Egypt Public Holidays 2021

 
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A preview of the Egypt bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2021, from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers.

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20 Apr 2018 Egyptian Public Holiday April 25 (Egypt State Information Service-Cairo) Egypt’s Minister of Manpower, Mohamed Safaan, has announced that Wednesday, April 25, 2018, would be a non-working official public holiday in Egypt for both the public sector and the private sector on account of the annual Sinai Liberation Day public holiday of Egypt. • 03 Apr 2018 Egyptian Bank Holidays April 8-9 (The Central Bank of Egypt-Cairo) Egypt's Central Bank has announced that all Egyptian banks would be closed on April 8 and 9, 2018, dates which have been declared bank holidays in Egypt on account of the upcoming Easter and Sham El-Nessim annual Egyptian bank and public holidays. • 19 Jan 2018 Egypt Declares January 25 Public Holiday (Egypt State Information Service-Cairo) The acting Prime Minister of Egypt as well as Housing Minister, Mostafa Madbouli, has announced that Thursday, January 25, 2018, would be a non-working official public holiday in Egypt for both the public sector and the private sector on account of the upcoming seventh anniversary of the January 25, 2011, Revolution in Egypt, as well of the 1952 resistance by Egyptian police to British occupation forces in Ismailia. • 06 Jan 2018 Egyptian 2018 Bank Holidays Announced (The Central Bank of Egypt-Cairo) Egypt's Central Bank has released its annual list of 2018 bank holidays in Egypt, dates when all Egyptian banks will be closed in the calendar year 2018, corresponding generally to the list of official non-working public holidays in Egypt in 2018. • 20 Nov 2017 Egyptian Prophet Birthday Public Holiday December 1 (Egypt State Information Service-Cairo) The Egyptian government has announced that the upcoming birthday of Prophet Mohammed non-working public holiday in Egypt would be observed on Friday, December 1, 2017. • 01 Oct 2017 Egyptian Hijri 1439 Public Holiday Announced (Egypt State Information Service-Cairo) Egypt’s Prime Minister, Sherif Ismail, has issued a decree declaring Thursday, October 5, 2017, as a non-working official public holiday in Egypt for both the public sector and the private sector on account of the upcoming October 6 annual non-working public holiday of Egypt. • 16 Sep 2017 Egyptian Hijri 1439 Public Holiday Announced (Egypt State Information Service-Cairo) Egypt’s Prime Minister, Sherif Ismail, has issued a decree declaring Thursday, September 21, 2017, as a non-working official public holiday in Egypt for both the public sector and the private sector on account of the upcoming Hijri 1439 Islamic New Year annual non-working public holiday of Egypt. • 23 Aug 2017 Egyptian 2017 Eid Al-Adha Public Holidays (Egypt State Information Service-Cairo) Egyptian authorities have extended the upcoming public sector's Eid Al-Adha annual non-working public holidays of 2017, for government clerical staff, which will run from Thursday, August 31, until Monday, September, 2017. • 20 Jun 2017 Egyptian 2017 End of Ramadan Public Holidays (Egypt State Information Service-Cairo) Egyptian authorities have announced that the upcoming private sector's Eid Al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) annual non-working public holidays of 2017, would run for 2 days, beginning on Sunday, June 25, 2017. • 07 Jan 2017 Egyptian 2017 Bank Holidays Announced (The Central Bank of Egypt-Cairo) Egypt's Central Bank has released its annual list of 2017 bank holidays in Egypt, dates when all Egyptian banks will be closed in the calendar year 2017, corresponding generally to the list of official non-working public holidays in Egypt in 2017. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Egypt public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Egypt are regulated by the Decree No. 112 of 2003 determining the holidays considered as leave with full pay for workers as supllemented by punctual Presidential Decrees. • Weekends: Weekend days in Egypt are Fridays and Saturdays. • Eid al Adha is only a paid public holiday for 3 days and Eid al Fitr for 2 days. Banks usually give a 4th and 3rd day respectively, while some government agencies and other businesses allow for a 5th and 4th day of paid holidays respectively. • Sham el-Nessim, although based on the Coptic calendar, is celebrated by both Christians and Muslims so it is considered a national rather than religious festival. • Coptic Christmas (Jan-7) became an official public holiday in 2003. Prior to that its observance was limited to Coptic Christians. • Western Christmas (Dec-25) is gaining in popularity, year by year, as a non-denominational, and non-official, holiday . • Egypt International Codes EG and EGY (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .eg (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Egypt information and news: Central Bank of Egypt (Egypt central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Egypt maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Egypt), and Wikipedia (includes Egypt commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Egypt, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions.

Religious Holidays : Public holidays in Egypt that are based on certain religious calendars may be subject to local variations due to differing interpretations between different religious authorities, or to seemingly arbitrary changes in the date a holiday is celebrated because it conflicts with another holiday that is based on another calendar, or because the day of the holiday is deemed inauspicious (bad luck). To find out more about these uncertainties, see the footnote below, if any, for each specific religion.

Muslim Holidays : Muslim bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays, for Egypt, were calculated using the Egyptian Survey Authority (ESA) lunar visibility criteria. For Salat (prayer times) calculations, see our Freeware page.

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In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2021 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Egypt, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Egypt, before planning any trip to Egypt. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.

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