Eritrea records 10 holidays in 2025. 10 are nationwide public holidays and 0 apply only in certain regions. Timket ጥምቀት (19 Jan 2025), Maelti Anesti መዓልቲ ኣነስቲ (8 Mar 2025), Fasika ፋሲካ (20 Apr 2025) and 1 other fall on a weekend in 2025, so they hand back no extra day off. Lidet ልደት (7 Jan 2025) and May Day (1 May 2025) sit on a Tuesday or Thursday: book the Mondays and Fridays and each becomes a four-day break. The busiest month is Jan, with 3 of them. The longest run without one is 73 days, between 20 Jun 2025 and 1 Sep 2025. The last was Bahti Meskerem ባሕቲ መስከረም on 1 Sep 2025.
Amet ሓዲሽ ዓመት
New Year's Day · Nationwide
Lidet ልደት
Orthodox Christmas · Nationwide
Timket ጥምቀት
Orthodox Epiphany · Nationwide
Maelti Anesti መዓልቲ ኣነስቲ
Women's Day · Nationwide
Arbi Siklet ዓርቢ ስቅለት
Good Friday · Nationwide
Fasika ፋሲካ
Easter Sunday · Nationwide
May Day
Nationwide
Maelti Natsinet መዓልቲ ናጽነት
Independence Day · Nationwide
Maelti Siwuat መዓልቲ ስውኣት
Martyrs' Day · Nationwide
Bahti Meskerem ባሕቲ መስከረም
Revolution Day · Nationwide
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Planning leave? See working days in Eritrea for 2025.