Calendar Samos 2013
List of GREEK NAME DAYS can be found HERE
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6 Jan. |
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30 Jan. |
The Three Holy Hierarchs |
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8 Mar. |
International womans day. |
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10 & 17Mar. |
Carnival |
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18 Mar. |
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25 Mar. |
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1 May |
Labour Day |
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3 May |
Orthodox Good Friday |
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4 May |
Easter evening |
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5 May |
Orthodox Easter |
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6 May |
Orthodox Easter Monday |
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24 June |
Whit Monday |
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30 June |
All Saints Day |
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? June |
FEAST OF THE FISHERMEN |
Pythagorion |
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17 July |
FEAST OF AGIA MARINA |
Vourliotes |
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20 July |
FEAST OF PROPHET ILIAS |
Whole island |
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26 July |
FEAST OF AGIA PARASKEVI |
Chora |
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26-27 July |
FEAST OF AGIOS PANDELEIMONAS (Wine festival) |
Start in Kokkari continue over the whole island |
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5-6 Aug. |
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE IN MIKALI |
Pythagorion |
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6 Aug. |
FEAST OF METAMORPHOSIS (CHRIST'S TRANSFIGURATION) |
Pythagorion & Agios Konstantinos |
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7-9 Aug. |
Ireon Music Festival |
Ireon |
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15 Aug. |
FEAST OF VIRGIN MARY. The second biggest holiday in Greece. |
All over! |
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26-27 Aug. |
Saint Paul & Peter Day |
Agio Fanorios, Lemonakia |
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7-8 Sep. |
FEAST OF PANAGIA VRONDIANI |
Vourliotes |
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14 Sep. |
Big celebration: FEAST OF HOLY CROSS |
Timios Stavros (Chora) & Mitilini |
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23 Sep. |
Patronal festival. Saint John. (Big festival) |
Ambelos |
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28 Oct. |
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11 Nov. |
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISLAND’S UNION WITH GREECE |
Samos |
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21 nov |
FEAST OF PANAGIA SPILIANI |
Pythagorion |
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6 Dec. |
FEAST OF AGIOS NIKOLAOS |
Kokkari (+Samos) |
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12 Dec. |
FEAST OF AGIOS SPIRIDON (main church in Samos) |
Samos |
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25 Dec. |
Christmas |
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26 Dec. |
Boxing Day |
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CLEAN MONDAY |
The first day of Lent, is 40 days before Easter. |
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EASTER: |
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter & Easter Monday |