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Major public holidays in Sri Lanka will fall on Saturdays and Sundays next year, a gazette notice issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs says.
According to the gazette notice issued on June 29, 2018, the National New Year falls on a weekend -- April 13 is a Saturday and April 14 a Sunday. Vesak Full Moon Poya Day and the day following fall on May 18 a Saturday and May 19 a Sunday.
Duruthu Poya in January, Poson Poya in June and Vap Poya in October are on Sundays while Deepavali and Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday will also fall on Sundays -- October 27 and November 10 respectively.
However, there will be five long weekends next year with the National Day -- February 4 falling on a Monday, Maha Siva Rathri on a Monday in March, Bak Full Moon Poya Day and Good Friday on April 19 while Binara Poya Day falls on a Friday in September. (Yohan Perera)
ANTON Monday, 02 July 2018 04:24 PM
ALL ARE PANNING HOW TO ENJOY HOLIDAYS, NOT WORKING.
Graham Monday, 02 July 2018 04:24 PM
One wise move by yahapalana
Dil Monday, 02 July 2018 06:09 PM
Hi Mr Graham, You are wrong. Even this is NOT an achievement of "Jaraa Paalanaya". Full moon days falling on weekends is thanks to how the planets move. The rest of the public/religious holidays falling on weekends due to how the calendar works. How could this be a "wise move" of the Jaraapaalanaya? If "Jaraa Paalanaya" is interesting our country's productivity, then they should follow how the US Federal holidays work. Except, July 04th, the independence day, in the US, if any other federal holiday falls on a weekday, they are moved to a Monday or Friday. Basically no holidays on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Period!
cheers Tuesday, 03 July 2018 04:46 AM
Graham this shows lack of education in you
sisl Monday, 02 July 2018 04:45 PM
Holiday tax!!!
abc Monday, 02 July 2018 06:00 PM
The govt should provide alternate holidays during the week.
Gamarla Monday, 02 July 2018 10:06 PM
abc, you are the only true Sri Lankan among all the commentators here!
abc Tuesday, 03 July 2018 01:11 AM
Thanks gamarala, I knew you would appreciate it. :-)
Summa Monday, 02 July 2018 10:33 PM
SL is cursed with too many holidays in addition to all the cursed political leeches. ILO should take a serious note of this. It's about time we get int'l authorities' intervention. From onions to tomatoes to meat to fish are imported then why not authorities ??
Southpaw Monday, 02 July 2018 11:29 PM
The days in which their are no Holidays their will be General Strikes. Either way we are Doomed in this country.
GH Monday, 02 July 2018 11:57 PM
Nov. 10 allocated for Prophet Mohammed's Birthday was Un-Islamic practice. Prophet Mohammed had never celebrated his Birthday in his life time
Gummay Baiya Tuesday, 03 July 2018 02:08 AM
We can afford to take more holidays if we work efficiently and productively on the days we are supposed to work.
abdul Tuesday, 03 July 2018 09:49 AM
the best thing in this country was the holidays.. this yalapalana goverment has taken away that also..
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