Greece Public Holidays 2023

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Greece: National, Religious and Public Holidays Calendar 2023

A.K.A. Greek Bank Holidays when they fall on Weekdays

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Greece Public Holidays 2023 (with important Saints Days)
Sunday January 1, 2023	New Year´s Day (Feast of Saint Basil)	Greek Name: Protochronia	Public Holiday
Friday January 6, 2023	Epiphany	Greek Name: Ton Foton or Epiphaneia	Public Holiday
Mon January 30, 2023	School "Saints" Day (Three Kings Day) *The patron saints of education (St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, St. John Chrysostom)*	Greek Name: Trion Ierarchon	From 2020 Schools observe this day but will not take day off.
Monday February 27, 2023	Clean/Green Monday/Ash Monday (heralds the start of Greek Lent)	Greek Name: Apokries - Kathari Deftera (Greek Lent: Megali Sarakosti or Tessarakosti)	Public Holiday
Saturday March 25, 2023	Independence Day	Greek Name: Tou Evangelismou	National Day
Friday April 14, 2023	Greek Orthodox Easter Good Friday	Greek Easter Name: Megali Paraskevi	Public Holiday
Sunday April 16, 2023	Greek Orthodox Easter Easter Sunday ...... Planning ahead ? ..... Find out when Orthodox Easter and Catholic Easter fall on the same dates ......	Greek Easter Name: Kyriaki tou Pascha	Religious Feast
Monday April 17, 2023	Greek Orthodox Easter Easter Monday	Greek Easter Name: Deftera tou Pascha	Public Holiday
Monday May 01, 2023	Labour Day	Greek Name: Ergotaki Protomayia	Public Holiday
Sunday June 4, 2023	Orthodox Whitsun (Pentecost)	Greek Name: Agiou Pneumatos	Religious Day
Monday June 5, 2023	Orthodox Whit Monday (Pentecost)	Greek Name: Kataklysmos/Radunitsa	Public Holiday
Tuesday August 15, 2023	Assumption Day - Ascent of Mary to Heaven	Greek Name: Kimisi tis Theotokou	Religious Feast/Pub Hol
Saturday October 28, 2023	"Ochi" (Oxi) or "No" Day	Greek Name: Epetios tou Ochi(Oxi)	National Holiday
Friday November 17, 2023	Anniv. 1973 Polytechneio Day - Student Protests Against Military Junta Remembered	Greek Name: Polytechneio	School/University Holiday Only
Mon Nov 21, 2023	Hellenic Armed Forces Day	Greek Name: Ellada enoples dynameis i̱mera	Unofficial day but highly respected
Sun Nov 27, 2023	First Sunday of Advent	Greek Name: Aphitsi/Parousia tou Xristou	Religious Day
Sun Dec 4, 2023	Second Sunday of Advent	Greek Name: Aphitsi/Parousia tou Xristou	Religious Day
Sun Dec 11, 2023	Third Sunday of Advent	Greek Name: Aphitsi/Parousia tou Xristou	Religious Day
Sun Dec 18, 2023	Fourth Sunday of Advent	Greek Name: Aphitsi/ Parousia tou Xristou	Religious Day
Sun Dec 25, 2023	Christmas Day	Greek Name: Xristougenna	Public Holiday
Mon Dec 26, 2023	Second Day of Christmas Synaxis of the Mother of God	Greek Name: Synaxis Theotokou	Public Holiday
Sat Dec 31, 2023	New Year's Eve	Greek Name: Paramoni Protochronias	Observed but not a Public Holiday
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