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) |
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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 |
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 |
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 - |
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 |
Greek Name: Synaxis Theotokou |
Public Holiday |
Fri Dec 31, 2021 |
New Year's Eve |
Greek Name: Paramoni Protochronias |
Observed but not a Public Holiday |
Greece Public Holidays 2022 | Greece Public Holidays 2023 | Greek Cypriot Public Holidays 2022 |