Eritrea : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Friday June 10, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday June 19, 2022 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers | |
Monday June 20, 2022 | Martyrs' Day | Secular holiday | |
Saturday July 9, 2022 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Thursday September 1, 2022 | Beginning of Armed Upraising | Secular holiday | |
Monday September 5, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Sunday September 11, 2022 | Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash) | Coptic | |
Tuesday September 27, 2022 | Finding of the True Cross (Meskel) | Rastafarian | |
Saturday October 8, 2022 | Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Friday October 14, 2022 | Autumn holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday October 24, 2022 | Autumn holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Wednesday November 30, 2022 | Regional holiday | Coptic | |
Friday December 16, 2022 | Winter holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 10, 2022
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 19, 2022
cards/flowers :
Martyrs' Day
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Monday June 20, 2022
Secular holiday : Since independence in 1991, the June 20 has been declared national holiday in tribute to all those who paid the ultimate price in the 30-year war to reclaim national independence as well as to those who lost their life in the previous war against Abyssinia.
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday July 9, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Beginning of Armed Upraising
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Thursday September 1, 2022
Secular holiday : On 1 September 1961, the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF), under the leadership of Hamid Idris Awate, waged an armed struggle for independence Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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Summer holiday (end)
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Monday September 5, 2022
School holidays :
Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash)
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Sunday September 11, 2022
Coptic :
Finding of the True Cross (Meskel)
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Tuesday September 27, 2022
Rastafarian : Observance of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, according to the Julian Calendar
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday October 8, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet.
Autumn holiday (beginning)
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Friday October 14, 2022
School holidays :
Autumn holiday (end)
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Monday October 24, 2022
School holidays :
Regional holiday
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Wednesday November 30, 2022
Coptic : Aksum Mariam - The city of Aksum accepted Christianity as early as the 4th century AD, and almost immediately built the church of St. Mary of Tsion, the first in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday December 16, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.