Public holidays in Eritrea

There are approximately sixteen nationally recognized public holidays in Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa. The primary national holiday is Independence Day which is celebrated on May 24. Most other public holidays follow the calendar of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. In addition, some Muslim holidays are observed as public holidays in Eritrea.

Public holidays

Date	English Name	Tigrinya Name	Notes
1 January	New Year's Day	Hadish Amet ሓዲሽ ዓመት	official, according to Gregorian Calendar
7 January	Orthodox Christmas	Lidet ልደት	observed by https: of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
19 January	Epiphany	Timket ጥምቀት	observed by adherents of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
variable	Birth of the Prophet		observed by adherents of Sunni Islam
10 February	Fenkil Day	Fenkil ፈንቅል	commemoration of Operation Fenkil
8 March	Women's Day	Maelti Anesti መዓልቲ ኣነስቲ
variable	Good Friday	Arbi Siklet ዓርቢ ስቅለት	observed by all Christian groups, Orthodox Christians celebrate on different date
	Easter	Fasika ፋሲካ	observed by all Christian groups, Orthodox Christians celebrate on different date
1 May	May Day
24 May	Independence Day	Maelti Natsinet መዓልቲ ናጽነት	celebrating independence from Ethiopia in 1991
20 June	Martyr's Day	Maelti Siwuat መዓልቲ ስውኣት
variable	Eid al-Fitr		observed by adherents of Sunni Islam
1 September	Anniversary of the Start of the Armed Struggles	Bahti Meskerem ባሕቲ መስከረም	commemorating the start of the Eritrean War for Independence
11 September	Geez New Year	Hadish Amet ሓዲሽ ዓመት	observed by adherents of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
27 September	Finding of the True Cross	Meskel መስቀል	observed by adherents of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
variable	Eid ul-Adha		observed by adherents of Sunni Islam
25 December	Christmas Day	Lidet ልደት	observed by all Christian groups, Orthodox Christians celebrate on different date

External links

• Eritrea Public Holidays