Public holidays are celebrated by the entire population of Egypt.
Government offices and ministries in Egypt rest on Friday of each week.
In addition, banks and many institutes have non-working days on Saturday too which is an official resting-day[1] or Sunday which is not official but commonly used as a resting-day by non-governmental institutes and shops with Christian religious observance.
The following holidays are celebrated across the country, where government offices and ministries are closed.
The following holidays occur annually on a fixed day of the calendar: (It could be classified as movable, as it traditionally follows the Julian rather than the Gregorian calendar) Some government-related offices, including most universities, are also closed on the Coptic Orthodox date of Epiphany, 19 January.