Ethiopia Public holidays
Ethiopia has 12 public holidays on the calendar held here, in force from 1 Jan 2026. Last checked against the official source on 15 Jul 2026.
National public holidays on which government and non-governmental institutions close for public service, per Proclamation No. 1334/2024 (national holidays in Art. 4; religious holidays in Art. 6). Christian dates follow the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo calendar; Islamic dates are moon-sighting dependent and provisional.
| Current value | 12 days held |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-01-01 |
| In force until | 2026-12-31 |
| Official source | Proclamation No. 1334/2024 to Determine Public Holidays and the Celebration of Public Holidays — Ministry of Justice |
| Last verified | 2026-07-15 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
12 days on which institutions close, per Proclamation No. 1334/2024 (enacted 11 Jun 2024): 4 national holidays (Art. 4: Enkutatash, Adwa, Labour Day, Patriots' Victory Day) + 8 religious holidays (Art. 6: Meskel, Christmas, Epiphany, Good Friday, Easter, Mawlid, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha). NOTE ON A CHANGE: Proclamation No. 1334/2024 does NOT list 'Downfall of the Derg' (Ginbot 20 / 28 May) — historically a public holiday, it is not a closure holiday under the current law, so it is deliberately excluded. The proclamation also designates two commemorative 'memorial' days that are NOT institutional closures and are therefore excluded here: Ethiopian Martyrs' Day (20 Feb) and Ethiopian National Unity Day (9 Dec). Fixed Gregorian dates (Jan 7, Jan 19, Mar 2, May 1, May 5, Sep 11, Sep 27) are stated in the proclamation and apply for 2026 (a non-Ethiopian-leap-cycle year; they shift +1 day in years preceding a Gregorian leap year). Ethiopian Orthodox Good Friday (10 Apr) and Fasika (12 Apr) 2026 follow the Julian-based Orthodox computus (distinct from Western Easter, 5 Apr 2026). ISLAMIC DATES (Eid al-Fitr ~20 Mar, Eid al-Adha ~27 May, Mawlid ~26 Aug) ARE PROVISIONAL — they depend on official moon-sighting declarations by the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council and may shift by ~1 day; re-confirm closer to each date. Gregorian New Year (1 Jan) is not an Ethiopian public holiday.
Get it programmatically
curl https://afriref.dev/v1/et/public-holidays
# Free.
# History: curl https://afriref.dev/v1/et/public-holidays/history?from=2020-01-01
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