Public Holidays in Egypt - Other Holidays

Other Holidays

These holidays are widely celebrated, yet government offices, public institutions and ministries remain open.

Date English Name Description
January 1 New Year's Day The New Year according to the Gregorian calendar
March 3 Sportsmen's day Celebrates all Egypt's sportsmen
March 21 Mother's Day Celebrates all mothers
June 18 Evacuation Day (Eid el-Galaa) Celebrates the final withdrawal of all British forces from Egypt on this date in 1956.
August 15 Flooding of the Nile (Wafaa Elnil) Celebrates the beginning of the Nile floods
October 21 Egyptian Naval Day Celebrates the sinking by the Egyptian Navy of the Israeli destroyer Eilat in 1967
October 24 Suez Day / Popular Resistance Day Celebrates the resistance of local citizens in Suez during the October War.
December 23 Victory Day Celebrates the ending of the Tripartite Aggression in 1956.

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