Days, hours and minutes
Countdown to Christmas
What is Christmas Day?
Christmas is the family feast of midwinter: Athens and Thessaloniki light their squares, decorated boats stand next to Christmas trees, and the table carries melomakarona, kourabiedes and christopsomo. It is a mandatory public holiday for all sectors and opens the twelve days to Epiphany.
Who is off?
- Private sector
- Day off (mandatory)
- Public sector
- Closed
- Schools
- Closed
- Banks
- Closed
Next years
Greek name days
Who celebrates today?
The name days of today and the coming days, the most popular names and the movable feasts that follow Easter.
Countdowns to every holiday
Pick a holiday for its live countdown, the exact date and who gets the day off.