National Holidays in Egypt in 2020
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: Bank Holiday
- Find out the dates, history and background of the Egypt Public Holiday holiday.
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: Coptic Christmas
- The Coptic Orthodox Church recognises 7 January as the day that Jesus was born
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: Revolution Day January 25
- 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
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: Public Holiday
- To minimise the impact of a lethal storm, the government declared Thursday March 12th 2020 a national holiday.
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: Coptic Easter Sunday
- 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.
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: Sham El Nessim
- Sham El-Nessim is an ancient Egyptian spring festival celebrated on the day after Coptic Easter
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: Sinai Liberation Day
- Commemorates the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Sinai Peninsula in April 1982
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Labour Day (in lieu)
- As Labour Day falls on a Friday, Saturday will be a paid holiday for the public and private sector.
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: End of Ramadan
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: End of Ramadan Day 2
- Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: End of Ramadan Day 3
- Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: End of Ramadan Day 4
- Fourth day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: End of Ramadan Day 5
- Fifth day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: Revolution Day June 30
- Anniversary of the protests against President Morsi in 2013
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: Revolution Day July 23
- The National Day of Egypt and is the biggest non-religious public holiday in Egypt.
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: Eid Al Adha
- 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.
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: Eid Al Adha Holiday
- Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
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: Eid Al Adha Holiday
- Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
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: Eid Al Adha Holiday
- Fourth day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
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: El Hijra
- Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
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: Armed Forces Day (in lieu)
- Celebrates Egypt's victory in the October War of 1973
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: Al-Mouled Al-Nabawy
- Celebrated on the 12th day of the third month of the Islamic calendar, Rabi’i Al-Awal
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