Greek Holidays

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Date

Holiday

January 1st
  • New Year's Day (Protochronia)
January 6th
  • Epiphany
January 30th
  • The Three Holy Hierarchs (Trion Ierarchon)
February 15th (Always first day of Lent for Eastern Rite Catholics)
  • Clean Monday (Kathari Deftera)
March 25th
  • 25th of March (Eikosti-pempti Martiou)
  • Independence Day
  • The Annunciation
April 2nd (Friday before Easter Sunday)
  • Great and Holy Friday (Megali Paraskevi)
April 4th (varies)
  • Pascha (Easter, Kyriaki tou Pascha)
April 5th (Varies, always the Monday after Easter)
  • Bright Monday (Deutera tou Pascha)
May 1st
  • Flower Festival
  • Labor Day (Ergatiki Protomagia)
May 9th (Second Sunday in May)
  • Mother's Day
May 23rd (varies)
  • Whit Sunday
May 24th (varies)
  • Whit Monday
August 15th
  • Assumption of the Virgin (Kimisis tis TheotoKou)
October 28th
  • Ochi Day (Imera tou Ochi)
December 25th
December 26th
  • Synaxis of the Mother of God (Synaxis Theotokou)
December 31st
  • New Year's Eve


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