Friday, 1 January 2027
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This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
New Year's Day (Î ÏωτοχÏονιά) is observed in Greece on 1 January. It opens the year and includes the tradition of Saint Basil’s cake. Movable Orthodox dates are calculated from the Eastern Easter calendar and must not be copied from Western calendars.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Friday, 1 January 2027 · Confirmed — source checked
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Official public holiday law or calendar
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27
This national calendar uses Greece’s nine compulsory public holidays under current labour law. Green Monday, Good Friday and Pentecost Monday can matter in public-sector, banking or customary schedules but are not presented as universal private-sector holidays.
Government services list Î ÏωτοχÏονιά among their closure days when it is an official holiday. Essential public functions continue, while private employment is governed by the applicable mandatory-holiday rules and exceptions.
The Bank of Greece publishes its own annual holiday calendar. Branch and settlement planning should use that notice, especially for Orthodox movable feasts and any transferred May Day observance.
Schools close for official holidays and for the broader Christmas or Orthodox Easter vacation where applicable. The Education Ministry’s annual calendar controls exact teaching and examination dates.
Î ÏωτοχÏονιά is the fixed 1 January compulsory holiday in Greece. It is also associated with Saint Basil and begins the civil year.
New Year’s Day is one of the compulsory holidays listed by Article 60 of Law 4808/2021. Its fixed date is separate from any annual bank or institution-specific operating calendar.
Greek New Year customs documented by the national tourism authority include cutting vasilopita with a hidden coin, first-footing and the pomegranate tradition.
The legal holiday does not establish transport frequency. Use the New Year timetable published by the relevant mainland, island, air or ferry operator.
It is observed on 1 January.
The relevant Greek term is Î ÏωτοχÏονιά.
They should follow the Orthodox computus and remain estimated until the relevant annual operational calendars are published.
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