3 daysSat, Jan 4 – Mon, Jan 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 7–10) for 9 days off (Jan 4 – 12).
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Long Weekends in Ethiopia 2025
Ethiopia has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jan 4 – 6). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
2 daysSat, Jan 18 – Sun, Jan 19
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2 daysSat, Mar 1 – Sun, Mar 2
First day of Ramadan · Victory at Adwa Day
12
3 daysFri, Mar 28 – Sun, Mar 30
Day of Lament · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
282930
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 24–27) for 9 days off (Mar 22 – 30).
3 daysFri, Apr 18 – Sun, Apr 20
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 14–17) for 9 days off (Apr 12 – 20).
1 dayWed, May 28
Derg Downfall Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
28
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 26–27) for 5 days off (May 24 – 28).
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 2–5) for 9 days off (May 31 – Jun 8).
1 dayThu, Sep 4
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Sep 5) for 4 days off (Sep 4 – 7).
1 dayThu, Sep 11
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
11
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Sep 12) for 4 days off (Sep 11 – 14).
2 daysSat, Sep 27 – Sun, Sep 28
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4d · Jan 7–10 | Jan 4 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 24–27 | Mar 22 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 12 – 20 |
| 5 | 2d · May 26–27 | May 24 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · May 26–27 + May 29–30 | May 24 – Jun 1 |
| 5 | 2d · May 29–30 | May 28 – Jun 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 2–5 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 1–3 | Aug 30 – Sep 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 1–3 + Sep 5 | Aug 30 – Sep 7 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Sep 5 | Sep 4 – 7 |
| 8 | 4d · Sep 5 + Sep 8–10 | Sep 4 – 11 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 8–10 | Sep 6 – 11 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 8–10 + Sep 12 | Sep 6 – 14 |
| 4 | 1d · Sep 12 | Sep 11 – 14 |
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.