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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Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Eritrea in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 19
February 19
March 21
April 21
May 19
June 22
July 23
August 20
September 20
October 22
November 21
December 22
Total 249

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).