Greece: National, Religious and Public Holidays Calendar 2017
A.K.A. Greek Bank Holidays when they fall on Weekdays
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Greece Public Holidays 2017 (with Greek Names/Saints Days) |
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| Sun Jan 01 2017 | New Year´s Day (Feast of Saint Basil) | Greek Name: Protochronia |
Public Holiday |
| Fri Jan 06 2017 | Epiphany (Three Kings Day) |
Greek Name: Ton Foton or Epiphaneia |
Public Holiday |
| Mon Jan 30 2017 |
School "Saints" Day The patron saints of education (St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, St. John Chrysostom) |
Greek Name: Trion Ierarchon |
School Holiday Only |
| Mon Feb 27 2017 | Clean/Green Monday (Start of Greek lent) |
Greek Name: Apokries - Kathari Deftera (Greek Lent: Megali Sarakosti or Tessarakosti) |
Public Holiday |
| Sat Mar 25 2017 | Independence Day | Greek Name: Tou Evangelismou |
National Day |
| Fri Apr 14 2017 | Greek Orthodox Easter Good Friday |
Greek Easter Name: Megali Paraskevi |
Public Holiday |
| Sun Apr 16 2017 |
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 |
| Mon Apr 17 2017 | Greek Orthodox Easter Easter Monday |
Greek Easter Name: Deftera tou Pascha |
Public Holiday |
| Mon May 01 2017 | Labour Day | Greek Name: Ergotaki Protomayia |
Public Holiday |
| Sun Jun 04 2017 | Orthodox Whitsun (Pentecost) | Greek Name: Agiou Pneumatos |
Religious Day |
| Mon Jun 05 2017 | Orthodox Whit Monday (Pentecost) | Greek Name: Kataklysmos/Radunitsa | Public Holiday |
| Tue Aug 15 2017 | Assumption Day - Assumption of Mary |
Greek Name: Kimisi tis Theotokou |
Religious Feast/Pub Hol |
| Sat Oct 28 2017 | "Ochi" (Oxi) or "No" Day | Greek Name: Epetios tou Ochi(Oxi) |
National Holiday |
| Fri Nov 17 2017 | Anniv. 1973 Polytechneio Day - Student Protests Against Military Junta | Greek Name: Polytechneio |
School Holiday Only |
| Thu Nov 21 2016 | Hellenic Armed Forces Day | Greek Name: Ellada enoples dynameis i̱mera |
Unofficial day but highly respected |
| Sun Dec 03 2017 | First Sunday of Advent | Greek Name: Aphitsi |
Religious Day |
| Sun Dec 10 2017 | Second Sunday of Advent | Greek Name: Aphitsi |
Religious Day |
| Sun Dec 17 2017 | Third Sunday of Advent | Greek Name: Aphitsi |
Religious Day |
| Sun Dec 24 2017 | Fourth Sunday of Advent | Greek Name: Aphitsi | Religious Day |
| Mon Dec 25 2017 | Christmas Day | Greek Name: Xristougenna |
Public Holiday |
| Tue Dec 26 2017 | Second Day of Christmas Synaxis of the Mother of God |
Greek Name: Synaxis Theotokou |
Public Holiday |
| Sun Dec 31 2017 | New Year's Eve | Greek Name: Paramoni Protochronias |
Observed but not a Public Holiday |
| Greece Public Holidays in 2016 | Greece Public Holidays in 2018(TBA) | Greek Cyprus Public Holidays in 2017(TBA) | Rep of Cyprus Public Holidays in 2018(TBA) |
