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Holidays / Ethiopia

Ethiopia public holidays

Public holidays in Ethiopia, 2025

12 public holidays, 4 next to the weekend and 4 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

12Holidays in 2025
in 60 daysNext holiday
4Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2025

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
7 Jan 2025TueChristmas Dayየገና ወይም የልደት በዓልweekdaypast
19 Jan 2025SunEpiphanyየጥምቀት በዓልweekendpast
2 Mar 2025SunAdwa Victory Dayየአድዋ ድል በዓልweekendpast
30 Mar 2025SunEid al-Fitrየኢድ አልፈጥርweekendpast
18 Apr 2025FriGood Fridayየስቅለት በዓልlong weekendpast
20 Apr 2025SunEaster Sundayየትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓልweekendpast
1 May 2025ThuInternational Workers' Dayየዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀንweekdaypast
5 May 2025MonEthiopian Patriots' Victory Dayየአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓልlong weekendpast
6 Jun 2025FriEid al-Adhaየኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ)long weekendpast
5 Sep 2025FriProphet's Birthdayየመውሊድ በዓልlong weekendpast
11 Sep 2025ThuEthiopian New Yearየዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓልweekdaypast
27 Sep 2025SatFinding of True Crossየመስቀል በዓልweekendpast

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2025

JFMAMJJASOND

Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

18 Apr to 20 AprGood Friday, Easter Sunday3 days
3 May to 5 MayEthiopian Patriots' Victory Day3 days
6 Jun to 8 JunEid al-Adha3 days
5 Sep to 7 SepProphet's Birthday3 days

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/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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