New Year's Day in Greece (2017)

New Year’s Day in Greece in 2017 was celebrated nationwide on **January 1, 2017**, known locally as *Πρωτοχρονιά*. The holiday is observed across the entire country with traditional customs, including family gatherings, festive meals, and midnight celebrations featuring fireworks and the symbolic burning of an old suitcase for luck. |*Πρωτοχρονιά* (Protochronia) is the Greek term for New Year’s Day. |Yes, the holiday fell on **January 1, 2017**, as it does annually in Greece.