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Public holidays in Greece

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According to Greek law every Sunday of the year is a public holiday. In addition, there are nine mandatory, official public holidays: New Year's Day 1 January, Theophany 6 January, Clean Monday (moveable), Greek Independence Day and Annunciation 25 March, Orthodox Good Friday (movable), Orthodox Easter Monday (movable), 1 May, Orthodox Pentecost Monday (movable), Dormition 15 August, Oxi Day 28 October, Nativity 25 December, and Synaxis of the Theotokos 26 December. There are, however, more public holidays celebrated in Greece than are announced by the Ministry of Labour each year as mandatory. The list of these non-fixed National Holidays rarely changes and has not changed in recent decades, giving a total of twelve National Holidays each year.

A public holiday that occurs on a Sunday is not transferred to another date, with the exception of 1 May, which is regarded by the locals more as a general strike than a public holiday.

In addition to the national holidays, some public holidays that are not celebrated nationwide, but only by a specific professional group or a local community. For example, many municipalities have a patron Saint also called 'Name Day' or a Liberation Day, and at this day it is customary for schools to have a day off.

National holidays

DateEnglish nameGreek Name (transliterated/transcribed)Greek NameRemarks
1 JanuaryNew Year's DayProtochroniáΠρωτοχρονιάAlso celebrated ecclesiastically as the feast of St. Basil the Great and of the Circumcision of Christ.
6 JanuaryEpiphanyTheophániaΘεοφάνια
*moveable* (day after Orthodox Carnival)Clean MondayKathara DefteraΚαθαρά Δευτέρα
25 MarchIndependence DayIkostí-pémpti Martíou
(*lit.* 25 March)Εικοστή Πέμπτη ΜαρτίουAnniversary of the declaration of the start of Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire, in 1821.
*moveable* (day before Orthodox Easter)Good FridayMegáli ParaskevíΜεγάλη Παρασκευή
*moveable* (day after Orthodox Easter)Easter MondayDeftéra tou PáschaΔευτέρα του Πάσχα
1 MayLabour DayErgatikí Protomagiá
(*lit.* 1 May of the Workers)Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά
*moveable* (day after Orthodox Pentecost)Whit MondayDeftéra tis PentikostísΤου Αγίου Πνεύματος
15 AugustDormition of the Mother of GodKímisi tis TheotókouΚοίμηση της ΘεοτόκουThe most important celebration of the Virgin Mary.
28 OctoberOhi Day'To Ohi' or 'Imera tou Ohi'
(*lit.* Day of the "No")Το Όχι or Ημέρα του ΌχιCelebration of the Greek refusal to the Italian ultimatum of 1940.
25 DecemberChristmas DayChristoúyennaΧριστούγεννα
26 DecemberGlorifying Mother of GodSínaxis Yperagías Theotókou MaríasΣύναξις Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ΜαρίαςThe 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.

Profession-specific holidays

DateEnglish nameGreek Name (transliterated)Greek NameApplies toRemarks
30 JanuaryThe Three Holy HierarchsTrion IerarchonΤριών ΙεραρχώνEducationCommemoration of the patron saints of education (St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, St. John Chrysostom)
17 NovemberPolytechnioPolytechnioΠολυτεχνείοEducationAnniversary of the 1973 students protests against the junta of the colonels (1967–1974).

Bibliography

  • Tomkinson, John L. Festive Greece: A Calendar of Tradition. Athens: Anagnosis, 2003,
  • [ftp://ftp.teiser.gr/Logistikis/Asfalistiko_Dikaio/6.pdf Τ.Ε.Ι. Σερρών, Τμήμα Λογιστικής]

References

  1. "Ποιες είναι οι ημέρες υποχρεωτικής αργίας".
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