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Date Holiday Country
January 1 New Year’s Day U.S.
January 7 Ethiopian Christmas (Genna) Ethiopia
January 19 Epiphany (Timket) Ethiopia
January 20 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. U.S.
February 17 Washington’s Birthday U.S.
March 2 Victory of Adwa Ethiopia
March 31 Eid-al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) Ethiopia
April 18 Ethiopian Good Friday Ethiopia
April 20 Ethiopian Easter (Fasika) Ethiopia
May 1 May Day (International Labor Day) Ethiopia
May 5 Patriots’ Victory Day Ethiopia
May 26 Memorial Day U.S.
June 6 Eid-al-Adha (Arefa) Ethiopia
June 19 Juneteenth National Independence Day U.S.
July 4 Independence Day U.S.
September 1 Labor Day U.S.
September 11 Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash) Ethiopia
September 27 Meskel Ethiopia
October 13 Columbus Day U.S.
November 11 Veterans Day U.S.
November 27 Thanksgiving Day U.S.
December 25 Christmas Day U.S.
Date Holiday Country
January 1 New Year’s Day U.S.
January 7 Ethiopian Christmas (Genna) ET
January 19 Epiphany (Timket) ET
January 19 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. U.S.
February 16 Washington’s Birthday U.S.
March 2 Victory of Adwa ET
March 20 Eid-al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) ET
April 10 Ethiopian Good Friday ET
April 12 Ethiopian Easter (Fasika) ET
May 1 May Day (International Labor Day) ET
May 5 Patriots’ Victory Day ET
May 25 Memorial Day U.S.
May 27 Eid-al-Adha (Arefa) ET
June 19 Juneteenth National U.S.
July 3 Independence Day U.S.
August 26 Birthday of Prophet Mohammed (Moulid) ET
September 7 Labor Day U.S.
September 11 Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash) ET
September 27 Meskel ET
October 12 Columbus Day U.S.
November 11 Veterans Day U.S.
November 26 Thanksgiving Day U.S.
December 25 Christmas Day U.S.
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