6 official public holidays in 2013, with 0 still ahead and around 256 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jan 7 | Monday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) عيد الميلاد المجيد | Public |
| Fri, Jan 25 | Friday | Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day عيد الثورة 25 يناير | Public |
| Thu, Apr 25 | Thursday | Sinai Liberation Day عيد تحرير سيناء | Public |
| Wed, May 1 | Wednesday | Labour Day عيد العمال | Public |
| Tue, Jul 23 | Tuesday | Revolution Day عيد ثورة 23 يوليو | Public |
| Sun, Oct 6 | Sunday | Armed Forces Day عيد القوات المسلحة | Public |
Mon, Jan 7 · Monday
Christmas Day (Orthodox)
عيد الميلاد المجيد
Public
Fri, Jan 25 · Friday
Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day
عيد الثورة 25 يناير
Public
Thu, Apr 25 · Thursday
Sinai Liberation Day
عيد تحرير سيناء
Public
Wed, May 1 · Wednesday
Labour Day
عيد العمال
Public
Tue, Jul 23 · Tuesday
Revolution Day
عيد ثورة 23 يوليو
Public
Sun, Oct 6 · Sunday
Armed Forces Day
عيد القوات المسلحة
Public
Total holidays
6
in 2013
Working days remaining
256
across all of 2013
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2013
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Egypt's official public holidays are set by Labour Law 12 of 2003 article 52 together with annual Prime Ministerial decree gazetted in al-Waqa'i al-Misriyya. The list runs to about fifteen days: Coptic Christmas on 7 January, 25 January Revolution Day, Sinai Liberation Day on 25 April, Coptic Easter Sunday and Sham El-Nessim on the following Monday, Labour Day on 1 May, 30 June Revolution Day, 23 July Revolution Day commemorating the 1952 Free Officers movement, Armed Forces Day on 6 October, plus Islamic holidays by lunar calendar: Islamic New Year, the Prophet's birthday, Eid al-Fitr (three days) and Eid al-Adha (four days). The mix balances civic, Coptic Christian and Islamic observance across Egypt's calendar.
Labour Law 12 of 2003 article 80 sets the standard private-sector week at 48 hours over six days, with Friday as the statutory weekly rest day under article 81. The official weekend in government, banking and most office sectors is Friday and Saturday following the 2007 reform. During Ramadan, article 81 reduces the working day by two hours for fasting employees. The Civil and Commercial Procedure Code rolls deadlines falling on a Friday, Saturday or public holiday to the next working day. Settlement of Egyptian pound transactions runs on the Central Bank of Egypt's RTGS and the Egyptian Banks Company's domestic clearing, which observe the gazetted holiday list.