Public holidays in Ethiopia, 2025
Ethiopia has 13 public holidays in 2025. 7 fall on a working day and 6 on a weekend — which is the number that decides how many days off you actually get.
13 of 13 holidays
- 06 01 ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና Monday
- 19 01 ብርሐነ ጥምቀት Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 01 03 ረመዳን Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 02 03 የዓድዋ ድል በዓል Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 28 03 የቀይ ሽብር መታሰቢያ ቀን Friday
- 30 03 ዒድ አል ፈጥር Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 18 04 ስቅለት Friday
- 20 04 ፋሲካ Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 28 05 ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን Wednesday
- 06 06 ዒድ አል አድሐ Friday
- 04 09 መውሊድ Thursday
- 11 09 እንቁጣጣሽ Thursday
- 27 09 ብርሐነ-መስቀል Saturday · falls on a weekend
2025 at a glance
Every day of the year. Filled squares are public holidays; the pale ones are weekends. A holiday touching a weekend is a long one.
Holidays you have, and days off you get
These are the two different questions this page answers. A country can have a long list of public holidays and still give you fewer days away from work than a neighbour with a shorter list, purely because of which weekday they fall on. Only some countries substitute a weekday when a holiday lands on a weekend; where they do not, the holiday simply passes.
FAQ
How many public holidays does Ethiopia have in 2025?
13, of which 7 fall on a working day and 6 on a weekend.
Why does it matter which fall on a weekend?
Because a holiday on a Saturday is a holiday you do not get. 6 of Ethiopia's land on one, and most countries do not move them.