Holiday Guide for Egypt in 2019

Egypt information

List of National Holidays in Egypt in 2019

	Monday January 7th Coptic Christmas Egypt: The Coptic Orthodox Church recognises 7 January as the day that Jesus was born
	Thursday January 24th Revolution Day January 25 (in lieu) Egypt: As Revolution Day falls on a Friday, Thursday will be observed as a holiday
	Thursday April 25th Sinai Liberation Day Egypt: Commemorates the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Sinai Peninsula in April 1982
	Sunday April 28th 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 29th Sham El Nessim Egypt: Sham El-Nessim is an ancient Egyptian spring festival celebrated on the day after Coptic Easter
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day Egypt: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Wednesday June 5th End of Ramadan Egypt: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Thursday June 6th End of Ramadan Day 2 Egypt: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Friday June 7th End of Ramadan Day 3 Egypt: Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Sunday June 30th Revolution Day June 30 Egypt: Anniversary of the protests against President Morsi in 2013
	Tuesday July 23rd Revolution Day July 23 Egypt: National Day. Celebrates the Revolution of 1952
	Sunday August 11th Eid Al Adha 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.
	Monday August 12th Eid Al Adha Holiday Egypt: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Tuesday August 13th Eid Al Adha Holiday Egypt: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Saturday August 31st El Hijra Egypt: Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
	Sunday October 6th Armed Forces Day Egypt: Celebrates Egypt's victory in the October War of 1973
	Sunday November 10th 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.