Today schools in Cyprus will be closed because it is Saint George’s day. April 23 was never a school holiday in the past but became one in 2023 when a Georgios became archbishop. For 45 years before then, Saint Chrysostomos day on November 13, was a school holiday because there were two archbishops with the name Chrysostomos.
This absurd practice was introduced by Makarios, who declared his name day on
