List of holidays
January
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Tuesday
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Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day (In honour of Lord Buddha's first visit to Sri
Lanka)
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*†#
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January
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Tamil Thai Pongal Day
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*†#
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4 February
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Monday
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National Day
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*†#
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February
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Navam Full Moon Poya Day (The Buddha proclaims for the
first time a code of fundamental ethical precepts for the monks)
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*†#
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March
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Thursday
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Maha Sivarathri Day
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*†
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March
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Thursday
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Milad-Un-Nabi (Muhammad's birthday)
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*†
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March
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Medin Full Moon Poya Day (Commemorates the visit of The
Buddha to his home to preach to his father King Suddhodana and other
relatives)
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*†#
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March
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Friday
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Good Friday
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*†
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13 April
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Day prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day (the month
of Bak) when the sun moves from the Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces) to the
Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries) Sri Lankans begin celebrating their National
New Year)
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*†#
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14 April
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Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day
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*†#
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April
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Friday
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Additional Bank Holiday
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†
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April
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Bak Full Moon Poya Day (commemorates the second visit
of The Buddha to Sri Lanka)
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*†#
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1 May
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Thursday
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May Day
|
*†#
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May
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Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (The Buddhist calendar begins)
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*†#
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May
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Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
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*†#
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June
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Poson Full Moon Poya Day (Commemorates the introduction
of Buddhism to Sri Lanka)
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*†#
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July
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Esala Full Moon Poya Day (Commemorates the deliverance
of the first sermon to the five ascetics and setting in motion the Wheel of
the Dhamma by Buddha)
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*†#
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August
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Nikini Full Moon Poya Day (conducting of the first
Dhamma Sangayana (Convocation)by Buddha)
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*†#
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September
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Binara Full Moon Poya Day (Commemorates The Buddha's
visit to heaven to preach to his mother and celestial multitude)
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*†#
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October
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Wednesday
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Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)
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*†
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October
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Vap Full Moon Poya Day (King Devanampiyatissa of Sri
Lanka sending envoys to King Asoka requesting him to send his daughter Arahat
Sanghamitta Theri to Sri Lanka to establish the Bhikkhuni Sasana (Order of
Nuns))
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*†#
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October
|
Monday
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Deepavali Festival Day
|
*†
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November
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Il Full Moon Poya Day (Celebrates the obtaining of
Vivarana (the assurance of becoming a Buddha))
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*†#
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December
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Tuesday
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Id-Ul-Adha (Hajj Festival Day)
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*†
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December
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Monday
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Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day (Sanghamitta Theri
established the Bhikkhuni Sasana (the Order of Nuns))
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*†#
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24 December
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Friday
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Christmas Eve
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*†#
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25 December
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Saturday
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Christmas Day
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*†#
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* Public holiday, † Bank holiday, # Mercantile holiday
All full-moon days are Buddhist holidays referred to as Poya. The actual date
on which a particular Poya day will fall changes every year.
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