| 1/14/1959, Wed | Tamil Thai Pongal |
- Religion
- Hindu
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/25/1959, Sun | 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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| 2/4/1959, Wed | Independence Day/National Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Significant Parades
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| 2/23/1959, 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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| 3/8/1959, Sun | Maha Sivarathri Day |
- Religion
- Hindu
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Hindus Only
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| 3/11/1959, Wed | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/12/1959, Thu | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/13/1959, Fri | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/14/1959, Sat | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/15/1959, Sun | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/16/1959, Mon | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/17/1959, Tue | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/18/1959, Wed | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/19/1959, Thu | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/20/1959, Fri | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/21/1959, Sat | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/22/1959, Sun | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/23/1959, Mon | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/24/1959, Tue | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/25/1959, Wed | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/25/1959, Wed | Medin Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/26/1959, Thu | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/27/1959, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/27/1959, Fri | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/28/1959, Sat | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/29/1959, Sun | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/30/1959, Mon | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/31/1959, Tue | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/1/1959, Wed | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/2/1959, Thu | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/3/1959, Fri | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/4/1959, Sat | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/5/1959, Sun | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/6/1959, Mon | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/7/1959, Tue | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/8/1959, Wed | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/9/1959, Thu | Ramadan Begins |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/11/1959, Sat | Ramazan Festival Day ( Id-Ul-Fitr) |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/13/1959, Mon | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/14/1959, Tue | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/23/1959, Thu | Bak Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/1/1959, Fri | May Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- International Worker’s Day . Paraded and rallies
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| 5/22/1959, Fri | 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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| 5/23/1959, 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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| 6/18/1959, Thu | Hadji Festival Day/ Id-Ul-Alha |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 6/21/1959, Sun | Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 7/20/1959, Mon | Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 8/18/1959, Tue | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 9/16/1959, Wed | Milad-Un-Nabi |
- Religion
- Moslem
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 9/17/1959, Thu | Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- date as per oficial Holiday List
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| 10/16/1959, Fri | Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 11/1/1959, Sun | Deepavali Festival |
- Religion
- Hindu
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Hindus Only
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| 11/15/1959, Sun | Il Full Moon Poya Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/15/1959, Tue | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day/Sanga Mitta Day |
- Religion
- Buddhist
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1959, Fri | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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