Cyprus public holidays 2023-2024

In addition to every Saturday and Sunday, the following Cyprus public holidays are established by law and are usually non-working days during the year. There is no automatic right to time off on these days, although banks close and the majority of the working population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contract.

2023 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
January 1	Sunday	New Year's Day
January 6	Friday	Epiphany
February 27	Monday	Orthodox Ash Monday
March 25	Saturday	Greek Independence Day
April 1	Saturday	Cyprus National Day
April 14	Friday	Orthodox Good Friday
April 15	Saturday	Orthodox Easter
April 17	Monday	Orthodox Easter Monday
April 18	Tuesday	Orthodox Easter Tuesday ^b
May 1	Monday	Labour Day
June 4	Sunday	Orthodox Pentecost
June 5	Monday	Orthodox Whit Monday
August 15	Tuesday	Assumption Day
October 1	Sunday	Cyprus Independence Day
October 28	Saturday	Greek National Day
December 25	Monday	Christmas Day
December 26	Tuesday	Boxing Day

2024 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
January 1	Monday	New Year's Day
January 6	Saturday	Epiphany
March 18	Monday	Orthodox Ash Monday
March 25	Monday	Greek Independence Day
April 1	Monday	Cyprus National Day
May 1	Wednesday	Labour Day
May 3	Friday	Orthodox Good Friday
May 5	Sunday	Orthodox Easter
May 6	Monday	Orthodox Easter Monday
May 7	Tuesday	Orthodox Easter Tuesday ^b
June 23	Sunday	Orthodox Pentecost
June 24	Monday	Orthodox Whit Monday
August 15	Thursday	Assumption Day
October 1	Tuesday	Cyprus Independence Day
October 28	Monday	Greek National Day
December 25	Wednesday	Christmas Day
December 26	Thursday	Boxing Day

^b Observed by banks

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