Public holidays in Eritrea 2023

15 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Eritrea

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day
7 January Saturday	Saturday	Orthodox Christmas Religious
19 January Thursday	Thursday	Epiphany Religious
8 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Women's Day
14 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
16 April Sunday	Sunday	Orthodox Easter Religious
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
1 May Monday	Monday	International Workers' Day
24 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day National day
20 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Martyrs' Day National day
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
1 September Friday	Friday	Revolution Day National day
12 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Ethiopian New Year
27 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
28 September Thursday	Thursday	Finding of the True Cross Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Eritrea (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 14 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday, Orthodox Easter
Typically in Asmara: high 33°C (91°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 29% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Asmara: high 33°C (91°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 21% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
International Workers' Day
Typically in Asmara: high 32°C (90°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 34% of days
Fri 1 Sep – Sun 3 Sep · 3 days off
Revolution Day
Typically in Asmara: high 28°C (82°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 66% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Asmara: high 27°C (81°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 20% of days

Bridge days

Fri 20 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 19 Jan – Sun 22 Jan)
Epiphany
Typically in Asmara: high 27°C (81°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 3% of days
Mon 19 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 17 Jun – Tue 20 Jun)
Martyrs' Day
Typically in Asmara: high 33°C (91°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 33% of days
Mon 11 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 9 Sep – Tue 12 Sep)
Ethiopian New Year
Typically in Asmara: high 29°C (84°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 36% of days
Fri 29 Sep: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 27 Sep – Sun 1 Oct)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated), Finding of the True Cross
Typically in Asmara: high 30°C (86°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 6% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 23 Sep – Sun 1 Oct — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 25 Sep, Tue 26 Sep, Fri 29 Sep).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 20 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Jan – Sun 22 Jan · EpiphanyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 13 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · Good Friday, Orthodox EasterShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · International Workers' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 19 Jun) get 4 days in a rowSat 17 Jun – Tue 20 Jun · Martyrs' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Sep) get 5 days in a rowWed 27 Sep – Sun 1 Oct · Prophet's Birthday, Finding of the True CrossShow on calendar ↓