Ethiopia Holiday Calendar 2026
Ethiopia has 12 public holidays in 2026. 12 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia Holiday Calendar 2026
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Christmas Holiday
የገና ወይም የልደት በዓል
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Epiphany
የጥምቀት በዓል
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Adwa Victory Day
የአድዋ ድል በዓል
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Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
የኢድ አልፈጥር (ግምት)
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Good Friday
የስቅለት በዓል
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Easter
የትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል
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International Workers' Day
የዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን
Federal holiday -
Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
የአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ) (ግምት)
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Mawlid (estimated)
የመውሊድ በዓል (ግምት)
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New Year (Enkutatash)
የዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል
Federal holiday -
Meskel Holiday
የመስቀል በዓል
Federal holiday
Ethiopia 2026 calendar with holidays
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Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Ethiopia have in 2026?
- Ethiopia has 12 public holidays in 2026.
- Which holidays are federal holidays in Ethiopia in 2026?
- Ethiopia has 12 federal public holidays in 2026: Christmas Holiday (January 7, 2026), Epiphany (January 19, 2026), Adwa Victory Day (March 2, 2026), Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (March 20, 2026), Good Friday (April 10, 2026), Easter (April 12, 2026), International Workers' Day (May 1, 2026), Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day (May 5, 2026), Eid al-Adha (estimated) (May 27, 2026), Mawlid (estimated) (August 25, 2026), New Year (Enkutatash) (September 11, 2026), Meskel Holiday (September 27, 2026).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.