| 1/10/1857, Sat | Durutha Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Columbo’s greatest outdoor procession (Navam Perahera) with 100 elephants. 1999 2 day celebration.
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| 1/11/1857, Sun | Tamil Thai Pongal |
- Religion
- Hindu
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 2/4/1857, Wed | Independence Day/National Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Significant Parades
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| 2/9/1857, Mon | Nawam Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Columbo’s greatest outdoor procession (Navam Perahera) with 100 elephants. 1999 2 day celebration.
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| 2/23/1857, Mon | Maha Sivarathri Day |
- Religion
- Hindu
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Hindus Only
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| 3/10/1857, Tue | Medin Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/9/1857, Thu | Bak Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/10/1857, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/13/1857, Mon | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/14/1857, Tue | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/25/1857, Sat | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/26/1857, Sun | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/27/1857, Mon | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/28/1857, Tue | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/29/1857, Wed | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/30/1857, Thu | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/1/1857, Fri | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/1/1857, Fri | May Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- International Worker’s Day . Paraded and rallies
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| 5/2/1857, Sat | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/3/1857, Sun | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/4/1857, Mon | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/5/1857, Tue | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/6/1857, Wed | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/7/1857, Thu | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/8/1857, Fri | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/9/1857, Sat | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/9/1857, Sat | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Most Important Poya Day, the following day is also a holiday.
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| 5/10/1857, Sun | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/10/1857, Sun | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Most Important Poya Day, the following day is also a holiday.
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| 5/11/1857, Mon | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/12/1857, Tue | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/13/1857, Wed | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/14/1857, Thu | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/15/1857, Fri | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/16/1857, Sat | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/17/1857, Sun | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/18/1857, Mon | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/19/1857, Tue | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/20/1857, Wed | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/21/1857, Thu | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/22/1857, Fri | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/23/1857, Sat | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/24/1857, Sun | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/26/1857, Tue | Ramazan Festival Day ( Id-Ul-Fitr) |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 6/7/1857, Sun | Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 7/7/1857, Tue | Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 8/2/1857, Sun | Hadji Festival Day/ Id-Ul-Alha |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 8/5/1857, Wed | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 9/4/1857, Fri | Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- date as per oficial Holiday List
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| 10/3/1857, Sat | Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 10/18/1857, Sun | Deepavali Festival |
- Religion
- Hindu
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Hindus Only
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| 11/1/1857, Sun | Milad-Un-Nabi |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 11/2/1857, Mon | Il Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/1/1857, Tue | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day/Sanga Mitta Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1857, Fri | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/1857, Thu | Adhi Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day/Sanga Mitta Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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