Accurate, up-to-date public holidays, bank holidays, and observances in Eritrea for 2020 ready to be integrated into your application.
The State of Eritrea is a country along the Red Sea Coast, located in the Horn of Africa. Due to its location, Eritrea was important for exporting. Colonized by Italy, and then Great Britain, Eritrea was also once part of the country of Ethiopia. Eritrea became independent in 1952 and was established on April 27, 1993.
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Date | Weekday | Name | Notes |
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January 1st | Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
January 5th | Sunday | Orthodox Christmas Eve | |
January 6th | Monday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Long weekend. |
January 19th | Sunday | Orthodox Epiphany | |
February 10th | Monday | Fenkil Day | Long weekend. |
March 3rd | Tuesday | World Wildlife Day | |
March 8th | Sunday | International Women's Day | |
March 20th | Friday | March Equinox | |
April 10th | Friday | Good Friday | Long weekend. |
April 12th | Sunday | Easter | |
May 1st | Friday | Labor Day | Long weekend. |
May 1st | Friday | International Workers' Day | |
May 23rd | Saturday | Festival of Breaking the Fast | |
May 24th | Sunday | Independence Day | |
June 20th | Saturday | Martyrs' Day | |
June 20th | Saturday | June Solstice | |
June 30th | Tuesday | International Asteroid Day | |
July 18th | Saturday | Nelson Mandela International Day | |
July 30th | Thursday | Feast of the Sacrifice | |
August 19th | Wednesday | Islamic New Year's Day | |
September 22nd | Tuesday | September Equinox | |
October 28th | Wednesday | Birth of the Prophet | |
December 21st | Monday | December Solstice | |
December 24th | Thursday | Christmas Eve | |
December 25th | Friday | Christmas Day | Long weekend. |
December 31st | Thursday | New Year's Eve |