Public holidays are usually non-working days during the year established by law. In general, these are days of celebration, like the anniversary of a significant historical event, or they can be religious celebrations. Some countries have national laws that make some or all public holidays paid holidays, while in some, there are no such laws. In these cases, many firms provide days off as paid or unpaid holidays. Here you can find the public holidays of Greece in 2021.
Public Holidays for Greece
| New Year’s Day | Friday, January 01, 2021 |
| Epiphany | Wednesday, January 06, 2021 |
| Clean Monday | Monday, March 15, 2021 |
| Independence Day | Thursday, March 25, 2021 |
| Orthodox Good Friday | Friday, April 30, 2021 |
| Labour Day | Saturday, May 01, 2021 |
| Orthodox Easter Sunday | Sunday, May 02, 2021 |
| Orthodox Easter Monday | Monday, May 03, 2021 |
| Orthodox Whit Sunday | Sunday, June 20, 2021 |
| Orthodox Whit Monday | Monday, June 21, 2021 |
| Assumption of Mary | Sunday, August 15, 2021 |
| Ochi Day | Thursday, October 28, 2021 |
| Christmas Day | Saturday, December 25, 2021 |
| Glorifying Mother of God | Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
Tip: How to use the public holidays to your advantage:
- When a public holiday is set on a friday, take the monday off and enjoy an extended week-end (or viceversa).
- If a public holiday is set in the middle of the week, take the remaining days off, and benefit of a small vacation by using fewer paid leave days.
- When two public holidays are very close together, take off the days between them for a little recreation time.
