Greek National Holidays
Greece have numerous national holidays throughout the year. Generally Greece follow the Greek Orthodox religion, which means some of the holidays and dates may be different to other countries around the world. National and Public holidays are widely celebrated in Greece and it often means that many businesses and schools are shut on these days. Some places choose to close all day, where as other businesses and associations will open for shorter working hours. However, on most name days and
some of the national holidays, everything remains the same and working hours do not change. So here is your guide to twelve months of national holidays in Greece:
January 1st - Feast of St. Basil
January 6th - Epiphany
January 17th - St. Andonis Day
January 18th - St. Athanasios Day
January 27th - St. Crisostomos
January 30th - The Three Holy Hierarchs
February 1st - St. Trifon's name day
February 3rd - Annis Day
February 3rd - Simeon Day
February 10th - Haralambos and Heraclia Name Day
February 14th - St. Valentina Day
March 2nd - St. Theodore Day
March 19th - Crysanthos Day
March 25th - Independence Day
April - (date is changeable) Easter Sunday
April - (after Easter Sunday) Easter Monday
April 15th - Leonidas Day
April 24th - Elizabeth Day
April 25th - St. Markos Day
May 1st - Labour Day
May 21st - Unification of the Ionian Islands Day of celebration (Corfu)
May 21st - St. Constantine Day
May 21st - Eleni Day
June 21st - European Music Day
August 30th - St. Alexandros Day
September 17th - St. Sophia Day
September 29th - St. Kyriakos
October 21st - Socrates Name Day
October 26th - St. Dimitris Day
October 28th - Greek Ochi Day
November 14th - Philippos Day
November 17th - Polytechneio Day
November 30th - St. Andreas Day
December 4th - St. Barbara Day
December 5th - St. Savas Day
December 6th - St. Nicholas Day
December 9th - St. Anna Day
December 13th - St. Efstratos Day
December 17th - Dinoysis of Zakynthos Day
December 24th - Christmas Eve
December 25th - Christmas Day
December 27th - Stefanos Day
December 31st - New Year's Eve