Africa region packs
Notable dates observed by each country in the Africa data pack, grouped by category. Territory scope shows national vs subdivision scoping; Source is the direct origin (inline or the imported catalogue/hub). See the comparison matrix for a cross-region overview.
EG
PublicHoliday
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
New Year's Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 1 Jan
Revolution Day (25 January)
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 25 Jan
Sinai Liberation Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 25 Apr
International Workers' Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 1 May
Revolution Day (23 July)
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 23 Jul
Armed Forces Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 6 Oct
Eid al-Adha
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 10 Dhu al-Hijja (Hijri)
Eid al-Fitr
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 1 Shawwal (Hijri)
Islamic New Year
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 1 Muharram (Hijri)
Mawlid al-Nabi
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 12 Rabi I (Hijri)
Religious
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
Coptic Christmas
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 7 Jan
Orthodox Easter Sunday
-
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Algorithm: orthodox-easter
Cultural
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
Sham Ennessim
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Orthodox Easter +1
ET
PublicHoliday
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
Adwa Victory Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 2 Mar
International Workers' Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 1 May
Patriots' Victory Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 5 May
Downfall of the Derg
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 28 May
Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash)
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 11 Sep
Eid al-Adha
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 10 Dhu al-Hijja (Hijri)
Eid al-Fitr
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 1 Shawwal (Hijri)
Mawlid al-Nabi
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 12 Rabi I (Hijri)
Orthodox Good Friday
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Orthodox Easter -2
Religious
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
Ethiopian Christmas (Genna)
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 7 Jan
Epiphany (Timkat)
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 19 Jan
Finding of the True Cross (Meskel)
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 27 Sep
Orthodox Easter Sunday
-
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Algorithm: orthodox-easter
GH
PublicHoliday
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
New Year's Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 1 Jan
Constitution Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 7 Jan
Independence Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 6 Mar
International Workers' Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 1 May
Founders' Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 4 Aug
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 21 Sep
Farmers' Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
1st Fri Dec
Christmas Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 25 Dec
Boxing Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 26 Dec
Easter Monday
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Easter +1
Eid al-Adha
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 10 Dhu al-Hijja (Hijri)
Eid al-Fitr
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 1 Shawwal (Hijri)
Good Friday
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Easter -2
Religious
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
Easter Sunday
-
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Algorithm: western-easter
KE
PublicHoliday
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
New Year's Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 1 Jan
International Workers' Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 1 May
Madaraka Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 1 Jun
Mashujaa Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 20 Oct
Jamhuri Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 12 Dec
Christmas Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 25 Dec
Boxing Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 26 Dec
Easter Monday
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Easter +1
Eid al-Adha
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 10 Dhu al-Hijja (Hijri)
Eid al-Fitr
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 1 Shawwal (Hijri)
Good Friday
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Easter -2
Religious
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
Easter Sunday
-
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Algorithm: western-easter
MA
PublicHoliday
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
New Year's Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 1 Jan
Independence Manifesto Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 11 Jan
Amazigh New Year
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 14 Jan
International Workers' Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 1 May
Throne Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 30 Jul
Oued Ed-Dahab Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 14 Aug
Revolution of the King and the People
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 20 Aug
Youth Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 21 Aug
Green March Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 6 Nov
Independence Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 18 Nov
Eid al-Adha
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 10 Dhu al-Hijja (Hijri)
Eid al-Fitr
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 1 Shawwal (Hijri)
Islamic New Year
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 1 Muharram (Hijri)
Mawlid al-Nabi
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 12 Rabi I (Hijri)
NG
PublicHoliday
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
New Year's Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 1 Jan
International Workers' Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 1 May
Democracy Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 12 Jun
Independence Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 1 Oct
Christmas Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 25 Dec
Boxing Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Fixed 26 Dec
Easter Monday
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Easter +1
Eid al-Adha
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 10 Dhu al-Hijja (Hijri)
Eid al-Fitr
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 1 Shawwal (Hijri)
Good Friday
Yes
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Easter -2
Mawlid al-Nabi
Yes
National
Hijri
← africa-common 12 Rabi I (Hijri)
Religious
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
Easter Sunday
-
National
Gregorian
← africa-common Algorithm: western-easter
ZA
PublicHoliday
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Source
When
New Year's Day
Yes
National
← africa-common Fixed 1 Jan
Human Rights Day
Yes
National
inline
Fixed 21 Mar
Freedom Day
Yes
National
inline
Fixed 27 Apr
International Workers' Day
Yes
National
← africa-common Fixed 1 May
Youth Day
Yes
National
inline
Fixed 16 Jun
National Women's Day
Yes
National
inline
Fixed 9 Aug
Heritage Day
Yes
National
inline
Fixed 24 Sep
Day of Reconciliation
Yes
National
inline
Fixed 16 Dec
Christmas Day
Yes
National
← africa-common Fixed 25 Dec
Boxing Day
Yes
National
← africa-common Fixed 26 Dec
Family Day
Yes
National
inline
Easter +1
Good Friday
Yes
National
← africa-common Easter -2
Religious
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Source
When
Easter Sunday
-
National
← africa-common Algorithm: western-easter
Generated from the notable-date XML resources by Bodu.Globalization.Calendar/Generate-NotableDateCatalogue.ps1. Regenerated (UTC): 2026-09-09T03:00:56Z. For the calculation recipes deliberately omitted here, see Territories and regional composition , Working with non-Gregorian calendars , and Holiday patterns ; for the API, the Bodu.Globalization.Calendar namespace.
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