Month Day Holiday
January 01 Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day – * +
14 Tamil Thai Pongal Day – * +
31 Navam Full Moon Poya Day – * +
February 04 National Day – * +
13 Mahasivarathri Day – *
March 01 Medin Full Moon Poya Day – * +
30 Good Friday – *
31 Bak Full Moon Poya Day – * +
April 13 Day Prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year
14 Sinhala & Tamil New Year – * +
29 Vesak Full Moon Poya Day – * +
30 Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya – * +
May 01 May Day – * +
29 Adi-Poson Full Moon Poya Day – * +
June 15 Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) – *
27 Poson Full Moon Poya Day – * +
July 27 Esala Full Moon Poya Day – * +
August 22 Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) – *
25 Nikini Full Moon Poya Day – * +
September 24 Binara Full Moon Poya Day – * +
October 24 Vap Full Moon Poya Day – * +
November 06 Deepavali Festival Day – *
20 Milad Un Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) -*+
22 Ill Full Moon Poya Day – * +
December 22 Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day – * +
25 Christmas Day – * +

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