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Saturday 16 January 2010

Egypt Public Holidays and Daylight Savings Times 2010 & 2011

STOP PRESS: APRIL 20TH 2011: NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS IN 2011


This is a list of the Public Holidays - straight copy from: World Travel Guide Please note that last year, there were some errors in their dates, so if you spot any please let me know!

I will add the daylight savings days as soon as I find them out! As Ramadan will be falling in August this year and July next year, there is a slight possibility that there may not be any but I will update as soon as I know anything.

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2010-December 2011 period.

Holidays

2011

7 Jan *Coptic Christmas Day.
15 Feb Birth of the Prophet.
25 Apr *Sham el-Nassim (Coptic Easter).
25 Apr Sinai Liberation Day (Sinai only).
2 May Labour Day.
23 Jul National Day.
30 Aug - 31 Aug Bairam Feast (End of Ramadan).
12 Sep *Coptic New Year.
6 Oct Armed Forces Day.
6 Nov - 7 Nov Grand Feast.
26 Nov Islamic New Year.

2010  NOTE SHAM EL NASSIM - it is 5th APRIL (many sites on the net are stating 27th/28th April).

7 Jan *Coptic Christmas Day.
26 Feb Birth of the Prophet.
5 Apr *Sham el-Nassim (Coptic Easter).
25 Apr Sinai Liberation Day (Sinai only).

1 May Labour Day.
23 Jul National Day.
10 Sep - 13 Sep Bairam Feast (End of Ramadan).
11 Sep *Coptic New Year.
6 Oct Armed Forces Day.
16 Nov - 17 Nov Grand Feast.
7 Dec Islamic New Year.

Note

(a) * These holidays are not official, although Coptic Christians may observe them. (b) 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.

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