Ethiopian holidays 2029

Every Ethiopian public, Orthodox Christian and Islamic holiday in 2029. Most of the year falls in Ethiopian year 2021 E.C.; from September 11 it is 2022 E.C.

What’s different in 2029

Fasika (Easter) is on Sunday, April 8, 2029, so Abiy Tsom begins February 12, 2029.
Eid al-Fitr is expected on Wednesday, February 14, 2029, and Eid al-Adha on Tuesday, April 24, 2029.
Enkutatash (New Year 2022 E.C.) falls on September 11.
Long weekends: Timket (Friday, January 19); Adwa Victory Day (Friday, March 2); Siklet (Friday, April 6); Derg Downfall Day (Monday, May 28).

Date	Holiday
January 2029
January 7 Sunday Tahsas 29, 2021	Genna · public holiday Ethiopian Christmas · ገና
January 16 Tuesday Tir 8, 2021	Start of Ramadan First day of the month of fasting · ረመዳን
January 19 Friday Tir 11, 2021	Timket · public holiday Ethiopian Epiphany · ጥምቀት
January 20 Saturday Tir 12, 2021	Kana Zegelila Wedding at Cana, the day after Timket · ቃና ዘገሊላ
February 2029
February 14 Wednesday Yekatit 7, 2021	Eid al-Fitr · public holiday End of Ramadan · ዒድ አል-ፈጥር
February 23 Friday Yekatit 16, 2021	Kidane Mehret Feast of the Covenant of Mercy · ኪዳነ ምሕረት
March 2029
March 2 Friday Yekatit 23, 2021	Adwa Victory Day · public holiday Victory at the Battle of Adwa, 1896 · የዓድዋ ድል በዓል
March 11 Sunday Megabit 2, 2021	Debre Zeit Mid-Lent Sunday (Mount of Olives) · ደብረ ዘይት
April 2029
April 1 Sunday Megabit 23, 2021	Hosanna Palm Sunday · ሆሣዕና
April 6 Friday Megabit 28, 2021	Siklet · public holiday Ethiopian Good Friday · ስቅለት
April 8 Sunday Megabit 30, 2021	Fasika · public holiday Ethiopian Easter · ፋሲካ
April 24 Tuesday Miazia 16, 2021	Eid al-Adha · public holiday Arafa, the Feast of Sacrifice · ዒድ አል-አድሐ (አረፋ)
May 2029
May 1 Tuesday Miazia 23, 2021	International Labour Day · public holiday May Day · የሠራተኞች ቀን
May 5 Saturday Miazia 27, 2021	Patriots' Victory Day · public holiday Liberation of Addis Ababa, 1941 · የአርበኞች ቀን
May 17 Thursday Ginbot 9, 2021	Erget Ascension, 40 days after Fasika · ዕርገት
May 27 Sunday Ginbot 19, 2021	Peraklitos Pentecost, 50 days after Fasika · ጰራቅሊጦስ
May 28 Monday Ginbot 20, 2021	Derg Downfall Day · public holiday Ginbot 20, end of the Derg regime in 1991 · ግንቦት ፳
July 2029
July 24 Tuesday Hamle 17, 2021	Mawlid · public holiday The Prophet Muhammad's birthday · መውሊድ
August 2029
August 19 Sunday Nehase 13, 2021	Buhe Debre Tabor, the Transfiguration · ቡሄ
August 22 Wednesday Nehase 16, 2021	Filseta Feast of the Assumption of Mary · ፍልሰታ
September 2029
September 11 Tuesday Meskerem 1, 2022	Enkutatash · public holiday Ethiopian New Year · እንቁጣጣሽ
September 27 Thursday Meskerem 17, 2022	Meskel · public holiday Finding of the True Cross · መስቀል
November 2029
November 21 Wednesday Hidar 12, 2022	Hidar Michael Annual feast of St. Michael · ኅዳር ሚካኤል
November 30 Friday Hidar 21, 2022	Hidar Tsion Feast of St. Mary of Zion · ኅዳር ጽዮን
December 2029
December 28 Friday Tahsas 19, 2022	St. Gabriel's Day (Kulubi) Annual feast of St. Gabriel · ቁልቢ ገብርኤል

Fasting periods starting in 2029

Fast	Dates
Gahad of Timket ጾመ ገሃድ	January 18 – January 18 1 day
Tsome Nenewe (Fast of Nineveh) ጾመ ነነዌ	January 29 – January 31 3 days
Abiy Tsom (Great Lent) ዐቢይ ጾም	February 12 – April 7 55 days
Tsome Hawaryat (Fast of the Apostles) ጾመ ሐዋርያት	May 28 – July 11 45 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, 2030 44 days

Plus Wednesdays and Fridays, except in the 50 days after Fasika. About Ethiopian fasting

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