Holiday calendar 2028

Ethiopia has 10 public holidays in 2028. Of these, 10 are national holidays celebrated nationwide and 0 are regional observances.

Looking for Ethiopian public holidays or Ethiopian bank holidays? Ethiopia public holidays — also called national holidays or non-working days — are observed nationwide and in some regions. Bridge days let you turn a single holiday into a long weekend.

Ethiopia celebrates 10 public holidays in 2028. These include 10 public holidays.

Notable national holidays include: ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና (Christmas Day (Orthodox)) (on January 7), ნათლისღება (Epiphany (Orthodox)) (on January 20), የዓድዋ ድል በዓል (Adwa Victory Day) (on March 2), ስቅለት (Good Friday) (on April 14) and ብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ (Easter Sunday) (on April 16).

Holidays

Long weekends & bridge days

A Ethiopia holiday weekend happens when a public holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, creating a three-day weekend. The list above shows every long weekend and bridge-day opportunity in 2028.

• Long weekendJan 7 – Jan 93 days
• Bridge-day opportunityJan 20 – Jan 234 days · Take 2028-01-21 off
• Bridge-day opportunityMar 2 – Mar 54 days · Take 2028-03-03 off
• Long weekendApr 14 – Apr 163 days
• Long weekendApr 29 – May 13 days
• Long weekendMay 5 – May 73 days
• Bridge-day opportunitySep 9 – Sep 124 days · Take 2028-09-11 off
• Bridge-day opportunitySep 28 – Oct 14 days · Take 2028-09-29 off

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