FESTIVALS

Festival du Vent
Calvi, France - October - 3 days

International Roots Festival
Banjul, The Gambia - June - 1 week

Moulid of Sayyid Ahmed al-Bedawi
Tanta, Egypt - October - 8 days

HOLIDAYS

Date 2008 Occasion

January 7 1 Coptic Christmas Day*

March 23 - 24 Easter Sunday - Easter Monday

April 25 Sinai Liberation Day

May 1 Labour Day

June 18 Evacuation Day/Liberation Day

July 23 Revolution Day

August 15 Flooding of the Nile (Wafa'a el Nil)*

September 11 1Coptic New Year (September 12 in Leap Years)*

October 1 Eid ul-Fitr

October 6 Armed Forces Day

October 24 Suez Victory Day

December 8 Eid ul-Adha

December 23 Victory Day

December 29 Islamic New Year

* Date Not Confirmed

*Coptic Christian Holidays

1 not official

Weekend Friday, Saturday