Holiday Guide for Egypt in 2023

Egypt information

List of National Holidays in Egypt in 2023

	Saturday January 7th Coptic Christmas Egypt: The Coptic Orthodox Church recognises 7 January as the day that Jesus was born
	Sunday January 8th Coptic Christmas Holiday Egypt: The Coptic Orthodox Church recognises 7 January as the day that Jesus was born
	Thursday January 26th Revolution Day January 25 (in lieu) Egypt: Celebrates the anniversary of Police officers resistance against the British Army in 1952 and the day of the beginning of the Egyptian revolution of 2011
	Sunday April 16th 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 17th Sham El Nessim Egypt: Sham El-Nessim is an ancient Egyptian spring festival celebrated on the day after Coptic Easter
	Thursday April 20th End of Ramadan Egypt: Public holiday for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Friday April 21st End of Ramadan Egypt: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Saturday April 22nd End of Ramadan Day 2 Egypt: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Sunday April 23rd End of Ramadan Day 3 Egypt: Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Monday April 24th End of Ramadan Day 4 Egypt: Fourth day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Tuesday April 25th Sinai Liberation Day Egypt: Commemorates the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Sinai Peninsula in April 1982
	Thursday May 4th Labour Day Egypt: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Tuesday June 27th Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Public holiday for the Feast of the Sacrifice
	Wednesday June 28th Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Public holiday for the Feast of the Sacrifice
	Thursday June 29th 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.
	Friday June 30th Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the Sacrifice
	Friday June 30th Revolution Day June 30 Egypt: Anniversary of the protests against President Morsi in 2013
	Saturday July 1st Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the Sacrifice
	Sunday July 2nd Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Public holiday for the Feast of the Sacrifice
	Thursday July 20th El Hijra Egypt: Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
	Sunday July 23rd Revolution Day July 23 Egypt: The National Day of Egypt and is the biggest non-religious public holiday in Egypt.
	Thursday September 28th Al-Mouled Al-Nabawy Egypt: Celebrated on the 12th day of the third month of the Islamic calendar, Rabi’i Al-Awal
	Thursday October 5th Armed Forces Day Egypt: Celebrates Egypt's victory in the October War of 1973

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.