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Public holidays in Eritrea 2027

Eritrea has 15 public holiday dates in 2027, 9 of them on a working day, and 4 long weekends. The next one is New Year's Day, in 53 days (Friday, January 1, 2027).

Next holiday · New Year's Day
53 days
Friday, January 1, 2027
  • Thu, Jan 7Orthodox Christmasin 59 days
  • Tue, Jan 19Epiphanyin 71 days

2027 holiday calendar

15 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1FriNew Year's Dayin 53 days
Jan 7ThuOrthodox Christmasin 59 days
Jan 19TueEpiphanyin 71 days
Mar 8MonWomen's Dayin 119 days
Mar 9TueEid al-Fitr estimatedin 120 days
Apr 30FriGood Fridayin 172 days
May 1SatInternational Workers' Dayin 173 days
May 2SunOrthodox Easterin 174 days
May 16SunEid al-Adha estimatedin 188 days
May 24MonIndependence Dayin 196 days
Jun 20SunMartyrs' Dayin 223 days
Aug 14SatProphet's Birthday estimatedin 278 days
Sep 1WedRevolution Dayin 296 days
Sep 12SunEthiopian New Yearin 307 days
Sep 28TueFinding of the True Crossin 323 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2027

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3New Year's Day3 days
  • Sat, Mar 6 – Tue, Mar 9Women's Day, Eid al-Fitr4 days
  • Fri, Apr 30 – Sun, May 2Good Friday, International Workers' Day, Orthodox Easter3 days
  • Sat, May 22 – Mon, May 24Independence Day3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Fri, Jan 8Orthodox Christmas4 days off
  • Take Mon, Jan 18Epiphany4 days off
  • Take Mon, Sep 27Finding of the True Cross4 days off

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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