{
  "year": 2026,
  "country": "Sri Lanka",
  "source": "Sri Lanka Public Holidays 2026 — Ministry of Public Administration gazette",
  "source_document": null,
  "source_note": "Sri Lanka observes public (and bank/mercantile) holidays for the Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian communities. A Poya (full-moon) day is a public holiday every month; those dates follow the lunar calendar and are based here on the astronomical full moon, so they may shift by a day in the official gazette. The two Eids and Milad un-Nabi depend on moon sighting; the dates shown are the expected ones for 2026.",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-17",
  "license_note": "Public data from official government sources, compiled by CalendarWorld.",
  "holidays": [
    {
      "date": "2026-01-03",
      "day": "Saturday",
      "name": "Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-14",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Tamil Thai Pongal Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-01",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Navam Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-04",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Independence Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-15",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Maha Sivarathri Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-03",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Medin Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-20",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Eid al-Fitr (Id-Ul-Fitr, expected)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-02",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Bak Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-03",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Good Friday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-13",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-14",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Sinhala & Tamil New Year",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "May Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-27",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Eid al-Adha (Id-Ul-Alha, expected)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-31",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Vesak Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-01",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-29",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Poson Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-29",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Esala Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-25",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Milad un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday, expected)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-27",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Nikini Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-26",
      "day": "Saturday",
      "name": "Binara Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-25",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Vap Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Deepavali",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-24",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Il Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-24",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    }
  ]
}