Ge'ez CalendarEthiopian holidays 2025
Every Ethiopian public, Orthodox Christian and Islamic holiday in 2025. Most of the year falls in Ethiopian year 2017 E.C.; from September 11 it is 2018 E.C.
What’s different in 2025
- Fasika (Easter) is on Sunday, April 20, 2025, so Abiy Tsom begins February 24, 2025.
- Eid al-Fitr is expected on Sunday, March 30, 2025, and Eid al-Adha on Friday, June 6, 2025.
- Enkutatash (New Year 2018 E.C.) falls on September 11.
- Long weekends: Siklet (Friday, April 18); Patriots' Victory Day (Monday, May 5); Eid al-Adha (Friday, June 6).
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January 2025 | |
| January 7 Tuesday Tahsas 29, 2017 | Genna · public holiday Ethiopian Christmas · ገና |
| January 19 Sunday Tir 11, 2017 | Timket · public holiday Ethiopian Epiphany · ጥምቀት |
| January 20 Monday Tir 12, 2017 | Kana Zegelila Wedding at Cana, the day after Timket · ቃና ዘገሊላ |
| February 2025 | |
| February 23 Sunday Yekatit 16, 2017 | Kidane Mehret Feast of the Covenant of Mercy · ኪዳነ ምሕረት |
| March 2025 | |
| March 1 Saturday Yekatit 22, 2017 | Start of Ramadan First day of the month of fasting · ረመዳን |
| March 2 Sunday Yekatit 23, 2017 | Adwa Victory Day · public holiday Victory at the Battle of Adwa, 1896 · የዓድዋ ድል በዓል |
| March 23 Sunday Megabit 14, 2017 | Debre Zeit Mid-Lent Sunday (Mount of Olives) · ደብረ ዘይት |
| March 30 Sunday Megabit 21, 2017 | Eid al-Fitr · public holiday End of Ramadan · ዒድ አል-ፈጥር |
| April 2025 | |
| April 13 Sunday Miazia 5, 2017 | Hosanna Palm Sunday · ሆሣዕና |
| April 18 Friday Miazia 10, 2017 | Siklet · public holiday Ethiopian Good Friday · ስቅለት |
| April 20 Sunday Miazia 12, 2017 | Fasika · public holiday Ethiopian Easter · ፋሲካ |
| May 2025 | |
| May 1 Thursday Miazia 23, 2017 | International Labour Day · public holiday May Day · የሠራተኞች ቀን |
| May 5 Monday Miazia 27, 2017 | Patriots' Victory Day · public holiday Liberation of Addis Ababa, 1941 · የአርበኞች ቀን |
| May 28 Wednesday Ginbot 20, 2017 | Derg Downfall Day · public holiday Ginbot 20, end of the Derg regime in 1991 · ግንቦት ፳ |
| May 29 Thursday Ginbot 21, 2017 | Erget Ascension, 40 days after Fasika · ዕርገት |
| June 2025 | |
| June 6 Friday Ginbot 29, 2017 | Eid al-Adha · public holiday Arafa, the Feast of Sacrifice · ዒድ አል-አድሐ (አረፋ) |
| June 8 Sunday Sene 1, 2017 | Peraklitos Pentecost, 50 days after Fasika · ጰራቅሊጦስ |
| August 2025 | |
| August 19 Tuesday Nehase 13, 2017 | Buhe Debre Tabor, the Transfiguration · ቡሄ |
| August 22 Friday Nehase 16, 2017 | Filseta Feast of the Assumption of Mary · ፍልሰታ |
| September 2025 | |
| September 4 Thursday Nehase 29, 2017 | Mawlid · public holiday The Prophet Muhammad's birthday · መውሊድ |
| September 11 Thursday Meskerem 1, 2018 | Enkutatash · public holiday Ethiopian New Year · እንቁጣጣሽ |
| September 27 Saturday Meskerem 17, 2018 | Meskel · public holiday Finding of the True Cross · መስቀል |
| November 2025 | |
| November 21 Friday Hidar 12, 2018 | Hidar Michael Annual feast of St. Michael · ኅዳር ሚካኤል |
| November 30 Sunday Hidar 21, 2018 | Hidar Tsion Feast of St. Mary of Zion · ኅዳር ጽዮን |
| December 2025 | |
| December 28 Sunday Tahsas 19, 2018 | St. Gabriel's Day (Kulubi) Annual feast of St. Gabriel · ቁልቢ ገብርኤል |
Fasting periods starting in 2025
| Fast | Dates |
|---|---|
| Gahad of Timket ጾመ ገሃድ | January 18 – January 18 1 day |
| Tsome Nenewe (Fast of Nineveh) ጾመ ነነዌ | February 10 – February 12 3 days |
| Abiy Tsom (Great Lent) ዐቢይ ጾም | February 24 – April 19 55 days |
| Tsome Hawaryat (Fast of the Apostles) ጾመ ሐዋርያት | June 9 – July 11 33 days |
| Tsome Filseta (Fast of the Assumption) ጾመ ፍልሰታ | August 7 – August 21 15 days |
| Tsome Nebiyat (Fast of the Prophets) ጾመ ነቢያት | November 24 – January 6, 2026 44 days |
Plus Wednesdays and Fridays, except in the 50 days after Fasika. About Ethiopian fasting