Public holidays in Eritrea in 2026

17 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Orthodox Christmas
Epiphany
Fenkil Day
International Women's Day
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Orthodox Good Friday
Orthodox Easter
Labour Day
Independence Day
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Martyrs' Day
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Revolution Day
Geez New Year
Meskel
Christmas Day
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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).