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Officially…the number of days of Sham El Nessim and Labor Day vacation for employees after being amended by the Council of Ministers

The date of the Sham El Nessim holiday for the year 2024 and Labor Day topped the Google search engine, after Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, issued two decisions; The two decisions stipulated that the two days of leave should be paid for workers in ministries, government departments, public bodies, local administration units, public sector companies, public business sector companies, and the private sector.

In the following lines, Al-Masry Al-Youm monitors the date of the Sham El-Nessim holiday, the number of days after including the Labor Day holiday, and the number of days of the Sinai Liberation Day holiday.

Sham El-Nessim 2024

The date of Sham El Nessim 2024 varies from year to year. This year, Sham El Nessim 2024 falls in the month of May. The date of Sham El Nessim 2024 will be on Monday, May 6, 2024, and it is an official holiday for all workers in the country, whether the public sector or the private sector, with full pay.

Number of days of Sham El Nessim vacation after the decision to carry over Labor Day vacation

The Council of Ministers decided that Sunday, May 5, 2024, will be an official holiday, on the occasion of Labor Day, instead of Wednesday, May 1. It also decided that Monday, May 6, 2024, will be an official holiday. On the occasion of Sham El Nessim, the number of vacation days after adding the two weekend days will be 4 continuous days, starting from Friday, May 3, until Monday, May 6.

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Sinai Liberation Day holiday 2024

The date of Easter 2024

The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the glorious Feast of Resurrection for the year 2024, after the end of Great Lent, on the morning of Sunday, May 5, 2024, followed by Sham El Nessim on Monday, May 6, 2024.

Sinai Liberation Day holiday 2024

The Sinai Liberation Day holiday 2024 is the first holiday for employees after the end of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, and Thursday, April 25, is an official holiday to celebrate the anniversary of the liberation of Sinai, followed by two official holidays, Friday and Saturday, and thus Egyptian government employees get a holiday for 3 continuous days.

Number of upcoming vacation days in April and May 2024

According to the decision to carry over vacations, the vacations for the months of April and May 2024 will be 7 days for government employees, especially Christians, and are as follows:

Sinai Liberation Day holiday 2024: Thursday, April 25.

Weekly holiday: Friday, April 26th.

Weekly holiday: Saturday, April 27.

Weekly holiday: Friday, May 3.

Weekly holiday: Saturday, May 4th.

Easter holiday for Christians: Sunday, May 5.

Sham El Nessim vacation: Monday, May 6.

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Remaining public holidays in 2024

– Eid al-Adha pause holiday: Saturday, corresponding to Dhu al-Hijjah 9, corresponding to June 15, 2024.

– Eid Al-Adha holiday: which falls on Sunday, June 16, 2024.

– Evacuation Day holiday 1956: which falls on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.

– Revolutionary holiday of June 30, 2013: which falls on Sunday, June 30, 2024.

– Hijri New Year holiday: which falls on Monday, July 8, 2024.

– July 23 Revolution Day holiday: which falls on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

– Prophet’s Birthday holiday: which falls on Monday, September 16, 2024.

– October 6th holiday: which falls on Sunday, October 6, 2024.