Oct 27 is a Public and Bank holiday

Hussain Saturday, 20 October 2012 04:05 PM

I could never understand why one day is better or worse than the next. After all the world carries on with the Internationally accepted Gregorian calendar decreed by Pope Gregory in 1582. The motivation for the Gregorian reform was that the Julian calendar assumes that the time between vernal equinoxes is 365.25 days, when in fact it is presently almost 11 minutes shorter. The discrepancy results in a drift of about three days every 400 years. At the time of Gregory's reform there had already been a drift of 10 days since Roman times, resulting in the spring equinox falling on 11 March instead of the ecclesiastically fixed date of 21 March, and moving steadily earlier in the Julian calendar.So its all man made dates.

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LiquorSuccour Saturday, 20 October 2012 01:44 PM

Wonder what they will do with Christmas !!

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Sareek Saturday, 20 October 2012 09:45 AM

Kulatilaka? please consume only vegitable then only we can get much cheeper non veg.

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Don Diego Saturday, 20 October 2012 09:51 AM

Better to have holidays erveryday and let Govt decide which days people have to work. We are world leaders in holidays and we must keep thinking of new ways to retain our leadership.

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chris Saturday, 20 October 2012 02:09 AM

what was the reason for the cancellation....there is more behind this the unpublished version is much better and shows the bankcrupcy of the administration...

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mufsriz Saturday, 20 October 2012 12:00 AM

@kulathilaka~every day is a bad day for chicken and fish.... via DM Android App

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Serasinhgh Friday, 19 October 2012 04:08 PM

As usual this country is getting worst day by day for decisions like this....

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xlntgson Friday, 19 October 2012 12:22 PM

Friday is not a holiday always, that means one cannot consider it a long week end, Monday is also a holiday, hence the announcement is valid subject to sighting of moon and for legal purposes!

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Bushel Friday, 19 October 2012 12:05 PM

It is quite obvious saturday is any way a holiday. By declaring it government is trying to score a mark from muslim community that is free of cost.

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Lanka Lion - Sydney Friday, 19 October 2012 11:54 AM

Prasad: In aussie land unlike in Sri Lanka there are only 10 public holidays for the year, no poya holidays nor payment of overtime for public servants.That's why it is one of the richest countries in the world.

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Kulathilaka Friday, 19 October 2012 11:11 AM

A bad day going to be for cattle, goat and so...

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ANTON Friday, 19 October 2012 06:23 AM

Cancel all the week end trips

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make Friday, 19 October 2012 08:33 AM

what idiots! Saturday is anyway a Public holiday!

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Todler Friday, 19 October 2012 07:57 AM

Cancelling a Holiday is good. The Joke is that of trying to re-iterate something obviious, the Saturday as bank and public holiday. Possible effect is that there could be in leau holiday from banks some where down the line.

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Mahadenamuttha Friday, 19 October 2012 08:05 AM

What will append to the Government Accountancy examination on 27th?

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Harak Kade Lokka Friday, 19 October 2012 07:11 AM

Aiyo!!! Harak Load eka...honda mas tika ade appa....

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DCL Friday, 19 October 2012 07:10 AM

Good idea indeed! Sri Lanka has too many public holidays compares to other countries.

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Ratagiya Eththo Friday, 19 October 2012 07:06 AM

I thought Saturday in any case a public and bank holiday in Sri Lanka!! What does this announcement mean??

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Gregory Friday, 19 October 2012 07:01 AM

Cancelling of Holidays at the last moment is in very poor taste

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SAM Friday, 19 October 2012 06:55 AM

Whew, some thinking, 27th being a Saturday.

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muslim hunter Friday, 19 October 2012 06:44 AM

Aiyo Beefff!!!!!

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warElephant Friday, 19 October 2012 06:37 AM

October 27th is anyway a holiday.

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N. Bandara Friday, 19 October 2012 06:31 AM

even non moslems would have made arrangements to go on holiday and now all plans have to be changed.

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S, Fernando Friday, 19 October 2012 06:27 AM

This doesn't make any sense. The Saturday (27) is a customary public holiday.

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