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Jan 14 2003 Tamil Thai Pongal Day. Jan 18 Duruthu Poya Day. Feb 4 Independence Commemoration Day. Feb 12 Eid al-Adha (Hadji Festival Day). Feb 16 Nawam Poya Day. Mar 1 Mahasivarathri. Mar 18 Medin Poya Day. Apr 13-14 Tamil and Sinhala New Year. Apr 16 Bak Poya Day. Apr 18 Good Friday. May 1 May Day. May 14 Milad un-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet). May 15-16 Vesak Poya Days. Jun 14 Poson Poya Day. Jul 13 Esala Poya Day. Aug 12 Nikini Poya Day. Sep 10 Binara Poya Day. Oct 10 Vap Poya Day. Oct 25 Deepavali. Nov 8 Il Poya Day. Nov 26-28 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan). Dec 8 Unduvap Poya Day. Dec 25 Christmas Day. Jan 7 2004 Duruthu Poya Day. Jan 14 Tamil Thai Pongal Day. Feb 2 Eid al-Adha (Hadji Festival Day). Feb 4 Independence Commemoration Day. Feb 6 Nawam Poya Day. Feb 18 Mahasivarathri. Mar 6 Medin Poya Day. Apr 5 Bak Poya Day. Apr 9 Good Friday. Apr 13-14 Tamil and Sinhala New Year. May 1 May Day. May 2 Milad un-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet). May 4-5 Vesak Poya Days. Jun 3 Poson Poya Day. Jul 2 Esala Poya Day. Jul 31 Adhi Esala Poya Day. Aug 29 Nikini Poya Day. Sep 28 Binara Poya Day. Oct 27 Vap Poya Day. Nov 12 Deepavali. Nov 14-16 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan). Nov 26 Il Poya Day. Dec 25 Christmas Day. Dec 26 Unduvap Poya Day.
Note: (a) Poya holidays are on the day of each full moon. In general, Hindu and Buddhist festivals are declared according to local astronomical observations and it is often only possible to forecast the approximate time of their occurrence. (b) Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Eid al-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted; however, since Sri Lanka is not a predominantly Muslim country restrictions (which travellers may experience elsewhere) are unlikely to cause problems.
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