Date |
Day |
Holiday Description |
| 01 January |
Thursday |
New Year Day |
| 15 January |
Monday |
Tamil Thai Pongal Day |
| 22 January |
Tuesday |
Duruthu Full Moon
Poya Day |
| 04 February |
Sunday |
National Day |
| 20 February |
Wednesday |
Navam Full Moon Poya
Day |
| 20 March |
Thursday |
Holy Prophet’s Birthday (Milad-un-Nabi) |
| 21 April |
Friday |
Medin Full Moon Poya
Day |
| 11 April |
Friday |
Day prior to Sinhala &Tamil New Year |
| 12 April |
Saturday |
Day prior to Sinhala &Tamil New Year |
| 13 April |
Friday |
Day prior to Sinhala &Tamil New Year |
| 14 April |
Saturday |
Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day |
| 19 April |
Saturday |
Bak
Full Moon Poya Day |
| 01 May |
Tuesday |
May Day |
| 19 May |
Monday |
Wesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| 20 May |
Tuesday |
Day following Wesak
Full Moon Poya Day |
| 18 June |
Wednesday |
Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| 17July |
Thursday |
Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
| 16 August |
Saturday |
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
| 14 September |
Sunday |
Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
| 13 October |
Saturday |
Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) |
| 14 October |
Tuesday |
Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
| 08 November |
Thursday |
Deepavali Festival Day |
| 12 November |
Wednesday |
Il Full Moon Poya Day |
| 12 December |
Friday |
Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day |
| 24 December |
Wednesday |
Christmas Eve (half
day) |
| 25 December |
Thursday |
Christmas Day |
