Parents, students and… educators count backwards for it, and they are already looking for what day schools close for Easter, and when all the next ones fall. The Lord’s Great Week of Passion starts this year on 29 April (Great Monday), so Easter falls on 5 May. Thus, the last day that students will go to school before Easter holidays is Friday, April 26, 2024, while returning to school on Monday, May 13, 2024, immediately after the Week of the Decade, beginning on Easter Sunday and ending on the next Sunday of Thomas (12 May). The next holiday is Monday 25 March, which is a national and religious celebration, as we celebrate the anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821 against the Turkish yoke after 400 years of slavery, but also the Annunciation of the Virgin. This year May 2024 coincides with Great Wednesday (May 1, 2024) and following a decision by the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Domna Michailidou, the holiday is postponed for Tuesday, May 7th, immediately after Easter Monday. In detail, all subsequent holidays for 2024 are as follows: March : National Anniversary, Annunciation of the Virgin (Monday 25 March) May : Easter Sunday (May 5th), Easter Monday (May 6th), Labor Day (May 7th) June : Holy Spirit (Monday 24th June). It is not an official holiday for all sectors. August : Assumption of the Virgin (Thursday, August 15). October : Anniversary of “No” (Monday 28 October). December : Christmas (Wednesday 25 December), second day of Christmas (Thursday 26 December).
When are the holidays, when the schools are closed for Easter and when it falls May Day
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in Greece