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Greece: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Tuesday January 6th
Epiphany
Greece: A major Christian celebration. Epiphany commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus to the wise men
Monday February 23rd
Clean Monday
Greece: Also known as Ash Monday. Clean Monday begins the season of Great Lent in Eastern Orthodox Churches
Greece: Greece's Independence Day is actually a holiday that has blended over time with an older festival - the feast of the Annunciation
Greece: Easter is the principal festival of Greece and the Orthodox Church
Greece: 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
Protomagia
Greece: While officially Labour Day, the first day of May in Greece is associated with the custom of Protomagia, a celebration of the awakening of nature after a long period of winter.
Greece: Orthodox Pentecost Monday, also known as Holy Spirit Monday, is observed fifty days (approx. seven weeks) after Orthodox Easter.
Greece: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
Greece: 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
Greece: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
Greece: The second day of Christmas in the Orthodox Church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary
Notes
A public holiday that occurs on a Sunday is not transferred to another date
