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Eritrea : 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

  • Currency: Nakfa (ERN)
  • Check travel restrictions within the country with concerned consulate
    Internet domain: .er - Telephone code: +292 - International dialing code: 00
    Christian & Muslim communities usually observe their respective celebrations - GMT offset: +3 (DST: no)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Friday june 9, 2023Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday june 18, 2023Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Tuesday june 20, 2023Martyrs' DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday june 28, 2023Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Friday september 1, 2023Beginning of Armed UpraisingSecular holiday
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    Monday september 4, 2023Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Tuesday september 12, 2023Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash)Coptic
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    Wednesday september 27, 2023Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Thursday september 28, 2023Finding of the True Cross (Meskel)Rastafarian
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    Friday october 13, 2023Autumn holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday october 23, 2023Autumn holiday (end)School holidays
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    Thursday november 30, 2023Regional holidayCoptic
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    Friday december 22, 2023Winter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday june 9, 2023
    School holidays :

    Fathers' Day

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    Sunday june 18, 2023
    cards/flowers :

    Martyrs' Day

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    Tuesday june 20, 2023
    Secular holiday : Since independence in 1991, the June 20 has been declared national holiday in tribute to all those who paid the ultimate price in the 30-year war to reclaim national independence as well as to those who lost their life in the previous war against Abyssinia.

    Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday june 28, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Beginning of Armed Upraising

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    Friday september 1, 2023
    Secular holiday : On 1 September 1961, the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF), under the leadership of Hamid Idris Awate, waged an armed struggle for independence Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday september 4, 2023
    School holidays :

    Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash)

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    Tuesday september 12, 2023
    Coptic :

    Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday september 27, 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.

    Finding of the True Cross (Meskel)

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    Thursday september 28, 2023
    Rastafarian : Observance of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, according to the Julian Calendar

    Autumn holiday (beginning)

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    Friday october 13, 2023
    School holidays :

    Autumn holiday (end)

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    Monday october 23, 2023
    School holidays :

    Regional holiday

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    Thursday november 30, 2023
    Coptic : Aksum Mariam - The city of Aksum accepted Christianity as early as the 4th century AD, and almost immediately built the church of St. Mary of Tsion, the first in Sub-Saharan Africa.

    Winter holiday (beginning)

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    Friday december 22, 2023
    School holidays :

    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.