Ethiopia has a total of 17 holidays in 2016. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
Ethiopian Christmas Day
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Epiphany / Timkat
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Adwa Victory Day
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
March Equinox
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Ethiopian Good Friday
Friday, April 29, 2016
International Labor Day
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Fasika
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Patriots' Day
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Derg Downfall Day
Saturday, May 28, 2016
June Solstice
Monday, June 20, 2016
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Ethiopian New Year
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Eid al-Adha
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
September Equinox
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Meskel
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
The Prophet's Birthday
Monday, December 12, 2016
December Solstice
Wednesday, December 21, 2016