Egypt : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Labor Day/May Day
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Sunday May 1, 2022
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday May 2, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Tuesday May 3, 2022
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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Wednesday May 4, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday May 5, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Ramadan holiday (end)
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Saturday May 7, 2022
School holidays :
Day of Mourning
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Saturday May 14, 2022
Special Events : Three days of mourning after UAE Sheikh Khalifa’s death
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Thursday June 16, 2022
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Tuesday June 21, 2022
cards/flowers :
International Book Festival
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Wednesday June 29, 2022
Tradeshows :
Uprising Day
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Thursday June 30, 2022
Secular holiday : Celebration of the ousting of president Mohamed Morsi from the presidential office by protests in 2013 from 2016
Jesus entry into Egypt
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Friday July 1, 2022
Culture : Copts consider the Holy Family flight to the land of the Pharaohs, seeking to protect the Christ Child from the wrath of King Herod, a providential event: it prepared the nation to receive the proclamation of the Gospel. According to local tradition, the Holy Family moved throughout the country carrying out miracles, which are at the origin of numerous sanctuaries. Those shrines are visited by Muslims as well as Christians.
Banks are closed
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Sunday July 3, 2022
Banks only : Due to the beginning of the new Fiscal Year.
Al Waqfa Day
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Friday July 8, 2022
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.
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday July 9, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday July 10, 2022
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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Monday July 11, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Tuesday July 12, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Revolution Day
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Saturday July 23, 2022
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the end of the Egyptian royal government (King Faruk) and the establishment of the republic in 1952 http://www.egyptse.com/
Banks are closed
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Sunday July 24, 2022
Banks only :
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday July 30, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : The event where Muhammad fled Mecca with a small group of followers to go to Medina (Yathrib) in the year 622 A.D., under mounting hostility towards Muhammad.
Wafa'a el Nil - Flooding of the Nile (may vary by a few days)
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Monday August 15, 2022
Culture :
Summer holiday (end)
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Sunday September 4, 2022
School holidays :
Regional holiday
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Monday September 12, 2022
Coptic : Coptic New Year only observed by the Coptic community
Daylight Saving Time
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Thursday September 29, 2022
Special Events :
Parliament recess (end)
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Monday October 3, 2022
Special Events :
Armed Forces Day
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Thursday October 6, 2022
Secular holiday : The Egyptian forces crossed the Suez Canal on this day in 1973 during the war against Israel. Eight years later, Sadat was assassinated while watching the Armed Forces Day parade
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday October 8, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet. Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
Banks are closed
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Sunday October 9, 2022
Banks only :
Cairo Film Festival
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Sunday November 13, 2022
Culture : Lasts 10 days
www.ciff.org.eg in Cairo 2022 edition confirmed