1 dayTue, Jan 6
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 5) for 4 days off (Jan 3 – 6).
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Long Weekends in Ethiopia 2026
Ethiopia has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jan 17 – 19). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysSat, Jan 17 – Mon, Jan 19
171819
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 20–23) for 9 days off (Jan 17 – 25).
1 dayWed, Feb 18
First day of Ramadan — a lone day off, bridge it:
18
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Feb 16–17) for 5 days off (Feb 14 – 18).
3 daysSat, Feb 28 – Mon, Mar 2
2812
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 3–6) for 9 days off (Feb 28 – Mar 8).
3 daysFri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22
202122
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 16–19) for 9 days off (Mar 14 – 22).
2 daysSat, Mar 28 – Sun, Mar 29
2829
3 daysFri, Apr 10 – Sun, Apr 12
101112
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 6–9) for 9 days off (Apr 4 – 12).
2 daysWed, May 27 – Thu, May 28
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) · Derg Downfall Day
2728
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 29) for 5 days off (May 27 – 31).
1 dayTue, Aug 25
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 24) for 4 days off (Aug 22 – 25).
3 daysFri, Sep 11 – Sun, Sep 13
111213
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 7–10) for 9 days off (Sep 5 – 13).
2 daysSat, Sep 26 – Sun, Sep 27
2627
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1d · Jan 5 | Jan 3 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 5 + Jan 7–9 | Jan 3 – 11 |
| 6 | 3d · Jan 7–9 | Jan 6 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 20–23 | Jan 17 – 25 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 16–17 | Feb 14 – 18 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 16–17 + Feb 19–20 | Feb 14 – 22 |
| 5 | 2d · Feb 19–20 | Feb 18 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 3–6 | Feb 28 – Mar 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 16–19 | Mar 14 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 6–9 | Apr 4 – 12 |
| 6 | 2d · May 25–26 | May 23 – 28 |
| 9 | 3d · May 25–26 + May 29 | May 23 – 31 |
| 5Best value | 1d · May 29 | May 27 – 31 |
| 4 | 1d · Aug 24 | Aug 22 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 24 + Aug 26–28 | Aug 22 – 30 |
| 6 | 3d · Aug 26–28 | Aug 25 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 7–10 | Sep 5 – 13 |
Computed from Ethiopia's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.