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Ethiopian HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Ethiopia |
| sitesworld.comDate | English name | Amharic name | Remarks |
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| January 7 | Ethiopian Christmas | Genna | |
| January 19 (Leap year: January 20) | Epiphany | Timkat | |
| March 2 | Victory at Adwa Day | Commemorates Ethiopia's victory over Italy in 1896. | |
| moveable in spring | Good Friday | Siklet | |
| moveable in spring | Easter | Fasika | |
| May 1 | Labour Day | ||
| May 5 | Patriots' Day | Commemorates Ethiopian patriots (Arbegnoch)who resisted Italian invasion and occupation from 1936-1941. Official name is Arbegnoch Qen. (Patriots' Day) | |
| May 28 | Derg Downfall Day (National Day) | Commemorates the end of the Derg junta in 1991. Although this day is Ethiopia's National Day, its official name is Derg Downfall Day. | |
| September 11 (Leap year: September 12) | New Year's Day | Enkutatash | |
| September 27 (Leap year: September 28) | Finding of the True Cross | Meskelsitesworld.com |
| sitesworld.comDate | Arabic name | Amharic name |
|---|---|---|
| moveable | Ramadan | |
| moveable | Mawlid | |
| moveable | Eid al-Fitr | |
| moveable | Eid al-Adha | sitesworld.com |