List of Holidays – 2024
Embassy of Sri Lanka, Kathmandu
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|
Month |
Date |
Day |
Occasion |
Country |
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1. |
January |
15th |
Monday |
Tamil Thai Pongal Day/Maghe Sankranti |
SL/Nepal |
|
2. |
January |
25th |
Thursday |
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day |
SL |
|
3. |
February |
04th |
(Sunday) |
Independence Day |
SL |
|
4. |
February |
23rd |
Friday |
Nawam Full Moon Poya Day |
SL |
|
5. |
March |
08th |
Friday |
Maha Shivaratri Day/ International Women's Day |
Nepal |
|
6. |
March |
29th |
Friday |
Good Friday |
SL |
|
7. |
April |
11th |
Thursday |
Id-Ul-Fitre (Ramazan Festival Day) |
SL/Nepal |
|
8. |
April |
12th |
Friday |
Day Before Sinhala & Tamil New Year |
SL |
|
9. |
April |
13th |
(Saturday) |
Sinhala & Tamil New Year / Nepali New Year |
SL/ Nepal |
|
10. |
April |
23rd |
Tuesday |
Rak Full Moon Poya Day |
SL |
|
11. |
May |
01st |
Wednesday |
May Day (International Worker's Day) |
SL/Nepal |
|
12. |
May |
23rd |
Thursday |
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day/Buddha Jayanti |
SL/Nepal |
|
13. |
May |
24th |
Friday |
Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
SL |
|
14. |
June |
17th |
Monday |
Id-Ul-Allah (Hadji Festival Day) |
SL/Nepal |
|
15. |
June |
21st |
Friday |
Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
SL |
|
16. |
August |
19th |
Monday |
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day / Raksha Bandhan |
SL/Nepal |
|
17. |
August |
26th |
Monday |
Hartalika Teej / Gaura Parba |
Nepal |
|
18. |
September |
16th |
Monday |
Milad-Un-Nabi / Holy Prophet's Birthday) |
SL |
|
19. |
September |
17th |
Tuesday |
Binara Full moon Poya Day/Indra Jatra |
SL/Nepal |
|
20. |
October |
03rd |
Thursday |
Ghatasthapana |
Nepal |
|
21. |
October |
10th |
Thursday |
Nepal |
|
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22. |
October |
11th |
Friday |
Vijaya Dashami (Dashain) |
|
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23. |
October |
14th |
Monday |
|
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24. |
October |
31st |
Thursday |
Deepawali Festival Day |
SL |
|
25. |
November |
1st |
Friday |
Tihar |
Nepal |
|
26. |
November |
15th |
Friday |
II Full Moon Poya Day |
SL |
|
27. |
December |
25th |
Wednesday |
Christmas Day |
SL/Nepal |