National Holidays in Cyprus in 2019
Touch a holiday for details
: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
- More details about New Year's Day
: Feast of the Theophany
- Commemorates Christ's baptism by John the Baptist in the river Jordan.
- More details about Feast of the Theophany
: Green Monday
- Also known as Ash Monday. Clean Monday begins the season of Great Lent in Eastern Orthodox Churches
- More details about Green Monday
: Greek Independence Day
- Greece's Independence Day is actually a holiday that has blended over time with an older festival - the feast of the Annunciation
- More details about Greek Independence Day
: National Day
- Also known as 'EOKA Day', this holiday commemorates the start of the insurgence against the British in 1955
- More details about National Day
: Orthodox Good Friday
- Easter is the principal festival of Greece and the Orthodox Church
- More details about Orthodox Good Friday
: Orthodox Easter Monday
- The Orthodox church uses the Julian calendar for the calculation of Easter, which can often mean that Orthodox Easter falls later than Easter observed elsewhere
- More details about Orthodox Easter Monday
: Orthodox Easter Tuesday
- Orthodox Easter Tuesday is an extra bank holiday in Cyprus after the public holidays for Easter.
- More details about Orthodox Easter Tuesday
: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
- More details about Labour Day
: Orthodox Pentecost Monday
- Orthodox Pentecost Monday or Holy Spirit Monday is observed fifty days after Orthodox Easter
- More details about Orthodox Pentecost Monday
: Public Holiday
- A Public Holiday for the funeral of former president Demetris Christofias
- More details about Public Holiday
: Dormition of the Theotokos
- The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
- More details about Dormition of the Theotokos
: Cypriot Independence Day
- Cyprus became independent from the British in 1960
- More details about Cypriot Independence Day
: Greece National Anniversary Day
- Also known as 'World War ΙΙ National Holiday', this holiday celebrates Greece's refusal to yield to the Axis powers in 1940.
- More details about Greece National Anniversary Day
: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
- More details about Christmas Day
: Boxing Day
- The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
- More details about Boxing Day