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Egyptian HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Egypt |
| sitesworld.com Date | English Name | Description |
| January 7 | Christmas | Celebrates the nativity of Jesus Christ, according to the Coptic Calendar (29 Koiak) |
| January 25 National January 25th Revolution | Egyptian Revolution Day | Celebrates the day of the beginning of the Egyptian revolution |
| April 25 | Sinai Liberation Day | Celebrates the final withdrawal of all Israeli military forces from the Sinai Peninsula in 1982. |
| May 1 | Labour Day | |
| July 23 | Revolution Day | Celebrates the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 |
| October 6 | Armed Forces Day | Celebrates the crossing of the Suez Canal by Egyptian forces during the October Warsitesworld.com |
| sitesworld.com Date | English Name | Description |
| April | Sham El Nessim (Spring festival) | The Monday following Orthodox Easter |
| 1 Muharram | Islamic New Year | The first day of the year based on the lunar Islamic calendar (1 Muharram) |
| 17 Rabi' al-Awwal | Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (Sunni) | The birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, according to the Sunni account (12 Rabi al-Awwal) |
| 1 - 3 Shawwal | Eid al-Fitr | Breaking of the fast of Ramadan, for three days (1-3 Shawwal) |
| 10 - 13 Zul-Higga | Eid al-Adha | End of the Hajj and commemoration of the Sacrifice of Abraham, for four days (10-13 Dhu al-Hijjah)sitesworld.com |
| sitesworld.com Date | English Name | Description |
| January 1 | New Year's Day | The New Year according to the Gregorian calendar |
| March 3 | Sportsmen's day | Celebrates all Egypt's sportsmen |
| March 21 | Mother's Day | Celebrates all mothers |
| June 18 | Evacuation Day ( Eid el-Galaa ) | Celebrates the final withdrawal of all British forces from Egypt on this date in 1956. |
| August 15 | Flooding of the Nile ( Wafaa Elnil ) | Celebrates the beginning of the Nile floods |
| October 21 | Egyptian Naval Day | Celebrates the sinking by the Egyptian Navy of the Israeli destroyer Eilat in 1967 |
| October 24 | Suez Day / Popular Resistance Day | Celebrates the resistance of local citizens in Suez during the October War. |
| December 23 | Victory Day | Celebrates the ending of the Tripartite Aggression in 1956.sitesworld.com |