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Public Holidays
Oct 6 2002 Armed Forces Day. Oct 24 Suez Victory Day. Dec 5-6 Bairam Feast (End of Ramadan). Dec 23 Victory Day. Jan 7 2003* Coptic Christmas Day. Feb 11-12 Grand Feast. Mar 5 Islamic New Year. Apr 25 Sinai Liberation Day. Apr 27-28 Sham el-Nassim (Coptic Easter). May 1 Labour Day. Jun 18 Liberation Day. Jul 23 Revolution Day. Aug Wafa’a el Nil (Flooding of the Nile). Sep 11* Coptic New Year. Oct 6 Armed Forces Day. Oct 24 Suez Victory Day. Nov 25-26 Bairam Feast (End of Ramadan). Dec 23 Victory Day. Jan 7 2004* Coptic Christmas Day. Feb 1-2 Grand Feast. Feb 22 Islamic New Year. Apr 25 Sinai Liberation Day. Apr 11-12 Sham el-Nassim (Coptic Easter). May 1 Labour Day. Jun 18 Liberation Day. Jul 23 Revolution Day. Aug Wafa’a el Nil (Flooding of the Nile). Sep 11* Coptic New Year. Oct 6 Armed Forces Day. Oct 24 Suez Victory Day. Nov 13-14 Bairam Feast (End of Ramadan). Dec 23 Victory Day.
Note: Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes the Bairam Feast, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some restaurants are closed during the day but most tourist attractions and hotels are not affected. Some disruption may continue into the three-day Grand Feast itself. For more information, see the World of Islam appendix.
*These holidays are not official, although Coptic Christians may observe them.
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