Country facts
- Capital
- Athens
- Population
- 10,400,720
- Languages
- Greek
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
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June in Greece
2 entries- 1Whit MondayWhit Monday is observed in Greece (Δευτέρα Πεντηκοστής). Recognized nationally.Public holiday→
- 21Father's DayHonors fathers and fatherhood. Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane proposed it in 1910 to match Mother's Day; took until 1972 to become a US federal observance. Most countries that celebrate it picked the third Sunday of June.Observance→