What are the main holidays in Eritrea?
- January 1 – New Year
- January 7 – Orthodox Christmas
- January 8 – Eid-al-Fitr
- January 19 – Timket (baptism of Christ)
- March 8 – International Women’s Day
- March 5 – Eid el-Alha
- April 28 – Good Friday (determined by Easter)
- April 30 – Easter
- May 1 – International Labor Day
- May 24 – Independence Day
- June 17 – Eid Mawleed el-Nabi (Prophet’s birthday)
- June 20 – Martyr’s Day
- September 1 – Start of the Armed Struggle
- September 11 – Orthodox New Year
- September 27 – Meskel/Festival of Timket (Finding of the True Cross)
- December 25 – Christmas
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