Public holidays in Eritrea 2024
Eritrea has 15 public holidays in 2024. 9 fall on a weekday and 6 on the weekend, which leaves 253 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
15public holidays
9weekday days off
253working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Orthodox Christmas | |
| Saturday weekend | Epiphany | |
| Friday | Women's Day | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Wednesday | International Workers' Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Orthodox Easter | |
| Friday | Independence Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Thursday | Martyrs' Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Revolution Day | |
| Wednesday | Ethiopian New Year | |
| Sunday weekend | Prophet's Birthday estimated | |
| Friday | Finding of the True Cross |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 9 | 253 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 8 to Sun 10 March 2024Women's Day
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 May 2024Good Friday, Orthodox Easter
- 3 daysFri 24 to Sun 26 May 2024Independence Day
- 3 daysFri 27 to Sun 29 September 2024Finding of the True Cross
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Thursday 2 May 2024 for Wed 1 to Sun 5 May 2024International Workers' Day, Good Friday, Orthodox Easter
- 4 daysTake off Friday 21 June 2024 for Thu 20 to Sun 23 June 2024Martyrs' Day
Questions about 2024 in Eritrea
- How many working days are there in Eritrea in 2024?
- 253 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Eritrea have in 2024?
- 15 public holidays. 6 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Orthodox Christmas (7 January 2024), Epiphany (20 January 2024), Orthodox Easter (5 May 2024), Eid al-Adha (16 June 2024), Revolution Day (1 September 2024), Prophet's Birthday (15 September 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Eritrea?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Eritrea 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Eritrea has 15 public holidays and 253 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/eritrea/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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