Greece Public Holidays 2021

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Greece: National, Religious and Public Holidays Calendar 2021

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

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Greece Public Holidays 2021 (with Greek Names/Saints Days)
Fri Jan 01, 2021	New Year´s Day (Feast of Saint Basil)	Greek Name: Protochronia	Public Holiday
Wed Jan 06, 2021	Epiphany	Greek Name: Ton Foton or Epiphaneia	Public Holiday
Sat Jan 30, 2021	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 but will not take day off. 2021 falls on a Saturday, anyway.
Mon March 15, 2021	Clean/Green Monday/Ash Monday (heralds the start of Greek Lent)	Greek Name: Apokries - Kathari Deftera (Greek Lent: Megali Sarakosti or Tessarakosti)	Public Holiday
Thurs Mar 25, 2021	Independence Day	Greek Name: Tou Evangelismou	National Day
Fri Apr 30, 2021	Greek Orthodox Easter Good Friday	Greek Easter Name: Megali Paraskevi	Public Holiday
Mon May 01, 2021	Labour Day	Greek Name: Ergotaki Protomayia	Public Holiday
Sun May 2, 2021	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 May 3, 2021	Greek Orthodox Easter Easter Monday	Greek Easter Name: Deftera tou Pascha	Public Holiday
Sun Jun 20, 2021	Orthodox Whitsun (Pentecost)	Greek Name: Agiou Pneumatos	Religious Day
Mon Jun 21, 2021	Orthodox Whit Monday (Pentecost)	Greek Name: Kataklysmos/Radunitsa	Public Holiday
Sun Aug 15, 2021	Assumption Day - Ascent of Mary to Heaven	Greek Name: Kimisi tis Theotokou	Religious Feast/Pub Hol
Thurs Oct 28, 2021	"Ochi" (Oxi) or "No" Day	Greek Name: Epetios tou Ochi(Oxi)	National Holiday
Weds Nov 17, 2021	Anniv. 1973 Polytechneio Day - Student Protests Against Military Junta Remembered	Greek Name: Polytechneio	School/University Holiday Only
Sun Nov 21, 2021	Hellenic Armed Forces Day	Greek Name: Ellada enoples dynameis i̱mera	Unofficial day but highly respected
Sun Nov 28, 2021	First Sunday of Advent	Greek Name: Aphitsi/Parousia tou Xristou	Religious Day
Sun Dec 5, 2021	Second Sunday of Advent	Greek Name: Aphitsi/Parousia tou Xristou	Religious Day
Sun Dec 12, 2021	Third Sunday of Advent	Greek Name: Aphitsi/Parousia tou Xristou	Religious Day
Sun Dec 19, 2021	Fourth Sunday of Advent	Greek Name: Aphitsi/ Parousia tou Xristou	Religious Day
Sat Dec 25, 2021	Christmas Day	Greek Name: Xristougenna	Public Holiday
Sun Dec 26, 2021	Second Day of Christmas Synaxis of the Mother of God	Greek Name: Synaxis Theotokou	Public Holiday
Fri Dec 31, 2021	New Year's Eve	Greek Name: Paramoni Protochronias	Observed but not a Public Holiday
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