Public and Bank Holidays for 2020 announced

by Staff Writer 11-06-2019 | 1:50 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Public and Bank Holidays for the year 2020 has been announced in an Extraordinary Gazette notification.

Internal, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Vajira Abeywardana issued the Gazette notification on June 7th. The list of Public and Bank Holidays for 2020 are as follows: January 10 (Friday) - Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day January 15 (Wednesday) - Tamil Thai Pongal Day February 04 (Tuesday) - National Day February 08 (Saturday) - Nawam Full Moon Poya Day February 21 (Friday) - Mahasivarathri Day March 09 (Monday) - Madin Full Moon Poya Day April 07 (Tuesday) - Bak Full Moon Poya Day April 10 (Friday) - Good Friday April 12 (Sunday) - Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day April 13 (Monday) - Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day May 01 (Friday) - May Day May 07 (Thursday) - Vesak Full Moon Poya Day May 08 (Friday) - Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day May 25 (Monday) - Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) June 05 (Friday) - Poson Full Moon Poya Day July 04 (Saturday) - Esala Full Moon Poya Day August 01 (Saturday) - Id-Ul-Adha (Hadji Festival Day) August 03 (Monday) - Nikini Full Moon Poya Day September 01 (Tuesday) - Binara Full Moon Poya Day October 01 (Thursday) - Adhi-Vap Full Moon Poya Day October 30 (Friday) - Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) October 30 (Friday) - Vap Full Moon Poya Day November 14 (Saturday) - Deepavali Festival Day November 29 (Sunday) - Ill Full Moon Poya Day December 25 (Friday) - Christmas Day December 29 (Tuesday) - Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day