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Below are Public Holidays for the January 2014-December 2015 period.
2014 1 Jan New Year's Day 13 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 14 Jan Tamil Thai Pongal Day 15 Jan Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day 4 Feb National Day 14 Feb Navam Full Moon Poya Day 27 Feb Mahashivratri 16 Mar Medin Full Moon Poya Day 13 Apr Sinhala and Tamil New Year 15 Apr Bak Full Moon Poya Day 18 Apr Good Friday 1 May Labour Day 6 May Vesak (Buddha's Birthday) 13 Jun Poson Full Moon Poya Day 12 Jul Esala Full Moon Poya Day 28 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 10 Aug Nikini Full Moon Poya Day 9 Sep Binara Full Moon Poya Day 4 Oct Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 7 Oct Vap Full Moon Poya Day 24 Oct Diwali (Festival of Lights) 5 Nov Il Full Moon Poya Day 6 Dec Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day 25 Dec Christmas Day 2015 1 Jan New Year's Day 3 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 5 Jan Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day 15 Jan Tamil Thai Pongal Day 3 Feb Navam Full Moon Poya Day 4 Feb National Day 17 Feb Mahashivratri 5 Mar Medin Full Moon Poya Day 3 Apr Good Friday 4 Apr Bak Full Moon Poya Day 13 Apr Sinhala and Tamil New Year 1 May Labour Day 1 Jun Vesak (Buddha's Birthday) 2 Jun Poson Full Moon Poya Day 18 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 31 Jul Esala Full Moon Poya Day 29 Aug Nikini Full Moon Poya Day 23 Sep Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 28 Sep Binara Full Moon Poya Day 27 Oct Vap Full Moon Poya Day 11 Nov Diwali (Festival of Lights) 25 Nov Il Full Moon Poya Day 25 Dec Christmas Day 25 Dec Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day (a) Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given below are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Eid al-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted; however, since Sri Lanka is not a predominantly Muslim country restrictions (which travellers may experience elsewhere) are unlikely to cause problems. (b) Hindu and Buddhist festivals are declared according to local astronomical observations and it is not possible to forecast the date of their occurrence exactly. |
