Greek public holidays for 2016 - a year of days off!

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Greek public holidays for 2016 – a year of days off!

Your guide to seeing which public holidays you can turn into long weekends

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Friday, January 1, 2016 – New Year’s Day
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 – Epiphany
Monday, March 14, 2016 – Clean Monday
Friday, March 25, 2016 – Independence Day + Annunciation holiday
Friday, April 29, 2016 – Good Friday
Saturday, April 30, 2016 – Holy Saturday
Sunday, May 1, 2016 – May Day holiday and Easter Sunday (two public holidays in one meaning one less day off work!!!)
Monday, May 2, 2016 – Easter Monday
Monday, June 20, 2016 – Feast of the Holy Spirit (School holiday – but too late for a free day this year!)
Monday, August 15, 2016 – Dormition day
Friday, October 28, 2016 – ‘No” public holiday
Sunday, December 25, 2016 – Christmas
Monday, December 26, 2016 – Christmas holiday

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