| Date |
English Name |
Tigrinya Name |
Notes
|
| 1 January |
New Year's Day |
Amet ሓዲሽ ዓመት |
official, according to Gregorian Calendar
|
| 7 January |
Orthodox Christmas |
Lidet ልደት |
observed by adherents of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
|
| 19 January |
Epiphany |
Timket ጥምቀት |
observed by adherents of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
|
| variable |
Birth of the Prophet |
|
observed by adherents of Sunni Islam
|
| 8 March |
Women's Day |
Maelti Anesti መዓልቲ ኣነስቲ |
Coincides with International Women's Day
|
| variable |
Good Friday |
Arbi Siklet ዓርቢ ስቅለት |
observed by all Christian denominations
|
| Easter |
Fasika ፋሲካ |
observed by all Christian denominations
|
| 1 May |
May Day |
|
Coincides with International Workers' Day
|
| 24 May |
Independence Day |
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 |
Eid al-Fitr |
|
observed by adherents of Sunni Islam
|
| 1 September |
Revolution Day |
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 |
Eid al-Adha |
|
observed by adherents of Sunni Islam
|
| 25 December |
Christmas Day |
Lidet ልደት |
observed by Christian denominations
|
