Public holidays in Ethiopia
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The following are public holidays (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ በዓል) in Ethiopia. Many holidays follow the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.[1]
National holiday[]
Date | English name | Amharic name | Notes |
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2 March | Victory at Adwa Day | የዓድዋ ድል በዓል | Commemorates Ethiopians victory over Italy at Battle of Adwa in 1896.[2] |
1 May | International Workers' Day | ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን | |
5 May | የአርበኞች ቀን | Commemorates the 1941 entering of Emperor Haile Selassie into Addis Ababa amidst Second World War, who returned to the throne after 5 years Italian occupation of Ethiopia following Second Italo-Ethiopian War.[3] | |
28 May[4] | Derg Downfall Day | ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን | Commemorates the end of the Derg junta in 1991. It is also known as Ginbot 7 (ግንቦት 7). |
11 September (Leap year: 12 September) |
New Year's Day | Enkutatash (እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት) | New Year of Ethiopia and Eritrea |
Religious holidays[]
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church holidays[]
Orthodox Church calendar date | English name | Amharic name |
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7 January | Genna (ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና) | |
19 January (Leap year: 20 January) |
Epiphany | Timkat (ብርሐነ ጥምቀት) |
Moveable in spring | Good Friday | Siklet (ዓርበ ስቅለት) |
Moveable in spring | Easter | Fasika (ብርሐነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ) |
27 September 28 September (leap year) |
Meskel | መስቀል |
Islamic holidays[]
In addition, the following Muslim holidays, which may take place at any time of the year, are observed as public holidays:
Islamic calendar date | English name | Amharic name | Notes |
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Moveable | Ramadan | ረመዳን | Ninth month, devoted to fasting |
12 Rabi' al-awwal (Sunni) 17 Rabi' al-awwal (Shia) |
Mawlid | መውሊድ | Birth of the Prophet |
1 Shawwal | Eid al-Fitr | ዒድ አል ፈጥር | Breaking of the Fast |
10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Eid al-Adha | ዒድ አል አድሐ | Feast of the Sacrifice |
Holidays under the Derg communist rule (1974–1991)[]
Date | English name | Amharic name | Notes |
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12 September | Revolution Day | የአብዮት ቀን | Celebrated during Communist rule from 1974 to 1991 to celebrate the establishment of the Derg. In 1987, the celebrations of the holiday, which included a military parade on Revolution Square attended by multiple figures, also commemorated the establishment of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.[5][6] |
7 November | October Revolution Day | የጥቅምት አብዮት ቀን | Celebrated during Communist rule from 1974 to 1991. |
References[]
- ^ "Festivals & Holidays". www.ethioembassy.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Victory of Adwa in Ethiopia in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ "Patriots' Victory Day in Ethiopia in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ "Derg Downfall Day in Ethiopia". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "Ethiopia Celebrates 13th Anniversary of Revolution". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "Ethiopian revolution marked". UPI. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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