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	Holiday	Local name
Sunday 1 January 2023	New Year's Day
Saturday 7 January 2023	Orthodox Christmas Religious
Thursday 19 January 2023	Epiphany Religious
Wednesday 8 March 2023	Women's Day
Friday 14 April 2023	Good Friday Religious
Sunday 16 April 2023	Orthodox Easter Religious
Friday 21 April 2023	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Monday 1 May 2023	International Workers' Day
Wednesday 24 May 2023	Independence Day National day
Tuesday 20 June 2023	Martyrs' Day National day
Wednesday 28 June 2023	Eid al-Adha ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Friday 1 September 2023	Revolution Day National day
Tuesday 12 September 2023	Ethiopian New Year
Wednesday 27 September 2023	Prophet's Birthday ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Thursday 28 September 2023	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 offGood Friday, Orthodox EasterTypically in Asmara: high 33°C (91°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 29% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days offEid al-Fitr (estimated)Typically in Asmara: high 33°C (91°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 21% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offInternational Workers' DayTypically in Asmara: high 32°C (90°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 34% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 1 Sep – Sun 3 Sep · 3 days offRevolution DayTypically in Asmara: high 28°C (82°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 66% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Asmara: high 27°C (81°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 20% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 20 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 19 Jan – Sun 22 Jan)EpiphanyTypically in Asmara: high 27°C (81°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 3% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 19 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 17 Jun – Tue 20 Jun)Martyrs' DayTypically in Asmara: high 33°C (91°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 33% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 11 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 9 Sep – Tue 12 Sep)Ethiopian New YearTypically in Asmara: high 29°C (84°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 36% of daysShow on calendar ↓
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 CrossTypically in Asmara: high 30°C (86°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 6% of daysShow on calendar ↓

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 ↓