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Eritrean HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Eritrea |
| sitesworld.comDate | English Name | Tigrinya Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Hadish Amet ሓዲሽ ዓመት | official, according to Gregorian Calendar |
| 7 January | Orthodox Christmas | Lidet ልደት | observed by adherents of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| 19 January | Epiphany | Timket ጥምቀት | observed by adherents of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| 5 February | Birth of the Prophet | observed by adherents of Sunni Islam | |
| 10 February | Fenkil Day | Fenkil ፈንቅል | commemoration of Operation Fenkil |
| 8 March | Women's Day | Maelti Anesti መዓልቲ ኣነስቲ | |
| variable | Good Friday | Arbi Siklet ዓርቢ ስቅለት | observed by all Christian groups, Orthodox Christians celebrate on different date |
| Easter | Fasika ፋሲካ | observed by all Christian groups, Orthodox Christians celebrate on different date | |
| 1 May | May Day | ||
| 24 May | Independence Day | MEALTI NATSINET መዓልቲ ኣነስቲ | celebrating independence from Ethiopia in 1991 |
| 20 June | Martyr's Day | Maelti Siwuat መዓልቲ ስውኣት | |
| variable | Eid al-Fitr | observed by adherents of Sunni Islam | |
| 1 September | Anniversary of the Start of the Armed Struggles | Bahti Meskerem ባሕቲ መስከረም | commemorating the start of the Eritrean War for Independence |
| 11 September | Geez New Year | Hadish Amet ሓዲሽ ዓመት | observed by adherents of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| 27 September | Finding of the True Cross | Meskel መስቀል | observed by adherents of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| variable | Eid ul-Adha | observed by adherents of Sunni Islam | |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Lidet ልደት | observed by all Christian groups, Orthodox Christians celebrate on different datesitesworld.com |