Epiphany 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Cyprus

Epiphany is celebrated with a holiday on 6 January in Cyprus to commemorate the baptism of Jesus as recorded in the Bible. This holiday falls 12 days after Christmas Day.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	6 Jan	Sat	Epiphany
2025	6 Jan	Mon	Epiphany
2026	6 Jan	Tue	Epiphany
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Cyprus shares its Epiphany traditions with Greece and with other Eastern Orthodox countries to a large degree. Outside of these areas, however, these traditions are largely unknown.

Instead of focusing on the arrival of the three Magi on Epiphany, as is done in many other countries, people in Cyprus focus on the baptism of Jesus. Epiphany means “appearance” or “presentation” and the holiday commemorates Jesus’ presenting himself to be baptised and to begin his public ministry.

The priest or bishop will usually escort a small crowd of worshipers from church to a nearby lake or river. Then he will throw a wooden cross into the water. The daring will jump in after it, hoping to gain year-long good luck by coming out of the water holding the cross.

Also, there are special Epiphany sweets people eat called loukoumades, and kids ask their grandparents for small gifts of money on this day after singing them a traditional Epiphany song.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	6 Jan	Fri	Epiphany
2022	6 Jan	Thu	Epiphany
2021	6 Jan	Wed	Epiphany
2020	6 Jan	Mon	Epiphany
2019	6 Jan	Sun	Epiphany
2018	6 Jan	Sat	Epiphany
2017	6 Jan	Fri	Epiphany