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Public Holidays in Egypt

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Year 2012

DateHolidayComment
January 8
(Sunday)
new year holiday (end)
January 25
(Wednesday)
Uprising DayNational Day
February 5
(Sunday)
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)Religious - Muslim, Sufi
February 23
(Thursday)
winter holiday (beginning)
March 4
(Sunday)
winter holiday (end)
April 15
(Sunday)
Orthodox EasterReligious - Orthodox
April 16
(Monday)
Coptic Easter Monday (Sham al Nessim)Religious - Coptic
April 19
(Thursday)
spring holiday (beginning)
April 25
(Wednesday)
Sinai's Liberation Day
May 1
(Tuesday)
Labor Day/May Day
May 6
(Sunday)
spring holiday (end)
June 26
(Tuesday)
summer holiday (beginning)
July 23
(Monday)
Revolution Day
August 19
(Sunday)
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Religious - Muslim, Sufi
August 20
(Monday)
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Religious - Muslim, Sufi
September 3
(Monday)
summer holiday (end)
September 12
(Wednesday)
Regional holidayReligious - Coptic
October 6
(Saturday)
Armed Forces Day
October 25
(Thursday)
All Saints (beginning)
October 26
(Friday)
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Religious - Muslim, Sufi
October 27
(Saturday)
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Religious - Muslim, Sufi
October 28
(Sunday)
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Religious - Muslim, Sufi
November 4
(Sunday)
All Saints - (end)
November 15
(Thursday)
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)Religious - Muslim, Sufi
December 18
(Tuesday)
Christmas holiday (beginning)



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