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2025
1 Jan New Year's Day
7 Jan Christmas Day
19 Jan Epiphany
8 Mar International Women's Day
30 Mar Eid al-Fitr
18 Apr Good Friday
20 Apr Easter Sunday
1 May International Workers' Day
24 May Independence Day
6 Jun Eid al-Adha
20 Jun Martyrs' Day
1 Sep Commencement Day of Eritrean Armed Struggle
5 Sep The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
11 Sep Geez New Year
27 Sep Meskel
25 Dec Christmas Day
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Jan 1, Wed
New Year's Day
ኣመት ሓዲሽ (Āmet Ḥādīš)
A celebration of the beginning of the year in the Gregorian calendar, associated with rest, family gatherings, fireworks, festive meals, and exchanging good wishes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year
New Year's Day

Jan 7, Tue
Christmas Day
ገና (Genā)
Christian feast day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
Christmas Day

Jan 19, Sun
Epiphany
Timket
A Christian feast commemorating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus and, in some traditions, the baptism of Christ in the Jordan River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night_(holiday)
Epiphany

Mar 8, Sat
International Women's Day
Women's Day
It is a day that celebrates womanhood and also women's solidarity in the struggle for emancipation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day
International Women's Day

Mar 30, Sun
Eid al-Fitr
عيد الفطر (ʿĪd al-Fiṭr)
Important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr

Apr 18, Fri
Good Friday
ስቅለት (Siqlät)
The Friday of Holy Week, dedicated to remembering the trial, crucifixion, suffering, death of Jesus Christ, and His burial after being taken down from the cross.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday
Good Friday

Apr 20, Sun
Easter Sunday
ፋሲካ (Fāsikā)
Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter
Easter Sunday

May 1, Thu
International Workers' Day
መዓልቲ ሰራሕተኛታት (Maʿalti Serahtegñatat)
A holiday observed on May 1st to recognize workers and labor rights, with historical origins in late 19th-century labor demonstrations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers'_Day
International Workers' Day

May 24, Sat
Independence Day
መዓልቲ ነፃነት (Maʿalti Neṣanet)
The day marks Eritrea’s formal independence from Ethiopia on May 24, 1993, after a 30-year liberation war.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Eritrea)

Jun 6, Fri
Eid al-Adha
عيد الأضحى (ʿĪd al-Aḍḥā)
One of the most important Islamic holidays, it honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, as an act of obedience to God's command. Begins on the tenth day of the Islamic month Dhu'l-Hijjah
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha
Eid al-Adha

Jun 20, Fri
Martyrs' Day
Martyrs Day
The day in Eritrea honors those who died during the country’s war of independence, officially marked on June 20.

Sep 1, Mon
Commencement Day of Eritrean Armed Struggle
መጀመሪያ ቀን ዓርበኛ ተወዳዳሪ (Mejemerīya Qen ʿArbegna Tewodadari)
The day commemorates the beginning of Eritrea’s armed resistance against Ethiopian rule on September 1, 1961.

Sep 5, Fri
The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
Mawlid al-Nabi
Traditional commemoration of the birth of Muhammad, falls on 12 Rabi' al-awwal
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawlid

Sep 11, Thu
Geez New Year
እንቁጣጣሽ (Enkutatash)
The day marks the beginning of the Ethiopian and Eritrean calendar year, falling on Meskerem 1, which usually corresponds to September 11.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enkutatash

Sep 27, Sat
Meskel
The day in Ethiopia and Eritrea celebrates the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena in the 4th century.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meskel

Dec 25, Thu
Christmas Day
ገና (Genna)
Christian feast day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
Christmas Day