1939 Holidays and Events in Sri Lanka

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/6/1939, Fri	Durutha Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Columbo’s greatest outdoor procession (Navam Perahera) with 100 elephants. 1999 2 day celebration.
	1/14/1939, Sat	Tamil Thai Pongal
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Hindu Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	2/1/1939, Wed	Hadji Festival Day/ Id-Ul-Alha
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	2/4/1939, Sat	Nawam Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Columbo’s greatest outdoor procession (Navam Perahera) with 100 elephants. 1999 2 day celebration.
	2/4/1939, Sat	Independence Day/National Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Significant Parades
	2/18/1939, Sat	Maha Sivarathri Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Hindu Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hindus Only
	3/5/1939, Sun	Medin Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/4/1939, Tue	Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/7/1939, Fri	Good Friday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/13/1939, Thu	Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/14/1939, Fri	Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	5/1/1939, Mon	May Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note International Worker’s Day . Paraded and rallies
	5/3/1939, Wed	Milad-Un-Nabi
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	5/3/1939, Wed	Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Most Important Poya Day, the following day is also a holiday.
	5/4/1939, Thu	Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Most Important Poya Day, the following day is also a holiday.
	6/2/1939, Fri	Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	7/1/1939, Sat	Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	7/31/1939, Mon	Adhi Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	8/30/1939, Wed	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	9/28/1939, Thu	Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note date as per oficial Holiday List
	10/15/1939, Sun	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/16/1939, Mon	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/17/1939, Tue	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/18/1939, Wed	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/19/1939, Thu	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/20/1939, Fri	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/21/1939, Sat	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/22/1939, Sun	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/23/1939, Mon	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/24/1939, Tue	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/25/1939, Wed	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/26/1939, Thu	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/27/1939, Fri	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/28/1939, Sat	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/28/1939, Sat	Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/29/1939, Sun	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/30/1939, Mon	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/31/1939, Tue	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/1/1939, Wed	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/2/1939, Thu	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/3/1939, Fri	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/4/1939, Sat	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/5/1939, Sun	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/6/1939, Mon	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/7/1939, Tue	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/8/1939, Wed	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/9/1939, Thu	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/10/1939, Fri	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/11/1939, Sat	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/11/1939, Sat	Deepavali Festival
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Hindu Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hindus Only
	11/12/1939, Sun	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/13/1939, Mon	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/15/1939, Wed	Ramazan Festival Day ( Id-Ul-Fitr)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Moslem Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	11/27/1939, Mon	Il Full Moon Poya Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/25/1939, Mon	Christmas Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/26/1939, Tue	Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day/Sanga Mitta Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Buddhist Disrespectful to Hold an Event –

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