Eritrea Holidays

National and bank holidays for 2026

Year:

Holidays

National

Bank

January

New Year's Day (ሓድሽ ዓመት) national

Celebration of the start of the new year

Thu, Jan 1

Orthodox Christmas (ልደት) national

Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas celebration

Wed, Jan 7

Orthodox Epiphany (ጥምቀት) national

Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany celebrating the baptism of Jesus

Mon, Jan 19

March

International Women's Day (ኣህጉራዊ መዓልቲ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ) national

Celebration of women's achievements and rights

Sun, Mar 8

Eid al-Fitr (ዒድ ኣል-ፈጥር) national

Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan

Mon, Mar 30

April

Orthodox Good Friday (ዓርቢ ስቅለት) national

Orthodox Christian observance of the crucifixion of Jesus

Fri, Apr 10

Orthodox Easter (ፋሲካ) national

Orthodox Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus

Sun, Apr 12

May

Independence Day (መዓልቲ ናጽነት) national

Commemoration of Eritrean independence from Ethiopia in 1991

Sun, May 24

June

Eid al-Adha (ዒድ ኣል-ኣድሓ) national

Islamic Feast of Sacrifice

Sat, Jun 6

Martyrs' Day (መዓልቲ ሰማእታት) national

Commemoration of those who died in the struggle for independence

Sat, Jun 20

September

Prophet's Birthday (መውሊድ) national

Islamic celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad

Fri, Sep 4

Meskel (መስቀል) national

Orthodox Christian celebration of the finding of the True Cross

Sun, Sep 27

API Access

/national-holidays/api/ER/index.json View JSON

All available years for Eritrea

/national-holidays/api/ER/2026.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/ER/2027.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/ER/2028.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/ER/2029.json View JSON

/national-holidays/api/ER/2030.json View JSON

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ISO Alpha-3

ERI

Official Name

State of Eritrea

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