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New Year’s Eve in Athens: Fireworks, Metro Hours and 1 January
Where the city counts down, why the metro will not take you home after midnight, and what happens on New Year's Day and at Epiphany.
Holidays
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Apokries and Clean Monday 2027: Dates, Tsiknopempti and Kites
Carnival season in Greece follows the Orthodox Easter calendar. Here are the 2027 dates, the grilled-meat Thursday, kite flying on Filopappou Hill and the big carnivals worth a trip.
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Christmas in Athens: Syntagma Tree, Markets, Shop Hours and Customs
When the lights go on, where the city sets up its festive events, how shop hours change in December and the Greek customs you will notice on your street.