Date |
Name of the Holiday |
Description |
2019-01-03 |
Special Holiday |
Special Holiday |
2019-01-04 |
Special Holiday |
Special Holiday |
2019-01-15 |
Tamil Thai Pongal Day |
Tamil Thai Pongal Day is a Tamil and Hindu harvest festival designed to give thanks to the sun god for the abundant harvest that he is believed to enable. |
2019-01-20 |
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day |
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-02-04 |
National Day |
National Day is a public holiday in Sri Lanka that allows Sri Lankans to celebrate their nation’s sovereignty and history. |
2019-02-19 |
Navam Full Moon Poya Day |
Navam Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-02-21 |
Embassy Holiday |
Embassy Holiday |
2019-02-22 |
Embassy Holiday |
Embassy Holiday |
2019-02-25 |
National Day |
Kuwait National Day is always celebrated on 25 February. This holiday marks the day when Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah ascended to the throne in 1950. |
2019-02-26 |
Liberation Day |
Kuwait Liberation Day is always celebrated on 26 February. This holiday marks the day when Kuwait was liberated from Iraqi occupation in 1991. |
2019-03-04 |
Mahasivarathri Day |
Maha Shivratri in Sri Lanka is a Hindu holiday that gives Hindus an opportunity to pay tribute to Lord Shiva. |
2019-03-20 |
Madin Full Moon Poya Day |
Madin Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-04-14 |
Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day |
Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day |
2019-04-15 |
Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
Sinhala and Tamil New Year is a national holiday in Sri Lanka and is celebrated every April. |
2019-04-19 |
Bak Full Moon Poya Day |
Bak Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-04-19 |
Good Friday |
Good Friday |
2019-05-01 |
May Day |
May Day |
2019-05-18 |
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-05-20 |
Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-06-03 |
Eid al-Fitr |
Eid al-Fitr, also called the “Festival of Breaking the Fast”, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. |
2019-06-04 |
Eid al-Fitr |
Eid al-Fitr, also called the “Festival of Breaking the Fast”, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. |
2019-06-05 |
Eid al-Fitr |
Eid al-Fitr, also called the “Festival of Breaking the Fast”, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. |
2019-06-06 |
Eid al-Fitr |
Eid al-Fitr, also called the “Festival of Breaking the Fast”, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. |
2019-06-07 |
Eid al-Fitr |
Eid al-Fitr, also called the “Festival of Breaking the Fast”, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. |
2019-06-16 |
Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-07-16 |
Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-08-12 |
Id Ul-Alha |
Islam is the third largest religion in Sri Lanka and the religion’s most holy festival day, Id Ul-Alha, is a national public holiday. Around 10 percent of the population of Sri Lanka is Muslim. |
2019-08-14 |
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-09-13 |
Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-10-13 |
Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-10-27 |
Deepavali |
Deepavali is a Hindu festival held in Sri Lanka, India, and other countries around the world with significant Hindu populations. A one-day public holiday is observed in Sri Lanka as part of the celebrations. |
2019-11-10 |
Milad un-Nabi |
Milad un-Nabi |
2019-11-12 |
Ill Full Moon Poya Day |
Ill Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-12-11 |
Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day |
Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day |
2019-12-25 |
Christmas Day |
Christmas Day |