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Calendar 2012

  • JANUARY
  • FEBRUARY
  • MARCH
  • APRIL
  • MAY
  • JUNE
  • JULY
  • AUGEST
  • SEPTEMBER
  • OCTOBER
  • NOVEMBER
  • DECEMBER

JANUARY

MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  • Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day The Lord Buddha's first visit to Sri Lanka.
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
  • Tamil Thai Pongal Day. Celebrated by Hindu Devotees, they worship the main deity The Sun God on this day.
16
  • Additional Bank Holiday
17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
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FEBRUARY

MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
1 2 3 4
  • National Day This marks the day of Independence for Sri Lanka after the British rule. Sri Lanka gained its independence on the 4th of February 1948.
5
  • Milad-Un-Nabi ( the Holy Prophet's Birthday ) This day marks the birth of the Holy Prophet, however the celebrations are quite isolated from other communities.
6 7
  • Navam Full Moon Poya Day. Sariputra and Moggalana became the first two disciples of the Buddha.
8 9 10
  • Additional Bank Holiday
11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20
  • Maha Shivarathri day Held during the end of February of the beginning of March. Ceremonies are held all night long and vigils take place at Hindu households.
21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29
MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
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MARCH

MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
1 2 3 4
5 6 7
  • Medin Full Moon Poya Day The day that the tooth relic was brought to Sri Lanka.
8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun

APRIL

MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
1
2 3 4 5 6
  • Bak Full Moon Poya Day The Buddha's second visit to Sri Lanka
  • Good Friday Also known as Easter, the cristian community commemorates the crucifixion of the Christ.
7 8
9 10 11 12
  • Sinhala and Tamil New Year The Day prior to the Sinhala and tamil New Year
13
  • Sinhala and Tamil New Year This event is not of the conventional sense, but it is a traditional new year. It is a very important event where auspicious times are taken into great consideration. It is also the most fun-filled celebration. The Sinhala and Tamil new year celebrates the transition of the Sun God from pisces to aries. It is also known as the harvest thanksgiving.
14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun

MAY

MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
1
  • Labour Day On this day Labourers commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world.
2 3 4 5
  • Vesak Poya Day The birth of prince Siddharta, Enlightenment of the Lord Buddha, the passing away of the Lord Buddha and the third visit of the Buddha to Sri Lanka
6
  • Vesak Poya Day The day following the Vesak Poya Day.
7
  • Additional Bank Holiday
8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun

JUNE

MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
1 2 3
4
  • Poson Full Moon Poya Day Arahat Mahinda's visit to Sri Lanka.
5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun

JULY

MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
1
2 3
  • Esala Full Moon Poya Day The Lord Buddha's first sermon , the first Wasuppagamana ( An annual ceremony undertaken when Buddhist monks take refuge for the rainy season )
4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun

AUGEST

MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
1
  • Nikini Full Moon Poya Day The 2nd Wasuppagamana.
2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
  • Id Ul Fitr - Also known as Ramazan A very important day for the Muslim community where the commemorate the last day of the Holy fasting.
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
  • Adhi Binara Full Moon Poya Day Adhi Binara Full Moon Poya Day
MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun

SEPTEMBER

MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29
  • Binara Full Moon Poya Day The Wass and the Katina.
30
MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun

OCTOBER

MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26
  • Id Ul Alha - Hadji Festival Day Hadji Festival Day is when when Muslims make their pilgrimages to the holy Muslim shrine in Mecca.
27 28
29
  • Vap Full Moon Poya Day The Lord Buddha sent his disciples to preach the Dhamma.
30 31
MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun

NOVEMBER

MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13
  • Deepavali Festival Another very colourful festival for the Hindu devotees where over a thousand lamps are lit in rememberance of Rama who the Hindus believe is the reincarnation of the protector God Vishnu. The goddess of wealth Lakshmi is also worshiped on the third day of Deepavali. It is also the beginning of the financial year for Hindu businessmen.
14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27
  • Il Full Moon Poya Day Thera Moggaliputta sent out missionaries to spread Buddhism in other countries, the day that first relics were brought to Sri Lanka .
28 29 30
MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun

DECEMBER

MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25
  • Christmas day The most important day for the Christian community where they celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ.
26 27
  • Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day The day Sangamitta arrived in Sri Lanka with the sacred young Bodhi-tree.
28 29 30
31
MonTueWed ThuFriSat Sun

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