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Egypt : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Egypt : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday june 8, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays |  |
| Wednesday june 21, 2023 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers | |
| Tuesday june 27, 2023 | Al Waqfa Day | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Wednesday june 28, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Wednesday june 28, 2023 | International Book Festival | Tradeshows | |
| Thursday june 29, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Friday june 30, 2023 | Uprising Day | Secular holiday | |
| Saturday july 1, 2023 | Jesus entry into Egypt | Events, celebrations... | |
| Saturday july 1, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Sunday july 2, 2023 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
| Wednesday july 19, 2023 | El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Sunday july 23, 2023 | Revolution Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday august 15, 2023 | Wafa'a el Nil - Flooding of the Nile (may vary by a few days) | Events, celebrations... | |
| Sunday september 3, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Tuesday september 12, 2023 | Regional holiday | Coptic | |
| Thursday september 28, 2023 | Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Thursday september 28, 2023 | Daylight Saving Time | Special Events | |
| Friday october 6, 2023 | Armed Forces Day | Secular holiday | |
| Sunday october 8, 2023 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
| Wednesday november 15, 2023 | Cairo Film Festival | Events, celebrations... | |
| Thursday december 21, 2023 | Winter holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday december 25, 2023 | Christmas Day | cards/flowers | |
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Thursday june 8, 2023
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
-Wednesday june 21, 2023
cards/flowers :
Al Waqfa Day
-Tuesday june 27, 2023
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.
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday june 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
International Book Festival
-Wednesday june 28, 2023
Tradeshows :
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Thursday june 29, 2023
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
Uprising Day
-Friday june 30, 2023
Secular holiday : Celebration of the ousting of president Mohamed Morsi from the presidential office by protests in 2013 from 2016
Jesus entry into Egypt
-Saturday july 1, 2023
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.
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Saturday july 1, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Banks are closed
-Sunday july 2, 2023
Banks only : Due to the beginning of the new Fiscal Year.
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday july 19, 2023
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.
Revolution Day
-Sunday july 23, 2023
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/
Wafa'a el Nil - Flooding of the Nile (may vary by a few days)
-Tuesday august 15, 2023
Culture :
Summer holiday (end)
-Sunday september 3, 2023
School holidays :
Regional holiday
-Tuesday september 12, 2023
Coptic : Coptic New Year only observed by the Coptic community
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Thursday september 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet. Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
Daylight Saving Time
-Thursday september 28, 2023
Special Events :
Armed Forces Day
-Friday october 6, 2023
Secular holiday : The Egyptian forces crossed the Suez Canal on this day in 1973 during the war against Israel. Eight years later, Sadat was assassinated while watching the Armed Forces Day parade
Banks are closed
-Sunday october 8, 2023
Banks only :
Cairo Film Festival
-Wednesday november 15, 2023
Culture : Lasts 10 days
www.ciff.org.eg in Cairo 2023 edition confirmed
Winter holiday (beginning)
-Thursday december 21, 2023
School holidays :
Christmas Day
-Monday december 25, 2023
cards/flowers : Not a bank holiday, but increasingly popular.
