Banking Holidays 2022
Date |
Description |
Holiday Type |
January 14, Friday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | B. P. M. |
January 17, Monday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. |
February 4, Friday | Independence Day | B. P. M. |
February 16, Wednesday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. |
March 01, Tuesday | Mahasivarathri Day | B. P. |
March 17, Thursday | Medin Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. |
April 13, Wednesday | Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day | B. P. M. |
April 14, Thursday | Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day | B. P. M. |
April 15, Friday | Good Friday | B. P. |
April 16, Saturday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. |
May 01, Sunday | May Day | B. P. M. |
May 02, Monday | Special Bank Holiday | (in lieu of May day which falls on a Sunday) |
May 03, Tuesday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) | B. P. |
May 15, Sunday | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. |
May 16, Monday | Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. M. |
June 14, Tuesday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. |
July 10, Sunday | Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) | B. P. |
July 13, Wednesday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. |
August 11, Thursday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. |
September 10, Saturday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. |
October 09, Sunday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. |
October 09, Sunday | Milan-Dun-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) | B. P. M. |
October 10, Monday | Special Bank Holiday | (in lieu of Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) which falls on a Sunday) |
October 24, Monday | Deepavali Festival Day | B. P. |
November 07, Monday | Ill Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. |
December 07, Wednesday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | B. P. |
December 25, Sunday | Christmas Day | B. P. M. |
December 26, Monday | Special Bank Holiday | (in lieu of Christmas day which falls on a Sunday) |
B – Bank Holiday
P – Public Holiday
M – Mercantile Holiday
All Saturdays and Sundays are Bank Holidays