Public holidays in Ethiopia 2027

There are 12 public holidays in 2027. 7 of them fall on a working day.

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All 12 public holidays in Ethiopia 2027

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayChristmas Dayየገና ወይም የልደት በዓል
TuesdayEpiphanyየጥምቀት በዓል
TuesdayAdwa Victory Dayየአድዋ ድል በዓል
TuesdayEid al-Fitr (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)የኢድ አልፈጥር (ግምት)
FridayGood Fridayየስቅለት በዓል
SaturdayInternational Workers' Dayየዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን
SundayEaster Sundayየትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል
WednesdayEthiopian Patriots' Victory Dayየአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል
SundayEid al-Adha (estimated)የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ) (ግምት)
SaturdayProphet's Birthday (estimated)የመውሊድ በዓል (ግምት)
SundayEthiopian New Yearየዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል
TuesdayFinding of True Crossየመስቀል በዓል

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 2027

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

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan2 Jan – 7 Jan 2027362Christmas Day
Fri 8 Jan7 Jan – 10 Jan 2027144Christmas Day
Mon 18 Jan16 Jan – 19 Jan 2027144Epiphany
Wed 20 Jan, Thu 21 Jan, Fri 22 Jan19 Jan – 24 Jan 2027362Epiphany
Mon 1 Mar27 Feb – 2 Mar 2027144Adwa Victory Day
Wed 3 Mar, Thu 4 Mar, Fri 5 Mar2 Mar – 7 Mar 2027362Adwa Victory Day
Mon 8 Mar6 Mar – 9 Mar 2027144Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Wed 10 Mar, Thu 11 Mar, Fri 12 Mar9 Mar – 14 Mar 2027362Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Mon 26 Apr, Tue 27 Apr, Wed 28 Apr, Thu 29 Apr24 Apr – 2 May 2027492.3Good Friday, International Workers' Day, Easter Sunday
Mon 3 May, Tue 4 May30 Apr – 5 May 2027263Good Friday, International Workers' Day, Easter Sunday, Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
Thu 6 May, Fri 7 May5 May – 9 May 2027252.5Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
Mon 27 Sep25 Sep – 28 Sep 2027144Finding of True Cross
Wed 29 Sep, Thu 30 Sep, Fri 1 Oct28 Sep – 3 Oct 2027362Finding of True Cross

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 Ethiopia have in 2027?

12 public holidays. 5 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

Christmas Day: take 1 day of leave (8 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 7 Jan – 10 Jan 2027.

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