January |
1 |
New
Year's Day |
January |
9 |
Duruthu
Full Moon Poya Day |
| January |
14 |
Tamil Thai Pongol Day |
February |
4 |
Independence
Day |
February |
7 |
Nawam
Full Moon Poya Day |
March |
6 |
Id al-Adha (Haji Festival Day) |
|
March |
9 |
Medin
Full Moon Poya Day |
|
April |
7 |
Bak
Full Moon Poya Day |
|
April |
13 |
Good
Friday |
|
April |
13 |
Day Prior to Sinhala
& Tamil New Year |
|
April |
14 |
Sinhala & Tamil New
Year |
|
May |
1 |
May
Day |
|
May |
7 |
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
|
May |
8 |
Day Following Vesak
Full Moon Poya Day |
|
June |
5 |
Mouloud
(Birth of the Prophet) |
|
June |
5 |
Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| July |
5 |
Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
| August |
3 |
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
| September |
2 |
Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
| October |
2 |
Adhi Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
| October |
31 |
Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
| November |
14 |
Deepavali Festival Day |
| November |
10 |
Il
Full Moon Poya Day |
December |
17 |
Id
al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) |
| December |
25 |
Christmas |
| December |
30 |
Unduvap Full Moon Poya
Day |
| Special thanks to the Ceylon
Tourist Board for these dates. |
