| Month |
Date |
Day |
Holiday in lieu of |
| January |
08 |
Sunday |
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day [ B ] |
| January |
15 |
Sunday |
Tamil Thai Pongal Day [ B,P ] |
| January |
16 |
Monday |
Special Bank Holiday in lieu of Thai Pongal Day which falls on a Sunday [ B ] |
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| February |
03 |
Friday |
Additional Half Holiday in lieu of National Day which falls on a Saturday [ B ] |
| February |
04 |
Saturday |
National Day [ B,P,M ] |
| February |
05 |
Sunday |
Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) [ B,P,M ] |
| February |
07 |
Tuesday |
Nawam Full Moon Poya Day [ B,P ] |
| February |
10 |
Friday |
Special Bank Holiday in lieu of Holy Prophet's Birthday which falls on Sunday [ B ] |
| February |
20 |
Monday |
Mahasivarathri Day [ B,P ] |
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| March |
07 |
Wednesday |
Medin Full Moon Poya Day [ B ] |
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| April |
06 |
Friday |
Bak Full Moon Poya Day [ B,P ] |
| April |
06 |
Friday |
Good Friday [ B,P ] |
| April |
12 |
Thursday |
Day Prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day [ B,P,M ] |
| April |
13 |
Friday |
Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day [ B,P,M] |
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| May |
01 |
Tuesday |
May Day [ B,P,M] |
| May |
05 |
Saturday |
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day [ B,P] |
| May |
06 |
Sunday |
Day following Wesak Full Moon Poya Day [ B,P,M] |
| May |
07 |
Monday |
Special Bank Holiday in lieu of Day following Wesak Full Moon Poya Day which falls on Sunday [ B ] |
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June |
04 |
Monday |
Poson Full Moon Poya Day [ B,P ] |
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July |
03 |
Tuesday |
Esala Full Moon Poya Day [ B,P ] |
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| August |
01 |
Wednesday |
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day [ B,P ] |
| August |
19 |
Sunday |
Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) [ B,P ] |
| August |
31 |
Friday |
Adhi Binara Full Moon Poya Day [ B,P ] |
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September |
29 |
Saturday |
Binara Full Moon Poya Day [ B,P ] |
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| October |
26 |
Friday |
Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) [ B,P ] |
| October |
29 |
Monday |
Vap Full Moon Poya Day [ B,P ] |
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| November |
13 |
Tuesday |
Deepavali Festival Day [ B,P ] |
| November |
27 |
Tuesday |
Il Full Moon Poya Day [ B,P ] |
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| December |
25 |
Tuesday |
Christmas Day[ B,P,M ] |
| December |
27 |
Thursday |
Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day [ B,P ] |
