Holidays in Ethiopia 2025
Ethiopia has 12 public holidays in 2025. 12 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in Ethiopia.
Holidays in Ethiopia 2025
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Christmas Holiday
የገና ወይም የልደት በዓል
Federal holiday -
Epiphany
የጥምቀት በዓል
Federal holiday -
Adwa Victory Day
የአድዋ ድል በዓል
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Fitr
የኢድ አልፈጥር
Federal holiday -
Good Friday
የስቅለት በዓል
Federal holiday -
Easter
የትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል
Federal holiday -
International Workers' Day
የዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን
Federal holiday -
Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
የአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Adha
የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ)
Federal holiday -
Mawlid
የመውሊድ በዓል
Federal holiday -
New Year (Enkutatash)
የዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል
Federal holiday -
Meskel Holiday
የመስቀል በዓል
Federal holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Ethiopia have in 2025?
- Ethiopia has 12 public holidays in 2025.
- Which holidays are federal holidays in Ethiopia in 2025?
- Ethiopia has 12 federal public holidays in 2025: Christmas Holiday (January 7, 2025), Epiphany (January 19, 2025), Adwa Victory Day (March 2, 2025), Eid al-Fitr (March 30, 2025), Good Friday (April 18, 2025), Easter (April 20, 2025), International Workers' Day (May 1, 2025), Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day (May 5, 2025), Eid al-Adha (June 6, 2025), Mawlid (September 5, 2025), New Year (Enkutatash) (September 11, 2025), Meskel Holiday (September 27, 2025).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.