti Martíou ( lit. March 25) | Εικοστή ̠έμπτη Μαρτιου | Anniversary of the declaration of the start of Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire, in 1821. | ||||||
| moveable Easter – 2 days | Good Friday | Megálē Paraskevē | Μεγάλη ̠αρασκευή | Next: May 3, | 3 | ||||
| moveable | Easter | Kyriakē tou Páscha | Κυριακή του ̠άσχα | Next: May 5, | * | ||||
| moveable Easter + 1 day | Easter Monday | Deutéra tou Páscha | Δευτέρα του ̠άσχα | Next: May 6, | 1 | ||||
| May 1 | Labour Day | Ergatikē Protomagiá ( lit. May 1 of the Workers) | Εργατική ̠ρωτομαγιά | 2,4 | |||||
| moveable Easter + 49 days | Pentecost or Whit Sunday | Pentēkostē ( lit. 50th day) | ̠εντηκοστή | Next: June 23, | * | ||||
| moveable Easter + 50 days | Pentecost Monday or Whit Monday | Deutéra Pentēkostēs ( lit. Pentecost Monday) or Agíou Pnéumatos ( lit. Of the Holy Spirit) | Δευτέρα ̠εντηκοστής or Αγίου ̠νεύματος | Monday of the Holy Spirit or Pentecost Monday . Next: June 24, | 3 | ||||
| August 15 | Assumption or Dormition of the Holy Virgin | Koímēsē tēs Theotókou | Η Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου | The most important celebration of the Virgin Mary. | 1 | ||||
| October 28 | Ochi Day" | 'To Ochi' or 'Imera tou Ochi" ( lit. Day of the "No") | Το Όχι or Ημέρα του Όχι | Celebration of the Greek refusal to the Italian ultimatum of 1940. | 2 | ||||
| December 25 | Christmas | Christoúgenna | Χριστούγεννα | 1 | |||||
| December 26 | Glorifying Mother of God | Sínaxis Hyperagías Theotókou Marías | Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου Μαρίας | The religious meaning of the holiday is a coming together to glorify the Theotokos.But in general and in effect the day is considered a holiday because it's the day after Christmas just like Boxing Day in some Commonwealth countries. | 3sitesworld.com |
* Note that Easter Sunday and Pentecost , are not official holidays as they always occur on a Sunday
1 Obligatory, fixed by law
2 Optional, regulated by law
3 Customary, regulated by the Ministry
4 Regarded as a General Stike , can be transferred to another date.
| sitesworld.comDate | English Name | Greek Name (transliterated) | Greek Name | Applies to | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 30 | The Three Holy Hierarchs | Trion Ierarchon | Τριών Ιεραρχών | Education | Commemoration of the patron saints of education (St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, St. John Chrysostom) |
| November 17 | Polytechneio | Polytechneio | ̠ολυτεχνείο | Education | Anniversary of the 1973 students protests against the junta of the colonels (1967–1974).sitesworld.com |