Optional public holidayMovable holiday (+50 days from Orthodox Easter)
Whit Monday (Holy Spirit Monday)
About the holiday
Holy Spirit Monday falls 50 days after Easter and brings the first long weekend of early summer, when Athens empties towards the islands. Public services, schools and banks are closed. For private businesses it is an optional holiday: whether you work depends on your employer or collective agreement.
Who is off?
What the holiday means for each sector.
- Private sector
- Optional day off
- Public sector
- Closed
- Schools
- Closed
- Banks
- Closed
Public services, schools and banks are closed; private businesses may work.
Upcoming dates
The next years at a glance.
Impact on working days
2026
In 2026 the holiday falls on a Monday, so the working week has 4 working days instead of 5.
Whit Monday creates a long weekend from 30 May to 1 June 2026: 3 days off with 0 days of leave.
2027
In 2027 the holiday falls on a Monday, so the working week has 4 working days instead of 5.
Whit Monday creates a long weekend from 19 June to 21 June 2027: 3 days off with 0 days of leave.
2028
In 2028 the holiday falls on a Monday, so the working week has 4 working days instead of 5.
Whit Monday creates a long weekend from 3 June to 5 June 2028: 3 days off with 0 days of leave.
Sources
Dates and legal status were checked against:
- GSEE – KEPEA: Holidays and exempt days (mandatory, optional, local holidays, 1 May transfer)ΚΕΠΕΑ / ΓΣΕΕ
- Law 1157/1981, article 1 — holidays and half-days of public servicesHellenic Republic — Government Gazette (via taxheaven.gr)
- Presidential Decree 79/2017 (Government Gazette A' 109/01.08.2017), article 3 — breaks, holidays and school celebrations in nursery and primary schoolsHellenic Republic — Government Gazette (via kodiko.gr)
- Hellenic Bank Association — bank holidays follow the public-sector holiday calendarHellenic Bank Association
Last verified: 7 October 2026
Plan your leave
Taking leave around Whit Monday?
Pick your days on the calendar: weekends, public holidays and school breaks are already marked, so you see at once how many leave days you need and how long the break becomes.