Name Day v. Birthday Celebrations

[Amalthia]

Originally Posted by Ellinas
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The official "free days" in Easter and Christmas are the first Monday after Easter and the 25th of December (Christmas). Work in these two days is forbidden by the Constitution.

The rest depends on the job and the employer. They are some business that don't let their employees have other free days than these two. Other business give some more free days to their employees - it can be four days or one week for example. The students have the most free days, as schools and Universities are closing for 2 weeks every Easter and Christmas.

I am just curious about this as my memory is failing me. Aren't the 25th March and 28th October national holidays too? I remember the 17th November also being a school holiday but not sure whether it was wider than that.

[Prokomenos]

Originally Posted by Amalthia
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I am just curious about this as my memory is failing me. Aren't the 25th March and 28th October national holidays too? I remember the 17th November also being a school holiday but not sure whether it was wider than that.

March 25th is Greek Independence day. The 28th of October is when Metaxas gave his response to Italy which was OXI..

The 17 of November:

The Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 was a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974. The uprising began on November 14, 1973, escalated to nearly an open anti-junta revolt and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of November 17 after a series of events starting with a tank crashing through the gates of the Polytechnic.

[Ellinas]

Originally Posted by Amalthia
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I am just curious about this as my memory is failing me. Aren't the 25th March and 28th October national holidays too? I remember the 17th November also being a school holiday but not sure whether it was wider than that.

The 25th of March is an official free day while the 28th of October is an optional (depends to the employer).

[Amalthia]

Originally Posted by Ellinas
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The 25th of March is an official free day while the 28th of October is an optional (depends to the employer).

Efxaristw Ellinas, that helps.