The Athens Traders Association and Trade Association of Thessaloniki in Greece announced the times and days for trade which are to be adhered to during the upcoming Greek Orthodox Easter holiday season.
Greek Orthodox Easter tends to fall on a different day to Catholic Easter because Orthodox churches often base their Easter date on the Julian calendar as opposed to the Gregorian calendar used by other branches of Christianity. This year, Greek Orthodox Easter falls on May 1, 2016.
May Day holiday
The May Day holiday has been moved to Tuesday, May 3, in order to compensate for Easter clashing with the holiday. Normal trade hours will resume from Wednesday, May 4, 2016.
Shops will operate as follows:
Wednesday, April 20: 09:00-21:00
Thursday, April 21: 09:00-21:00
Friday, April 22: 09:00-21:00
Saturday, April 23: 09:00-18:00
Sunday, April 24: 11:00-18:00
Monday 25 April: 09:00-21:00
Tuesday, April 26: 09:00-21:00
Wednesday, April 27: 09:00-21:00
Thursday, April 28: 09:00-21:00
Friday, April 29: 13:00-19:00
Saturday, April 30: 09:00-15:00
Easter Sunday, May 1: CLOSED
Monday, May 2: CLOSED
Tuesday, May 3: CLOSED
