What you see here is the list of yearly 2023 holidays for Srilanka. So if you are looking for information regarding holidays observed in Srilanka in the year 2023, then you have come to the right place. This list has all the holidays written month-wise in proper order so you can easily break down the holidays according to the month and day when it falls.
This list will act as Srilanka 2023 holiday calendar and provide you with all the Bank holidays, Public Holidays of Srilanka Country, Srilanka School Holidays and Official holidays. So it would be easy for you to identify the holidays for the month and plan your schedule accordingly. You can always use this list as a reference to have knowledge about all the religious festivities of Srilanka in 2023 and local observances falling within the month of the year 2023 and make preparations for them in advance.
Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Year |
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15th January | Wednesday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
11th January | Saturday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
9th February | Sunday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
14th February | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance | 2020 |
21st February | Friday | Mahasivarathri Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
4th February | Tuesday | National Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
9th March | Monday | Madin Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
10th March | Tuesday | Holi | Hindu Holiday | 2020 |
20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season | 2020 |
12th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance | 2020 |
14th April | Tuesday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
13th April | Monday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve | Public Holiday | 2020 |
10th April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday | 2020 |
8th April | Wednesday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
1st May | Friday | May Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
7th May | Thursday | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
8th May | Friday | Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
10th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | 2020 |
24th May | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr | Public Holiday | 2020 |
21st June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | 2020 |
21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season | 2020 |
6th June | Saturday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
5th July | Sunday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
31st July | Friday | Eid al-Adha | Public Holiday | 2020 |
3rd August | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday | 2020 |
3rd August | Monday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
11th August | Tuesday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday | 2020 |
22nd August | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday | 2020 |
2nd September | Wednesday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
22nd September | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | 2020 |
17th October | Saturday | Navaratri | Hindu Holiday | 2020 |
31st October | Saturday | Adhi Vap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
29th October | Thursday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) | Public Holiday | 2020 |
25th October | Sunday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday | 2020 |
2nd October | Friday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
14th November | Saturday | Deepavali | Public Holiday | 2020 |
30th November | Monday | Il Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season | 2020 |
24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance | 2020 |
25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |
30th December | Wednesday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday | 2020 |