Public Holidays in Ethiopia 2017 🇪🇹
Ethiopia has 13 public holidays in 2017. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Epiphany | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Adwa Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | International Workers' Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Downfall of the Dergue Regime Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Ethiopian New Year | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Finding of True Cross | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Ethiopia 2017
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Epiphany — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Adwa Victory Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Good Friday — (Friday) — long weekend
- International Workers' Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Adha (estimated) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Ethiopian New Year — (Monday) — long weekend
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) — (Thursday) — take Friday 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 2017 to 2018.
- Good Friday: →
- Easter Sunday: →
