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Public holidays in Ethiopia in 2026
Ethiopia has 13 public holidays in 2026, 10 of them on working days, leaving 251 working days. 5 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan 2026 | Tuesday | Christmas Day |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Monday | Epiphany |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | First day of Ramadan |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Monday | Victory at Adwa Day |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Day of Lament |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Derg Downfall Day |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 27 Sept 2026 | Sunday | Finding of the True Cross |
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Long weekends in Ethiopia, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 3 Jan 2026 – 6 Jan 2026: book Monday 5 Jan 2026 (Christmas Day)
- 16 Jan 2026 – 19 Jan 2026: book Friday 16 Jan 2026 (Epiphany)
- 17 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2026: book Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 (First day of Ramadan)
- 27 Feb 2026 – 2 Mar 2026: book Friday 27 Feb 2026 (Victory at Adwa Day)
- 19 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2026: book Thursday 19 Mar 2026 (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr))
- 27 Mar 2026 – 29 Mar 2026: book Friday 27 Mar 2026 (Day of Lament)
- 9 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2026: book Thursday 9 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Sunday)
- 27 May 2026 – 31 May 2026: book Friday 29 May 2026 (Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha), Derg Downfall Day)
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