If you’d like to visit Greece to explore and so you need sites to be open, you likely don’t want to accidentally intrude upon a public holiday. This would mean that the services would be closed and you would be stuck. Similarly, shops would also be closed, not just on Sundays. Today, we’ll go over a list of the public holiday dates in Greece in 2024 so you know what to expect!
Here’s the calendar for 2024:
- 1 January – New Year’s Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 18 March – Ash Monday
- 25 March – Independence Day (+Annunciation)
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 3 May – Good Friday
- 5 May – Easter Sunday
- 6 May – Easter Monday
- 23 June – Whit Sunday
- 24 June – Whit Monday
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 28 October – Ochi Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Second Christmas Day
Though these do not interfere with anything, you may also want to know the dates of various observances. Here are a few:
- 30 January – Three Holy Hierarchs
- 14 February – Valentine’s Day
- 12 May – Mother’s Day
- 16 June – Father’s Day
- 24 July – Restoration of Democracy
- 17 November – Polytechneio
- 21 November – Armed Forces Day
As you can see, you have a fairly traditional set of celebrations in Greece, with most of them being related to religious practices. Greeks do celebrate quite a bit and celebrations there are a wondrous time of family gatherings with barbecues or other feats of Greek cuisine and relaxation.
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