Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...
National holidays, also known as mandatory holidays are celebrated nationwide. In addition to designated National holidays, various public holidays are observed in local communities or municipalities.
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. May 1 is also known as May Day and International Workers’ Day, and there are often workers’ rallies and strikes that take place on this day ...
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Epiphany is among the oldest of all Christian holidays, having been continually celebrated since the 2nd Century A.D. The word “epiphany” ...
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Members of the Greek Orthodox Church believe that the Virgin Mary’s body and soul were taken up to heaven after her death. This event is ...
Μεταβείτε προς τα κάτω στο τέλος της σελίδας για τις ημερομηνίες προηγούμενων ετών. Τα θεοφάνεια τιμούν την επίσκεψη των Μάγων στον νεογέννητο Ιησού στη Βηθλεέμ, αλλά αφορούν επίσης στο ...
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. After a long, bitter struggle to free themselves from Turkish domination in the 1800’s, Greece had finally become an independent nation ...
Οι Εθνικές εορτές, γνωστές και ως υποχρεωτικές αργίες εορτάζονται σε όλη τη χώρα. Εκτός από τις καθορισμένες Εθνικές εορτές, τηρούνται και άλλες διάφορες δημόσιες αργίες σε τοπικές ...
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Pentecost, also called “Whitsunday” in many other Christian denominations, corresponds to Jewish feast of Shavuot (the Feast of Weeks). In ...