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Public holidays in Eritrea in 2026
Eritrea has 17 public holidays in 2026, 12 of them on working days, leaving 249 working days. 6 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Monday | Epiphany |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Fenkil Day |
| 8 Mar 2026 | Sunday | International Women's Day |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 24 May 2026 | Sunday | Independence Day |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Saturday | Martyrs' Day |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Tuesday | Revolution Day |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Friday | Geez New Year |
| 27 Sept 2026 | Sunday | Meskel |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Eritrea, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 6 Jan 2026 – 7 Jan 2026: book Tuesday 6 Jan 2026 (Orthodox Christmas)
- 16 Jan 2026 – 19 Jan 2026: book Friday 16 Jan 2026 (Epiphany)
- 7 Feb 2026 – 10 Feb 2026: book Monday 9 Feb 2026 (Fenkil Day)
- 6 Mar 2026 – 8 Mar 2026: book Friday 6 Mar 2026 (International Women's Day)
- 19 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2026: book Thursday 19 Mar 2026 (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr))
- 9 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2026: book Thursday 9 Apr 2026 (Orthodox Good Friday, Orthodox Easter)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
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