If you're planning a trip to Greece, it's worth considering the dates of the Greek public holidays or bank holidays.
Greece has a mixture of traditional religious & national holidays which are celebrated everywhere from Athens on the mainland right across all the many islands such as Rhodes, Corfu, Crete, Paxos, Kefalonia & Santorini.
The main holidays are as follows:
Greek Public Bank Holidays
2012
Sunday January 1 - New Year's Day - Protochronia
Friday January 6 - Epiphany or 12th Night - Theofania
Monday March 5 - Shrove Monday or Ash Monday - Kathari Deftera
Sunday March 25 - Independence Day - Eikosti-pempti
Friday April 13 - Orthodox Good Friday
Monday April 16 - Orthodox Easter Monday - Deutera tou Pascha
Tuesday May 1 - Labour Day - Ergatiki Protomagia
Monday May 28 - Orthodox Whit Monday
Wednesday August 15 - Assumption Day
Sunday October 28 - Ochi Day (Day of the "no") - Imera tou Ochi
Tuesday December 25 - Christmas Day - Christougenna
Wednesday December 26 - Boxing Day - Synaxis Theotokou
kallimarmaro olympic stadium
2013
Tuesday January 1 - New Year's Day - Protochronia
Sunday January 6 - Epiphany or 12th Night - Theofania
Monday March 18 - Shrove Monday or Ash Monday - Kathari Deftera
Monday March 25 - Independence Day - Eikosti-pempti
Friday May 3 - Orthodox Good Friday
Monday May 6 - Orthodox Easter Monday - Deutera tou Pascha
Wednesday May 1 - Labour Day - Ergatiki Protomagia
Monday June 24 - Orthodox Whit Monday
Thursday August 15 - Assumption Day or Dormition Day
Monday October 28 - Ochi Day (Day of the "no") - Imera tou Ochi
Wednesday December 25 - Christmas Day - Christougenna
Thursday December 26 - Boxing Day - Synaxis Theotokou
syntagma parliament building
To view public bank holidays for other countries & locations in the world, try our Worldwide Public Holidays section
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