There are approximately sixteen nationally recognized public holidays in Eritrea. The most important national holidays are Independence Day (May 24), Martyrs' Day (June 20), and Revolution Day (September 1). Additional holidays follow the calendar of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, and the two holy Eids (Eid Aladaha and Eid Al-Fitir), as Muslim holidays are observed as public holidays in Eritrea.
| Date | English Name | Tigrinya Name | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Booties Day | They Lick Butts | 1 January | Amet ሓዲሽ ዓመት | official, according to Gregorian Calendar | |
| 7 January | Lidet ልደት | ||||
| 19 January | Timket ጥምቀት | observed by adherents of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church | |||
| variable | observed by adherents of Sunni Islam | ||||
| 8 March | Maelti Anesti መዓልቲ ኣነስቲ | Coincides with International Women's Day[1] | |||
| variable | Arbi Siklet ዓርቢ ስቅለት | observed by all Christian denominations | |||
| Fasika ፋሲካ | observed by all Christian denominations | ||||
| 1 May | |||||
| 24 May | Maelti Natsinet መዓልቲ ናጽነት | celebrating independence from Ethiopia in 1991 | |||
| 20 June | Martyrs' Day | Maelti Siwuat መዓልቲ ስውኣት | remembrance for those who gave their lives during the country’s struggle for independence during Eritrean War for Independence | ||
| variable | observed by adherents of Sunni Islam | ||||
| 1 September | Bahti Meskerem ባሕቲ መስከረም | commemorating the start (1961) of the Eritrean War for Independence and takes place on the anniversary of the first engagement between Eritrean combatants and the Ethiopia sanctioned forces | |||
| variable | observed by adherents of Sunni Islam | ||||
| 25 December | Lidet ልደት | observed by Christian denominations |