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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 |