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According to Greek law every Sunday of the year is a public holiday. In addition, there are nine mandatory, official public holidays: New Year's Day, 6 January, 25 March, Orthodox Easter Monday, 1 May, 15 August, 28 October, 25 December and 26 December. [1] There are, however, more public holidays celebrated in Greece than are announced by the ...
Greek icon of the Theotokos, Life-giving Spring. The Mother of God of the Life-giving Spring or Life-giving Font (Greek: Ζωοδόχος Πηγή, translit. Zōodóchos Pēgḗ, modern pronunciation: [zo.oˈðoxos piˈʝi]; Russian: Живоно́сный Исто́чник, romanized: Zhivonósny Istóchnik, IPA: [ʐɨvɐˈnosnɨj ɪˈstotɕnʲɪk]) is an epithet of the Holy Theotokos that ...
Aristotelis Irakleous Kalentzis (also Aristotelis Kalentzis or Aristoteles Kalentzis; Greek: Αριστοτέλης Ηρακλέους Καλέντζης) is a Greek national socialist horseback archery instructor and author who was sentenced in 1977 to 12 years in prison for terrorist activities (causing explosions, possession of explosives).
Ancient Greece usually encompasses Greek antiquity, as well as part of the region's late prehistory (Late Bronze Age). It lasted from c. 1,200 BC – c. AD 600 and can be subdivided into the following periods: Greek Dark Ages (or Iron Age, Homeric Age), 1,100–800 BC. Archaic period, 800–490 BC.
The royal coat of arms of Greece under the Glücksburg dynasty, created after the restoration of King George II to the throne in 1935. The Kingdom of Greece was ruled by the House of Wittelsbach from 1832 to 1862 and by the House of Glücksburg from 1863 to 1924 and, after being temporarily abolished in favor of the Second Hellenic Republic, again from 1935 to 1973, when it was once more ...
Nikolaos Plastiras (Greek: Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας; 4 November 1883 [1] – 26 July 1953) was a Greek general and politician, who served twice as Prime Minister of Greece. A distinguished soldier known for his personal bravery, he became famous as "The Black Rider" during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, where he commanded the ...
The big-box stores such as Best Buy, Lowe's, Sam's Club, Target and Walmart will unveil Black Friday deals in the coming weeks. Best Buy and Target have each published a Black Friday 2024 FAQ to ...
Thanksgiving, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday, Christmas, Buy Nothing Day. Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season in the United States. Many stores offer highly promoted sales at discounted prices and often open early, sometimes ...