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The following are public holidays (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ በዓል),(Oromo: Ayaanoota Biyyoolessaa Itiiyoopiyaa ) in Ethiopia.  Many holidays follow the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

 National holiday 
 Date  English name  Amharic name Oromoo Name Notes 2 March  Adwa Victory Day የዓድዋ ድል በዓል Ijifaannoo Adawaaa Commemorates Ethiopians victory over Italy at Battle of Adwa in 1896. 1 May  International Workers' Day  ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀንGuyyaa Hojjattootaa Idil-addunyaa 5 May  Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day  የአርበኞች ቀን Guyyaa Bajalbajaa Commemorates the 1941 entering of Emperor Haile Selassie into Addis Ababa amidst Second World War, who returned to the throne after 5 years Italian occupation of Ethiopia following Second Italo-Ethiopian War. 28 May  Downfall of the Derg  ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን Guyyaa Kufaatii Dargii Commemorates the end of the Derg junta in 1991. It is also known as Ginbot 20 (ግንቦት 20).  11 September(Leap year: 12 September)  Enkutatash  እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት Ayaana Bara Haaraa New Year of Ethiopia and Eritrea

 Religious holidays 
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church holidays
 Orthodox Church calendar date  English name  Amharic name Oromoo name 7 January  Ethiopian Christmas  Genna (ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና) Ayaana Qillee 19 January(Leap year: 20 January) Epiphany  Timkat (ብርሐነ ጥምቀት) Ayaana Cuuphaa Moveable in spring  Good Friday  Siklet (ዓርበ ስቅለት) Ayyaana Faannoo Moveable in spring  Easter  Fasika (ብርሐነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ) Ayyaana Faasiikaa 27 September28 September (leap year) Meskel  መስቀል Masqalaa

Islamic holidays
In addition, the following Muslim holidays, which may take place at any time of the year, are observed as public holidays:
 Islamic calendar date  English name  Oromo name  Notes Moveable  Ramadan  Ramadaan Ninth month, devoted to fasting 12 Rabi' al-awwal (Sunni)17 Rabi' al-awwal (Shia)  Mawlid  MawliidBirth of the Prophet 1 Shawwal  Eid al-Fitr  Iid al-Fitrii Breaking of the Fast 10 Dhu al-Hijjah  Eid al-Adha Iid al-Adhaa Feast of the Sacrifice

 Holidays under the Derg communist rule (1974–1991) 
 Date  English name  Amharic name Oromo name Notes12 SeptemberRevolution Dayየአብዮት ቀንGuyyaa warraaqsaCelebrated during Communist rule from 1974 to 1991 to celebrate the establishment of the Derg. In 1987, the celebrations of the holiday, which included a military parade on Revolution Square attended by multiple figures, also commemorated the establishment of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. 7 November  October Revolution Day  የጥቅምት አብዮት ቀን Guyyaa warraaqsa Onkolooleessaa Celebrated during Communist rule from 1974 to 1991.

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