Public Holidays in Ethiopia 2016 🇪🇹
Ethiopia has 11 public holidays in 2016. The next public holiday is Finding of True Cross on 27. Sep. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Ethiopia.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday Bridge day | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Epiphany | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Adwa Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Easter Sunday; International Workers' Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Downfall of the Dergue Regime Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha (estimated); Ethiopian New Year | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Finding of True Cross | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Ethiopia 2016
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Christmas Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Good Friday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Finding of True Cross — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
Holidays that change date in Ethiopia
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2016 to 2017.
- Epiphany: →
- Good Friday: →
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated): →
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated): →
