Central Bank of Sri Lanka - Bank Holidays for 2021
Date |
Description |
January 14, Thursday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day B. P. M. |
January 28, Thursday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day B. P. |
February 4, Thursday | Independence Day B. P. M. |
February 26, Friday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day B. P. |
March 11, Thursday | Mahasivarathri Day B. P. |
March 28, Sunday | Medin 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 26, Monday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day B. P. |
April 30, Friday | Half a day Special Bank Holiday (In lieu of May Day which falls on a Saturday) B. |
May 01, Saturday | May Day B. P. M. |
May 14, Friday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) B. P. |
May 26, Wednesday | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day B. P. |
May 27, Thursday | Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day B. P. M. |
June 24, Thursday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day B. P. |
July 21, Wednesday | Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) B. P. |
July 23, Friday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day B. P. |
August 22, Sunday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day B. P. |
September 20, Monday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day B. P. |
October 19, Tuesday | Milan-Dun-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) B. P. M. |
October 20, Wednesday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day B. P. |
November 04, Thursday | Deepavali Festival Day B. P. |
November 18, Thursday | Ill Full Moon Poya Day B. P. |
December 18, Saturday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day B. P. |
December 24, Friday | Half a day Special Bank Holiday (In lieu of Christmas Day which falls on a 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 |