| Summer holiday (beginning) - Thursday June 17, 2021 School holidays :
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| Fathers' Day - Tuesday June 21, 2022 cards/flowers :
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| Uprising Day - Wednesday June 30, 2021 Secular holiday : Celebration of the ousting of president Mohamed Morsi from the presidential office by protests in 2013 from 2016
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| International Book Festival - Wednesday June 30, 2021 Tradeshows :
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| Banks are closed - Thursday July 1, 2021 Banks only : Due to the beginning of the new Fiscal Year.
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| Jesus’ entry into Egypt - Thursday July 1, 2021 Culture : Copts consider the Holy Family flight to the land of the Pharaohs, seeking to protect the Christ Child from the wrath of King Herod, a providential event: it prepared the nation to receive the proclamation of the Gospel. According to local tradition, the Holy Family moved throughout the country carrying out miracles, which are at the origin of numerous sanctuaries. Those shrines are visited by Muslims as well as Christians.
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| Al Waqfa Day - Monday July 19, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Commemorates the day the Prophet Abraham took his son Ishmael out into the wilderness to sacrifice him to God. As he raised the knife to take his only son's life in obedience to God's command, his hand was stopped and the Lord provided a ram in Ishmael's place.
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) - Tuesday July 20, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) - Wednesday July 21, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) - Thursday July 22, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Revolution Day - Friday July 23, 2021 Secular holiday : Anniversary of the end of the Egyptian royal government (King Faruk) and the establishment of the republic in 1952 http://www.egyptse.com/
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| El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) - Monday August 9, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : The event where Muhammad fled Mecca with a small group of followers to go to Medina (Yathrib) in the year 622 A.D., under mounting hostility towards Muhammad.
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| Wafa'a el Nil - Flooding of the Nile (may vary by a few days) - Sunday August 15, 2021 Culture :
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| Regional holiday - Sunday September 12, 2021 Coptic : Coptic New Year only observed by the Coptic community
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| Summer holiday (end) - Thursday September 16, 2021 School holidays :
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| Daylight Saving Time - Thursday September 30, 2021 Special Events :
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| Cairo International Fair - Thursday September 30, 2021 Tradeshows : Www.cairofair.com lasts 10 days 2021 edition confirmed
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