13 official public holidays in 1980, with 0 still ahead and around 255 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jan 7 | Monday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና | Public |
| Sun, Jan 20 | Sunday | Epiphany (Orthodox) ნათლისღება | Public |
| Sun, Mar 2 | Sunday | Adwa Victory Day የዓድዋ ድል በዓል | Public |
| Fri, Apr 4 | Friday | Good Friday ስቅለት | Public |
| Sun, Apr 6 | Sunday | Easter Sunday ብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ | Public |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | International Workers' Day ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን | Public |
| Mon, May 5 | Monday | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day የአርበኞች ቀን | Public |
| Wed, May 28 | Wednesday | Downfall of the Derg ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን | Public |
| Fri, Sep 12 | Friday | Enkutatash እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት | Public |
| Fri, Sep 12 | Friday | Revolution Day የአብዮት ቀን | Public |
| Sun, Sep 28 | Sunday | Meskel (Orthodox) መስቀል | Public |
| Sun, Oct 26 | Sunday | Defense Day የመከላከያ ቀን | Public |
| Fri, Nov 7 | Friday | October Revolution Day የጥቅምት አብዮት ቀን | Public |
Mon, Jan 7 · Monday
Christmas Day (Orthodox)
ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና
Public
Sun, Jan 20 · Sunday
Epiphany (Orthodox)
ნათლისღება
Public
Sun, Mar 2 · Sunday
Adwa Victory Day
የዓድዋ ድል በዓል
Public
Fri, Apr 4 · Friday
Good Friday
ስቅለት
Public
Sun, Apr 6 · Sunday
Easter Sunday
ብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ
Public
Thu, May 1 · Thursday
International Workers' Day
ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን
Public
Mon, May 5 · Monday
Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
የአርበኞች ቀን
Public
Wed, May 28 · Wednesday
Downfall of the Derg
ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን
Public
Fri, Sep 12 · Friday
Enkutatash
እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት
Public
Fri, Sep 12 · Friday
Revolution Day
የአብዮት ቀን
Public
Sun, Sep 28 · Sunday
Meskel (Orthodox)
መስቀል
Public
Sun, Oct 26 · Sunday
Defense Day
የመከላከያ ቀን
Public
Fri, Nov 7 · Friday
October Revolution Day
የጥቅምት አብዮት ቀን
Public
Total holidays
13
in 1980
Working days remaining
255
across all of 1980
Upcoming holidays
0
during 1980
See Ethiopia's holidays side by side with another country to plan cross-border work.
Ethiopia marks 13 official public holidays across 1980. These are the days on which banks, government offices, and most schools close, and when many private employers either close entirely or operate at reduced capacity. The list above is sourced from Nager.Date, which compiles each country's official gazette entries. If you are a remote worker or freelancer billing clients in Ethiopia, this list tells you which dates payroll runs, post arrives, and meetings stand a real chance of happening.
Some holidays in Ethiopia are fixed dates that fall on whatever day of the week they land on, while others are observed on the closest Monday or Friday to create a long weekend. The Day column above tells you exactly when each holiday lands in 1980. A holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday is sometimes given a substitute day off on the following Monday; the source data marks those substitutions where they apply.
If you are visiting Ethiopia, the holiday list tells you when to expect heavier domestic travel, busier restaurants, and quieter office districts. The big retail holidays move shopping crowds; the religious holidays move family travel. Either way, the dates above are the ones to mark in your own calendar before you book trains or internal flights for the year.