Greece Traditions

Religion: Orthodox Christianity.
Give way in public transport for women and the elderly are not accepted. Treatment - usually by name, but very soon you may be asked to address by name.
Athens taxi drivers often choose to travel a longer route or do not include the counter. Such acts are severely punished - to record number of taxi and give it to the Tourist Police. As a kind of insurance against fraud can be advised to negotiate a fee for the trip before boarding the car.
Official holidays, which covered all establishments and shops, with the exception of kiosks and shops in tourist areas, the following:
January 1 - New Year's
January 6 - Epiphany
March 25 - Annunciation; Independence Day
1 st day of Lent - Lent Monday
Date change - Good Friday
date varies - Easter
2 nd day after Easter - Easter Monday
May 1 - Flower Day
Date change - Trinity
August 15 - Assumption
October 28 - Ochi Day
December 25-26 - Christmas.
Searching in Greece, something the address should be borne in mind that the streets with the same name may appear in different areas. Therefore, writing the address, specify the area and landmarks. Sometimes even the taxi drivers do not know exactly where is this or that street address.