Days, hours and minutes
Countdown to Clean Monday
What is Clean Monday?
Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera) opens Great Lent, 48 days before Orthodox Easter. Greeks fly kites, picnic on lagana bread, taramosalata, olives and seafood, and the day marks the end of Carnival. Public services, schools and banks are closed; for private businesses it is an optional holiday, although most of the country takes the day off.
Who is off?
- Private sector
- Optional day off
- 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.