Holidays & Festivals
Egypt:
Holidays:
Mid-January - Bairam Feast (end of Ramadan)
End of March - Grand Feast
Early April - Egyptian Easter
Mid-April - Islamic New Year
April 25 - Sinai Liberation Day
Late April - Eid al-Adhah (pilgrimage to Mecca)
Early May - Labor Day
June 18 - Liberation Day
June 25 - Prophet Muhammed's Birthday
July 23 - Revolution Day
Early August - Nile Festival Day
Early October - Armed Forces Day
December 23 - Victory Day
Festivals:
February - Abu Simbel Festival
April/May - The Great Feast
June - Red Sea Surfing Championship
Late September - International Folkloric Art Festival in Ismailia
December/January - Coptic Christmas
