Public HolidayHighest Significance
Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash)
እንቁጣጣሽ
ዓርብ 11 ሴፕቴምበር 2026
Details
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Type
- Public Holiday
- Gazetted
- Yes
Business Impact
- Impact Level
- High Impact
- Impact Description
- All offices and businesses closed; nationwide celebrations with singing, dancing, and family gatherings; flower-covered landscapes; peak domestic travel
- Planning Lead Time
- Start 2 months before
Notes
Ethiopian New Year on 1 Meskerem. Marks the end of the rainy season. Children sing door-to-door. Yellow Meskel daisies bloom everywhere. Year 2019 in the Ethiopian calendar.