| |
Month |
Date |
Day |
Reason for Holidays |
| 1 |
January |
13 |
Monday |
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day |
| 2 |
January |
28 |
Tuesday |
Holy Shab-e-Meraj |
| 3 |
February |
04 |
Tuesday |
Independence Day of Sri Lanka |
| 4 |
February |
26 |
Wednesday |
Maha Sivarathri Day |
| 5 |
March |
26 |
Wednesday |
Independence Day of Bangladesh |
| 6 |
March |
30 |
Sunday |
*Eid ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) |
| 7 |
March |
31 |
Monday |
*Eid ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) |
| 8 |
April |
01 |
Tuesday |
*Eid ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) |
| 9 |
April |
02 |
Wednesday |
*Eid ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid)r |
| 10 |
April |
13 |
Sunday |
Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year |
| 11 |
April |
14 |
Monday |
Sinhala & Tamil New Year & Bengali New Year |
| 12 |
May |
01 |
Thursday |
May Day |
| 13 |
May |
11 |
Sunday |
Budda Purnima Day |
| 14 |
May |
12 |
Monday |
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| 15 |
June |
08 |
Sunday |
*Eid-Ul-Azha (Qurbani Eid) |
| 16 |
June |
09 |
Monday |
*Eid-Ul-Azha (Qurbani Eid) |
| 17 |
June |
10 |
Tuesday |
*Eid-Ul-Azha (Qurbani Eid) |
| 18 |
July |
06 |
Sunday |
Holy Muharram (Ashura) |
| 19 |
August |
20 |
Wednesday |
Akheri Chahar Shomba |
| 20 |
September |
07 |
Sunday |
Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
| 21 |
October |
01 |
Wednesday |
Durga Puja (Maha Nawami) |
| 22 |
October |
02 |
Thursday |
Durga Puja (Bijoya Dashami) |
| 23 |
October |
20 |
Monday |
Deepavali Festival Day |
| 24 |
November |
05 |
Wednesday |
Ill Full Moon Poya Day |
| 25 |
December |
16 |
Tuesday |
Victory Day of Bangladesh |
| 26 |
December |
25 |
Thursday |
Christmas Day |
