Public holidays in Eritrea 2028

There are 15 public holidays in 2028. 12 of them fall on a working day.

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All 15 public holidays in Eritrea 2028

DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
SaturdayNew Year's Day
FridayOrthodox Christmas
ThursdayEpiphany
SaturdayEid al-Fitr (estimated)
WednesdayWomen's Day
FridayGood Friday
SundayOrthodox Easter
MondayInternational Workers' Day
FridayEid al-Adha (estimated)
WednesdayIndependence Day
TuesdayMartyrs' Day
ThursdayProphet's Birthday (estimated)
FridayRevolution Day
MondayEthiopian New Year
WednesdayFinding 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 2028

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

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Mon 3 Jan, Tue 4 Jan, Wed 5 Jan, Thu 6 Jan1 Jan – 9 Jan 2028492.3New Year's Day, Orthodox Christmas
Mon 17 Jan, Tue 18 Jan, Wed 19 Jan15 Jan – 20 Jan 2028362Epiphany
Fri 21 Jan20 Jan – 23 Jan 2028144Epiphany
Mon 6 Mar, Tue 7 Mar4 Mar – 8 Mar 2028252.5Women's Day
Thu 9 Mar, Fri 10 Mar8 Mar – 12 Mar 2028252.5Women's Day
Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr8 Apr – 16 Apr 2028492.3Good Friday, Orthodox Easter
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May29 Apr – 7 May 2028393International Workers' Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Mon 22 May, Tue 23 May20 May – 24 May 2028252.5Independence Day
Thu 25 May, Fri 26 May24 May – 28 May 2028252.5Independence Day
Mon 19 Jun17 Jun – 20 Jun 2028144Martyrs' Day
Wed 21 Jun, Thu 22 Jun, Fri 23 Jun20 Jun – 25 Jun 2028362Martyrs' Day
Mon 31 Jul, Tue 1 Aug, Wed 2 Aug29 Jul – 3 Aug 2028362Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Fri 4 Aug3 Aug – 6 Aug 2028144Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Mon 28 Aug, Tue 29 Aug, Wed 30 Aug, Thu 31 Aug26 Aug – 3 Sep 2028492.3Revolution Day
Tue 12 Sep, Wed 13 Sep, Thu 14 Sep, Fri 15 Sep9 Sep – 17 Sep 2028492.3Ethiopian New Year
Mon 25 Sep, Tue 26 Sep23 Sep – 27 Sep 2028252.5Finding of the True Cross
Thu 28 Sep, Fri 29 Sep27 Sep – 1 Oct 2028252.5Finding of the 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 Eritrea have in 2028?

15 public holidays. 3 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Epiphany: take 1 day of leave (21 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 20 Jan – 23 Jan 2028.

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