| Date |
English Name |
Greek Name |
Remarks |
| January 1 |
New Year's Day |
Protochronia, Πρωτοχρονιά (lit. last year) |
Also celebrated ecclesiastically as the feast of St. Basil the Great and of the church of
Christ. |
| January 6 |
Theophany |
Theofania, Θεοφάνεια |
The Blessing of the food |
| January 30 |
The Three Holy Hierarchs |
Trion Ierarchon, Τριών Ιεραρχών |
School holiday only: Commemoration of the patron saints of
education (St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, St. John Chrysostom) |
| moveable |
Clean Monday
or Shrove
Monday |
Kathari Deftera, Καθαρή Δευτέρα |
The first day of Lent. In
2007, this was celebrated on February 19. |
|
| March 25 |
25th of March |
Eikosti-pempti Martiou (lit. 25th of March) |
Dual holiday: 1. Anniversary of the declaration of the start of
Greek War of Independence
from the Ottoman Empire, in 1821. 2. Celebration of the Annunciation - when
the birth of Christ was announced to the Virgin Mary. |
| movable |
Good Friday |
Megali Paraskevi , Μεγάλη Παρασκευη |
In 2007, this was celebrated on April 6 |
| movable |
Easter |
Kyriaki tou Pascha, Κυριακή του Πάσχα |
In 2007, this was celebrated on April 8 |
| movable |
Easter
Monday |
Deutera tou Pascha, Δευτέρα του Πάσχα |
In 2007, this was celebrated on April 9 |
|
| movable |
Holy Spirit Monday |
Aghiou Pnevmatos, Αγιου Πνευματος |
Whit Monday or
Pentecost Monday |
| May 1 |
Labor Day |
Ergatiki Protomagia, Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά |
|
| August 15 |
Assumption or The Dormition of the Holy Virgin |
I Kimisis tis Theotokou, Η Κοίμησις της Θεοτόκου |
The most important celebration of the Virgin Mary |
| October 28 |
The "Ochi day" |
'To Ochi' or 'Imera tou Ochi", Το Όχι (lit.
Day of the "No") |
Celebration of the refusal to the Italian Dictator 1940. |
| November 17 |
Polytechneio |
Polytechneio, Πολυτεχνείο |
School holiday only: Anniversary of the 1973 students protests against
the junta of the colonels (1967-1974). |
| December 25 |
Christmas |
Christougenna, Χριστούγεννα |
|
| December 26 |
Synaxis of the Mother of God |
Synaxis Theotokou, Σύναξις Θεοτόκου |
|
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