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Public Holidays in Ethiopia |
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Year 2012| Date | Holiday | Comment | January 7
(Saturday) | Orthodox Christmas Day | Religious - Orthodox | January 9
(Monday) | Christmas holiday (end) | | January 19
(Thursday) | Orthodox Epiphany | Religious - Orthodox | February 5
(Sunday) | Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) | Religious - Muslim, Sufi | February 17
(Friday) | winter holiday (beginning) | | March 2
(Friday) | Battle of Adowa | | March 5
(Monday) | winter holiday (end) | | April 13
(Friday) | Orthodox Good Friday | Religious - Orthodox | April 27
(Friday) | spring holiday (beginning) | | May 1
(Tuesday) | Labor Day/May Day | | May 5
(Saturday) | Patriots' Day | | May 14
(Monday) | spring holiday (end) | | May 28
(Monday) | End of the Military Regime | National Day | June 30
(Saturday) | summer holiday (beginning) | | August 18
(Saturday) | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Religious - Muslim, Sufi | September 5
(Wednesday) | summer holiday (end) | | September 11
(Tuesday) | Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash) | Religious - Coptic | September 27
(Thursday) | Finding of the True Cross (Meskel) | Religious - Rastafarian | September 28
(Friday) | Finding of the True Cross (Meskel) - forwarded | Religious - Rastafarian | October 26
(Friday) | All Saints - (beginning) | | October 26
(Friday) | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Religious - Muslim, Sufi | November 5
(Monday) | All Saints - (end) | | December 21
(Friday) | Christmas holiday (beginning) | |
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