Presidential election
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Sunday december 10, 2023
Special Events :
Presidential election
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Monday december 11, 2023
Special Events :
Presidential election
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Tuesday december 12, 2023
Special Events :
Christmas Day
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Monday december 25, 2023
cards/flowers : Not a bank holiday, but increasingly popular.
Banks are closed
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Monday january 1, 2024
Banks only :
School holidays
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Monday january 1, 2024
School holidays : Www.moe.gov.eg
information provided by the Ministry of Education number of instructional weeks per year in lower secondary education: 35
Number of teaching days: 199
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Coptic Christmas
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Sunday january 7, 2024
Orthodox :
Egyptian Marathon
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Friday january 12, 2024
Sports events : Www.egyptianmarathon.com/ in Luxor 2024 edition confirmed
Arbor Day
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Monday january 15, 2024
cards/flowers :
Police Day
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Thursday january 25, 2024
Secular holiday : From 2010 onwards Commemorates the massacre of over 50 policemen in Ismailiyya by British forces on that day in 1952.
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Thursday january 25, 2024
School holidays :
Winter holiday (end)
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Sunday february 11, 2024
School holidays :
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday march 11, 2024
cards/flowers :
Cairo International Fair
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Tuesday march 19, 2024
Tradeshows : Www.cairofair.com lasts 10 days 2024 edition NOT YET confirmed
Mothers' Day
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Thursday march 21, 2024
cards/flowers : Ruz-e Madar in Arabic
Ismailia International Festival for Documentary & Short Films
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Wednesday april 3, 2024
Culture : Www.ismailiafilmfest.com/ lasts 1 week - in Ismailia 2024 edition NOT YET confirmed
Ramadan holiday (beginning)
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Monday april 8, 2024
School holidays :
Automech Akhbar El Yom
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Tuesday april 9, 2024
Tradeshows : Http://expoeg.all.biz/ lasts 6 days - in Cairo - 2024 edition NOT YET confirmed
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday april 10, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday april 11, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Friday april 12, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Ramadan holiday (end)
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Tuesday april 16, 2024
School holidays :
Daylight Saving Time
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Thursday april 25, 2024
Special Events :
Sinai's Liberation Day
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Thursday april 25, 2024
Secular holiday : Recall of the Israeli troups in 1985
Labor Day/May Day
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Thursday may 2, 2024
Secular holiday :
Orthodox Easter
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Sunday may 5, 2024
Orthodox : Paid holiday
Coptic Easter Monday (Sham al Nessim)
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Monday may 6, 2024
Coptic : The date of the Orthodox Easter is determined in the Julian Calendar. The Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC and was in common use until the 1500s, when countries started changing to the Gregorian Calendar. Some countries (for example, Greece and Russia) used it into this century, and the Orthodox church in Russia, and other Orthodox churches still use it.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Thursday june 6, 2024
School holidays :
Al Waqfa Day
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Saturday june 15, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Commemorates the day the Prophet Abraham took his son Ishmael out into the wilderness to sacrifice him to God. As he raised the knife to take his only son's life in obedience to God's command, his hand was stopped and the Lord provided a ram in Ishmael's place.
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday june 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday june 17, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Tuesday june 18, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday june 19, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Fathers' Day
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Friday june 21, 2024
cards/flowers :
International Book Festival
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Wednesday june 26, 2024
Tradeshows :
Uprising Day
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Sunday june 30, 2024
Secular holiday : Celebration of the ousting of president Mohamed Morsi from the presidential office by protests in 2013 from 2016