Public holidays in Eritrea 2026

There are 15 public holidays in 2026. 10 of them fall on a working day.

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All 15 public holidays in Eritrea 2026

DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Day
WednesdayOrthodox Christmas
MondayEpiphany
SundayWomen's Day
FridayEid al-Fitr (estimated)
FridayGood Friday
SundayOrthodox Easter
FridayInternational Workers' Day
SundayIndependence Day
WednesdayEid al-Adha (estimated)
SaturdayMartyrs' Day
TuesdayProphet's Birthday (estimated)
TuesdayRevolution Day
FridayEthiopian New Year
SundayFinding of the True Cross

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

15 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan3 Jan – 7 Jan 2026252.5Orthodox Christmas
Thu 8 Jan, Fri 9 Jan7 Jan – 11 Jan 2026252.5Orthodox Christmas
Tue 20 Jan, Wed 21 Jan, Thu 22 Jan, Fri 23 Jan17 Jan – 25 Jan 2026492.3Epiphany
Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar14 Mar – 22 Mar 2026492.3Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Mon 6 Apr, Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr4 Apr – 12 Apr 2026492.3Good Friday, Orthodox Easter
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3International Workers' Day
Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May23 May – 27 May 2026252.5Independence Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May27 May – 31 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Mon 24 Aug22 Aug – 25 Aug 2026144Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Wed 26 Aug, Thu 27 Aug, Fri 28 Aug25 Aug – 30 Aug 2026362Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Mon 31 Aug29 Aug – 1 Sep 2026144Revolution Day
Wed 2 Sep, Thu 3 Sep, Fri 4 Sep1 Sep – 6 Sep 2026362Revolution Day
Mon 7 Sep, Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026492.3Ethiopian New Year
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec26 Dec – 3 Jan 2027492.3New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Eritrea have in 2026?

15 public holidays. 5 of them fall on a weekend in 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

New Year's Day: take 1 day of leave (2 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026.

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