Public holidays in Ethiopia
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The following are public holidays (የኢትዮጵያ:ብሔራዊ:የበዓል:ቀናት) in Ethiopia. Many holidays follow the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.[1]
| Date | English name | Amharic name (በአማርኛ) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 (Leap year: January 6) |
Ethiopian Christmas | Genna (ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና) | |
| January 19 | Epiphany | Timkat (ብርሐነ:ጥምቀት) | |
| March 2 | Victory at Adwa Day (የዓድዋ:ድል:በዓል) | Commemorates Ethiopia's victory over Italy in 1896. | |
| March 28 | Day of Lament | Hazen (የቀይ:ሽብር:መታሰቢያ:ቀን) | Commemorates Red Terror (Also called candle festival). Always held one month before Derg Downfall Day. |
| moveable in spring | Good Friday | Siklet (ዓርበ:ስቅለት) | |
| moveable in spring | Easter | Fasika (ብርሐነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ) | |
| May 28 | Derg Downfall Day (ደርግ:የወደቀበት:ቀን) (National Day) |
Commemorates the end of the Derg junta in 1991. Although this day is Ethiopia's National Day, its official name is Derg Downfall Day. | |
| September 11 (Leap year: September 12) |
New Year's Day | Enkutatash (እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን:መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት) | |
| September 27 (Leap year: September 28) |
Finding of the True Cross | Meskel (ብርሐነ-መስቀል) |
In addition, the following Muslim holidays, which may take place at any time of the year, are observed as public holidays:
| Date | Arabic name | Amharic name |
|---|---|---|
| moveable | Ramadan (ረመዳን) | |
| moveable | Mawlid (መውሊድ) | |
| moveable | Eid al-Fitr (ዒድ:አል:ፈጥር) | |
| moveable | Eid al-Adha (ዒድ:አል:አድሐ) |
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