List of Holidays List of Holidays

List of Holidays

List of holidays in 2023

Sl. No.

Gazetted Holiday

Date

Day of the week

1

Republic Day

January   26

Thursday

2

Holi

March   08

Wednesday

3

Ram Navami

March   30

Thursday

4

Mahavir Jayanti

April   04

Tuesday

5

Good Friday

April  07

Friday

6

Sinhala and Tamil New Year

April  14

Friday

7

Id-ul-Fitr

April   22

Saturday

8

Vesak Full Moon Poya Day / Buddha Purnima

May   05

Friday

9

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)

June   29

Thursday

10

Muharram

July    29

Saturday

11

Independence Day

August  15

Tuesday

12

Janmashtami

September 07

Thursday

13

Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

October 02

Monday

14

Dussehra

October 24

Tuesday

15

Diwali (Deepavali)

November  12

Sunday

16

Guru Nanak’s Birthday

November  27

Monday

17

Christmas Day

December  25

Monday

List of holidays in 2022

Sl. No.

Gazetted Holiday

Date

Day of the week

1

Tamil Thai Pongal Day

January

14

Friday

2

Republic Day

January

26

Wednesday

3

Sri Lankan National Day

February

04

Friday

4

Maha Shivratri

March

01

Tuesday

5

Holi

March

18

Friday

6

Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Mahavir Jayanti

April

14

Thursday

7

Good Friday

April

15

Friday

8

Buddha Purnima

May

16

Monday

9

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)

July

10

Sunday

10

Independence Day

August

15

Monday

11

Janmashtami

August

19

Friday

12

Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

October

02

Sunday

13

Dussehra

October

05

Wednesday

14

Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of

Prophet Mohammad)

 

October

 

09

 

Sunday

15

Diwali (Deepavali)

October

24

Monday

16

Guru Nanak’s Birthday

November

08

Tuesday

17

Christmas Day

December

25

Sunday