Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Eritrea 2027
Eritrea has 10 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 7 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Eritrea 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 10
- Of those, on a working day
- 7
- Of those, on a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (1 January to 3 January)
- Bridge days
- 2
- Most nationwide holidays in
- January (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Eritrea, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Amet ሓዲሽ ዓመት | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Orthodox Christmas | Lidet ልደት | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Orthodox Epiphany | Timket ጥምቀት | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Women's Day | Maelti Anesti መዓልቲ ኣነስቲ | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Arbi Siklet ዓርቢ ስቅለት | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | Fasika ፋሲካ | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | May Day | May Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Independence Day | Maelti Natsinet መዓልቲ ናጽነት | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Martyrs' Day | Maelti Siwuat መዓልቲ ስውኣት | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Revolution Day | Bahti Meskerem ባሕቲ መስከረም | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Eritrea
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (4)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 6 March to Monday 8 March 2027: 3 days off, with Women's Day.
- Friday 26 March to Sunday 28 March 2027: 3 days off, with Good Friday.
- Saturday 22 May to Monday 24 May 2027: 3 days off, with Independence Day.
Bridge days (2)
- Friday 8 January: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 7 January to Sunday 10 January 2027 (next to Orthodox Christmas).
- Monday 18 January: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 16 January to Tuesday 19 January 2027 (next to Orthodox Epiphany).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Eritrea applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Eritrea to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/eritrea/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Eritrea's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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