Public holidays in Ethiopia 2024
Ethiopia has 12 public holidays in 2024. 6 fall on a weekday and 6 on the weekend, which leaves 256 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
12public holidays
6weekday days off
256working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday weekend | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Epiphany | |
| Saturday weekend | Adwa Victory Day | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Wednesday | International Workers' Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Sunday weekend | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | |
| Tuesday | Downfall of the Dergue Regime Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Wednesday | Ethiopian New Year | |
| Sunday weekend | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Friday | Finding of True Cross |
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 | 0 | 23 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 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 | 6 | 256 |
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Sep19 wd
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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 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 May 2024Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
- 3 daysFri 27 to Sun 29 September 2024Finding of 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, Easter Sunday, Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 27 May 2024 for Sat 25 to Tue 28 May 2024Downfall of the Dergue Regime Day
Questions about 2024 in Ethiopia
- How many working days are there in Ethiopia in 2024?
- 256 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 6 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Ethiopia have in 2024?
- 12 public holidays. 6 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Christmas Day (7 January 2024), Epiphany (20 January 2024), Adwa Victory Day (2 March 2024), Easter Sunday (5 May 2024), Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day (5 May 2024), Eid al-Adha (16 June 2024), Prophet's Birthday (15 September 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Ethiopia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Ethiopia 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Ethiopia has 12 public holidays and 256 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/ethiopia/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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