The following lists are public holidays in Ethiopia. Many holidays follow the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.[1]
| Date | English name | Amharic name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 March | Adwa Victory Day | የዓድዋ ድል በዓል | Commemorates Ethiopians victory over Italy at Battle of Adwa in 1896.[2] | |
| 1 May | ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን | |||
| 5 May | የአርበኞች ቀን | Commemorates the 1941 entering of Emperor Haile Selassie into Addis Ababa amidst Second World War, who returned to the throne after 5 years Italian occupation of Ethiopia following Second Italo-Ethiopian War.[3] | ||
| 28 May[4] | ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን | Commemorates the end of the Derg junta in 1991. It is also known as Ginbot 20 (ግንቦት 20). | ||
| 11 September (Leap year: 12 September) | እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት | New Year of Ethiopia and Eritrea | ||
| 26 October | Defense Day | የመከላከያ ቀን | Commemorating the formation of the Ethiopian National Defense Force in 1907 |
| Orthodox Church calendar date | English name | Amharic name | Oromoo name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January | Genna (ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና) | Ayaana Qillee | ||
| 19 January (Leap year: 20 January) | Epiphany | Timkat (ብርሐነ ጥምቀት) | Ayaana Cuuphaa | |
| Siklet (ስቅለት) | Ayyaana Faannoo | |||
| Fasika (ብርሐነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ) | Ayyaana Faasiikaa | |||
| 27 September 28 September (leap year) | መስቀል | Masqalaa |
In addition, the following Muslim holidays, which may take place at any time of the year, are observed as public holidays:
| Islamic calendar date | English name | Oromo name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moveable | Ramadaan | Ninth month, devoted to fasting | ||
| 12 Rabi' al-awwal (Sunni) 17 Rabi' al-awwal (Shia) | Mawliid | Birth of the Prophet | ||
| Iid al-Fitrii | Breaking of the Fast | |||
| Iid al-Adhaa | Feast of the Sacrifice |
| Date | English name | Amharic name | Oromo name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September | Revolution Day | የአብዮት ቀን | Guyyaa warraaqsa | Celebrated during Communist rule from 1974 to 1991 to celebrate the establishment of the Derg. In 1987, the celebrations of the holiday, which included a military parade on Revolution Square attended by multiple figures, also commemorated the establishment of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.[5] [6] | |
| 7 November | የጥቅምት አብዮት ቀን | Guyyaa warraaqsa Onkolooleessaa | Celebrated during Communist rule from 1974 to 1991. |