13 official public holidays in 1984, with 0 still ahead and around 252 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 7 | Saturday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና | Public |
| Fri, Jan 20 | Friday | Epiphany (Orthodox) ნათლისღება | Public |
| Fri, Mar 2 | Friday | Adwa Victory Day የዓድዋ ድል በዓል | Public |
| Fri, Apr 20 | Friday | Good Friday ስቅለት | Public |
| Sun, Apr 22 | Sunday | Easter Sunday ብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ | Public |
| Tue, May 1 | Tuesday | International Workers' Day ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን | Public |
| Sat, May 5 | Saturday | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day የአርበኞች ቀን | Public |
| Mon, May 28 | Monday | Downfall of the Derg ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን | Public |
| Wed, Sep 12 | Wednesday | Enkutatash እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት | Public |
| Wed, Sep 12 | Wednesday | Revolution Day የአብዮት ቀን | Public |
| Fri, Sep 28 | Friday | Meskel (Orthodox) መስቀል | Public |
| Fri, Oct 26 | Friday | Defense Day የመከላከያ ቀን | Public |
| Wed, Nov 7 | Wednesday | October Revolution Day የጥቅምት አብዮት ቀን | Public |
Sat, Jan 7 · Saturday
Christmas Day (Orthodox)
ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና
Public
Fri, Jan 20 · Friday
Epiphany (Orthodox)
ნათლისღება
Public
Fri, Mar 2 · Friday
Adwa Victory Day
የዓድዋ ድል በዓል
Public
Fri, Apr 20 · Friday
Good Friday
ስቅለት
Public
Sun, Apr 22 · Sunday
Easter Sunday
ብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ
Public
Tue, May 1 · Tuesday
International Workers' Day
ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን
Public
Sat, May 5 · Saturday
Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
የአርበኞች ቀን
Public
Mon, May 28 · Monday
Downfall of the Derg
ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን
Public
Wed, Sep 12 · Wednesday
Enkutatash
እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት
Public
Wed, Sep 12 · Wednesday
Revolution Day
የአብዮት ቀን
Public
Fri, Sep 28 · Friday
Meskel (Orthodox)
መስቀል
Public
Fri, Oct 26 · Friday
Defense Day
የመከላከያ ቀን
Public
Wed, Nov 7 · Wednesday
October Revolution Day
የጥቅምት አብዮት ቀን
Public
Total holidays
13
in 1984
Working days remaining
252
across all of 1984
Upcoming holidays
0
during 1984
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Ethiopia marks 13 official public holidays across 1984. 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 1984. 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.