Holidays and Feasts
The following is a list of official holidays and feast days.
January 1st- New Years Day. |
January 6th - Epiphany. |
First day of Lent (movable)- in Greek known as Clean Monday. |
March 25th- anniversary of the revolution for freedom against Turkish invaders. |
Good Friday-(movable). |
Easter Sunday, Easter Monday (movable). |
May 1st- May Day. |
May 21st- Union of the Ionion Islands with Greece* Also SS. Konstantinos & Eleni. |
Ascension Day-(movable). |
Of the Holy Spirit -(movable). |
August 6th- Transfiguration of Christ. |
August 15th-Dormition of the Virgin Mary. |
September 14th- Of the Cross. |
October 28th- anniversary of Greece`s refusal to submit to the Italians in 1940. |
December 6th- St. Nicholas Day. |
December 12th- St. Spiridon`s Day ( the patron saint of Corfu). |
December 25th- Christmas Day. |
December 26th- second day of Christmas. |