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Public Holidays
Jan 7 2003* Ethiopian Christmas. Jan 19* Timket (Epiphany). Feb 12 Eid-al Adha (Arafat). Mar 2 Battle of Adowa. Apr 25* Ethiopian Good Friday. Apr 27* Ethiopian Easter. May 14 Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet). May 28 Downfall of the Dergue. Sep 11* Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash). Sep 27* Finding of the True Cross (Meskel). Nov 26-28 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan). Jan 7 2004* Ethiopian Christmas. Jan 19* Timket (Epiphany). Feb 2 Eid-al Adha (Arafat). Mar 2 Battle of Adowa. Apr 9* Ethiopian Good Friday. Apr 11* Ethiopian Easter. May 2 Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet). May 28 Downfall of the Dergue. Sep 11* Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash). Sep 28* Finding of the True Cross (Meskel). Nov 14-16 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan).
Note: (a) *Indicates Coptic holidays. (b) Ethiopia still uses the Julian calendar, which is divided into 12 months of 30 days each, and a 13th month of five or six days at the end of the year; hence the date for Christmas. The Ethiopian calendar is seven years and eight months behind our own. (c) 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 Eid al-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Eid al-Fitr itself. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha may last anything from two to ten days, depending on the region. For more information, see the World of Islam appendix.
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