Information about legal national holidays across the globe.
Islamic holidays depend on the sighting of the moon: dates not yet announced are estimates and may move by a day.
Weekend holidays are displayed in gray.
| 2012 Day | Public Holiday |
| Saturday, January 07 | Christmas Day |
| Friday, January 20 | Epiphany |
| Saturday, February 04 | Prophet's Birthday |
| Friday, March 02 | Adwa Victory Day |
| Friday, April 13 | Good Friday |
| Sunday, April 15 | Easter Sunday |
| Tuesday, May 01 | International Workers' Day |
| Saturday, May 05 | Patriots' Victory Day |
| Monday, May 28 | Downfall of the Derg Regime Day |
| Sunday, August 19 | Eid al-Fitr |
| Tuesday, September 11 | Ethiopian New Year |
| Thursday, September 27 | Finding of the True Cross |
| Friday, October 26 | Eid al-Adha |