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Cyprus: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Cyprus: Commemorates Christ's baptism by John the Baptist in the river Jordan.
Monday March 2nd
Green Monday
Cyprus: Also known as Ash Monday. Clean Monday begins the season of Great Lent in Eastern Orthodox Churches
Cyprus: Greece's Independence Day is actually a holiday that has blended over time with an older festival - the feast of the Annunciation
Cyprus: Also known as 'EOKA Day', this holiday commemorates the start of the insurgence against the British in 1955
Cyprus: Easter is the principal festival of Greece and the Orthodox Church
Cyprus: 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
Friday May 1st
Labour Day
Cyprus: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
Cyprus: The name Whitsunday is generally attributed to the white garments formerly worn by the candidates for baptism on this feast
Cyprus: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
Cyprus: Cyprus became independent from the British in 1960
Cyprus: Also known as 'World War ΙΙ National Holiday', this holiday celebrates Greece's refusal to yield to the Axis powers in 1940.
Friday December 25th
Christmas Day
Cyprus: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
Saturday December 26th
Boxing Day
Cyprus: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
Notes
Holidays that fall on a weekend are not moved to the following Monday
