HOLIDAYS

"Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan."

- John F. Kennedy

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

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2017

2018

New Year

Gregorian calendar

January 01

January 01

Christmas

Coptic

January 07

January 07

Day of the Revolution

2011

January 25

January 25

Easter

Coptic

April 16

April 08

Spring Party (Sham Al-Nesseem)

Folklore

April 17

April 09

Liberation of Sinai

1982

April 25

April 25

Labour Day

International

May 01

May 01

Eid Al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Islamic

June 26 - 28

June 15

Day of the Revolution

2013

June 30

June 30

Day of the Revolution

1952

July 23

July 23

Feast of Sacrifice (Eid Al-Adha)

Islamic

September 02 - 05

August 22

New Year (Muharram)

Islamic

September 21

September 11

Armed Forces Day

1973

October 06

October 06

Birthday Prophet Muhammad pbuh

Islamic

December 01

November 21

Other Holidays


2017

2018

Dag of Egyptian athletes

Nationwide

March 03

March 03

Mother's Day

Nationwide

March 21

March 21

Evacuation Day (Eid Al-Galaa)

1956 (British Forces leave Egypt)

June 18

June 18

National Bank Day

All banks closed

July 01

July 01

Flood of the Nile (Wafaa Al-Nil)

Folklore

August 15

August 15

Navy Day

1967 (Destruction Israeli ship)

October 21

October 21

Day of Suez

1973 (Resistance Suez War)

October 24

October 24

Victory Day

1956 (End of Suez crisis)

December 23

December 23

Christmas Day

Gregorian calendar

December 25

December 25

Shifting Celebrations

Islamic: Depend on moon sighting!

2017

2018

Good Friday

Coptic

April 14

April 06

Holy Saturday

Coptic

April 15

April 07

Isra and Miraj

Islamic

April 25

April 14

Start of the month of Ramadan

Islamic

May 27

May 17

Laylat Al-Qadr

Islamic

June 15 - 25

June 04 - 14

Hajj

Islamic

August 31 - September 05

August 20 - 25

New Year

Coptic

September 11

September 11

Ashura

Islamic

October 01

September 20

Moulid El Nabai

Folklore

December 01

November 20