Public holidays in Egypt

Holidays in Egypt have many classifications. There are a set of public holidays celebrated by the entire population. There are four Islamic holidays and two Christian holidays.

National holidays

The following holidays are celebrated across the country, with the government offices and ministries closed. These holidays are either national secular holidays or important religious holidays.

Date	English Name	Description
January 7	Christmas	Celebrates the nativity of Jesus Christ, according to the Coptic Calendar (29 Koiak)
January 25	National Police Day - 2011 Revolution Day	Celebrates the anniversary of Police officers resistance against the British Army in 1952 and the day of the beginning of the Egyptian revolution of 2011
April 25	Sinai Liberation Day	Celebrates the final withdrawal of all Israeli military forces from the Sinai Peninsula in 1982.
May 1	Labour Day
July 23	Revolution Day	Celebrates the Egyptian Revolution of 1952
October 6	Armed Forces Day	Celebrates Egypt's victory in the October War.

Some government-related offices, including most universities, are also closed on the Coptic Orthodox date of Epiphany, 19 January.

Movable holidays

The following days are public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, either because the date is fixed relative to the lunar Islamic calendar or (in the case of Sham El Nessim) has no fixed date in any calendar. In order in which they occur:

Date	English Name	Description
April or May	Sham El Nessim (Spring festival)	The Monday following Orthodox Easter
1 Muharram	Islamic New Year	The first day of the year based on the lunar Islamic calendar (1 Muharram)
12 Rabi' al-Awwal	Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (Sunni)	The birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, according to the Sunni account (12 Rabi al-Awwal)
1 - 3 Shawwal	Eid al-Fitr	Breaking of the fast of Ramadan, for three days (1-3 Shawwal)
10 - 13 Zul-Higga	Eid al-Adha	End of the Hajj and commemoration of the Sacrifice of Abraham, for four days (10-13 Dhu al-Hijjah)

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