Ethiopian Holidays 2025: Official Public Calendar

Full schedule of all 13 national public holidays, Ethiopian Orthodox Christian feasts, and Islamic celebrations for the calendar year 2025.

Public Holidays in Ethiopia (2025)

All dates in Gregorian & Ethiopian Calendars
Holiday NameAmharicGregorian DateEthiopian DateDayStatus
Genna / Qeddus Ganna (Ethiopian Christmas)ገና / ቅዱስ ገናJanuary 7, 2025Tahsas 29, 2017 E.C.TuesdayPublic Holiday
Timket (Ethiopian Epiphany)ጥምቀትJanuary 19, 2025Tir 11, 2017 E.C.SundayPublic Holiday
Adwa Victory Dayየአድዋ ድል በዓልMarch 2, 2025Yakatit 23, 2017 E.C.SundayPublic Holiday
Eid al-Fitr (Id al-Fitr)ዒድ አል-ፊጥርMarch 31, 2025Magabit 22, 2017 E.C.MondayPublic Holiday
Fasika (Ethiopian Easter)ፋሲካApril 20, 2025Miyazya 12, 2017 E.C.SundayPublic Holiday
Labour Day / International Workers' Dayየሰራተኞች ቀንMay 1, 2025Miyazya 23, 2017 E.C.ThursdayPublic Holiday
Patriots' Victory Dayየአርበኞች ቀንMay 5, 2025Miyazya 27, 2017 E.C.MondayPublic Holiday
Downfall of the Derg (National Day)ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን (ግንቦት 20)May 28, 2025Ginbot 20, 2017 E.C.WednesdayPublic Holiday
Eid al-Adha (Arafa)ዒድ አል-አድሃ (አረፋ)June 6, 2025Ginbot 29, 2017 E.C.FridayPublic Holiday
Mawlid an-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday)መውሊድ (የነቢዩ ሙሐመድ የልደት በዓል)September 5, 2025Nehase 30, 2017 E.C.FridayPublic Holiday
Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year)እንቁጣጣሽSeptember 11, 2025Meskerem 1, 2018 E.C.ThursdayPublic Holiday
Meskel (Finding of the True Cross)መስቀልSeptember 27, 2025Meskerem 17, 2018 E.C.SaturdayPublic Holiday
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