*Islamic New Year: The Muslim New Year is a cultural event which some Muslims partake on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. Many Muslims use the day to remember the signifance of this month, and the Hijra, or emigration of Prophet Muhammad from Makkah to Medina. Occurs in the Islamic month of Muharam
 

*Moulid El Nabi: The birthday of the prophet Mohammed is a cultural event . many Egyptians celebrate this day by buying certain sweets and candies, including doll-shaped candy called Aroosat El Moulid.
Occurs in the Islamic month of Rabea El Awel (12th of the month)
 

Sham El Nessim: is an Egyptian holiday which can be traced back as far as 2700 B.C. It is a public holiday occurring annually on Monday, the day after the Coptic Easter Sunday. First Monday in April
 

Sinai Liberation Day: Celebrates the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Sinai peninsula April 25th

Labor Day May 1st
 

National Revolution Day: On July 23, 1952, a group of young army officers in the "Free Officers Movement" led by Muhammad Naguib, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Abdel Hakim Amer and Anwar Al Sadat in cooperation with the Muslim Brotherhood organization forced Farouk I, the last ruling King of Egypt, to abdicate in a military coup d'état. Subsequently, Naguib, Nasser and Sadat became the first three Presidents of Egypt. July 23rd
 

Armed Forces Day: Celebrates the victory of the Egyptian army and the Crossing of the Suez Canal by Egyptian forces during the 10th of Ramadan/6th of October war in the year 1973 A.D. October 6
 

Ramadan: the ninth month of the lunar calendar in which Muslims practice fasting from dawn till sunset. Islamic Holy Month of Fasting
 

*Eid al-Fitr: is an Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. Fiṭr means "to break the fast" and therefore symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period. On the day of the celebration, a typical Muslim family is awake very early and then after praying the first normal everyday prayer, is required to eat in a small quantity, symbolizing the end of Ramadan. They then attend special congregational prayers held only for this occasion in mosques, in large open areas, stadiums or arenas. Occurs in the Islamic month Shawal

*The Islamic holidays above are written according to the Islamic lunar calendar which means that they are subject to the sighting of the moon and vary from the Gregorian calendar.