National Holidays for 2010
January	14	Thursday	Tamil Thai Pongal Day	B.P.M.
January	29	Friday	Navam Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.
February	04	Thursday	National Day	B.P.M.
February	26	Friday	Special Bank Holiday (Half a Day) -In lieu of Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) holiday which falls on 27 February - Saturday)	B.
February	27	Saturday	Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday)	B.P.M
February	28	Sunday	Medin Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.
March	13	Saturday	Mahasivarathri Day	B.P.
March	29	Monday	Bak Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.
April	02	Friday	Good Friday	B.P.
April	13	Tuesday	Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day	B.P.M.
April	14	Wednesday	Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day	B.P.M.
April	28	Wednesday	Adhi Wesak Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.
April	30	Friday	Special Bank Holiday (Half a Day) -In lieu of May Day holiday which falls on 01 May - Saturday)	B.
May	01	Saturday	May Day	B.P.M.
May	27	Thursday	Wesak Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.
May	28	Friday	Day following Wesak Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.M.
June	25	Friday	Poson Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.
July	25	Sunday	Esala Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.
August	24	Tuesday	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.
September	10	Friday	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)	B.P.
September	22	Wednesday	Binara Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.
October	22	Friday	Vap Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.
November	05	Friday	Deepavali Festival Day	B.P.
November	17	Wednesday	Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)	B.P.
November	21	Sunday	Il Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.
December	20	Monday	Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day	B.P.
December	24	Friday	Special Bank Holiday (Half a Day) -In lieu of Christmas Day holiday which falls on 25 December - Saturday)	B.
December	25	Saturday	Christmas Day	B.P.M.
B – Bank Holiday P – Public Holiday             M - Mercantile Holiday All Saturdays and Sundays are Bank Holidays