Holiday Guide for Egypt in 2022

Egypt information

List of National Holidays in Egypt in 2022

	Thursday January 6th Coptic Christmas Holiday Egypt: The Coptic Orthodox Church recognises 7 January as the day that Jesus was born
	Friday January 7th Coptic Christmas Egypt: The Coptic Orthodox Church recognises 7 January as the day that Jesus was born
	Thursday January 27th Revolution Day January 25 (in lieu) Egypt: As Revolution Day falls on a Tuesday, Thursday will be observed as a holiday
	Sunday April 24th Sinai Liberation Day Egypt: Commemorates the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Sinai Peninsula in April 1982
	Sunday April 24th Coptic Easter Sunday Egypt: Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has been placed after his crucifixion.
	Monday April 25th Sham El Nessim Egypt: Sham El-Nessim is an ancient Egyptian spring festival celebrated on the day after Coptic Easter
	Sunday May 1st Labour Day Egypt: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday May 2nd End of Ramadan Egypt: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Tuesday May 3rd End of Ramadan Day 2 Egypt: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Wednesday May 4th End of Ramadan Day 3 Egypt: Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Thursday May 5th End of Ramadan Day 4 Egypt: Fourth day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Thursday June 30th Revolution Day June 30 Egypt: Anniversary of the protests against President Morsi in 2013
	Friday July 8th Arafat Day Egypt: Second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and the day before Eid al Adha. Named after the geographical area Arafa where the Prophet gave his Farewell Sermon.
	Saturday July 9th Eid-el-Kibr Egypt: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
	Sunday July 10th Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Monday July 11th Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Tuesday July 12th Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Fourth day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Wednesday July 13th Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Fifth day of holidays for the Feast of the Sacrifice
	Thursday July 14th Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Sixth day of holidays for the Feast of the Sacrifice
	Saturday July 23rd Revolution Day July 23 Egypt: The National Day of Egypt and is the biggest non-religious public holiday in Egypt.
	Saturday July 30th El Hijra Egypt: Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
	Thursday October 6th Armed Forces Day Egypt: Celebrates Egypt's victory in the October War of 1973
	Saturday October 8th Al-Mouled Al-Nabawy Egypt: Celebrated on the 12th day of the third month of the Islamic calendar, Rabi’i Al-Awal

Notes

• Islamic holiday exact dates are subject to moon sightings and may differ from the date given
• Friday and Saturday is the weekend
• Since 2020, Egypt has observed most mid-week holidays on Thursdays regardless of the day on which they fall and may also move those days to Sundays.