Public Holidays in Cyprus
Here you will find the Public Holidays in Cyprus.
The most important is really Easter, which is bigger than Christmas here.
New Years Day was also historically more important than Christmas day,
however that is changing fast in our more consumer society. Easter is still
a mainly religious festival, and although chocolate eggs are now present in
the shops in greater quantity, the traditionally dyed hard boiled eggs and
the flaounes (a special pie) and midnight mass, after which the fast ends
and all proclaim ' Christos Anesti ' (Christ is risen.)
Public Holidays
1 January New Year's Day
6 January Epiphany
25 March Greek Independence Day
1 April EOKA Day
1 May May Day
15 August Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1 October Cyprus Independence Day
28 October Ochi Day
25 December Christmas Day
26 December 2nd day of Christmas
Moveable Feasts Religion:
Orthodox Paschal Calculator
until 4099
| Feast |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Clean (or Green) Monday (start of Lent) |
14-Mar |
06-Mar |
19-Feb |
Mar 10 |
Mar 2 |
Feb 15 |
| Good Friday (except shops) |
29-Apr |
21-Apr |
6-Apr |
April 25 |
April 17 |
April 2 |
| Easter |
01-May |
23-Apr |
8-Apr |
April 27 |
April 19 |
April 4 |
| Easter Monday |
02-May |
24-Apr |
9-Apr |
April 28 |
April 20 |
April 5 |
| Easter Tuesday* |
03-May |
25-Apr |
10-Apr |
April 29 |
April 21 |
April 6 |
| Pentacost |
19-Jun |
11-Jun |
27-May |
June 15 |
June 7 |
May 23 |
| Holy Ghost (Monday after Pentecost)* |
20-Jun |
12-Jun |
28-May |
June 16 |
June 8 |
May 24 |
* Some shops may be open.
Holidays falling on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday) are not moved.
