EVENT CALANDER
Festivals and events in Sri Lanka
(This order may differ from year to year due astrological and astronomical reasons)
January
o Thai Pongal – (Religious/Hindu)
o Duruthu Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
o The Initial Aluth Sahal Mangallaya (New Rice Festival) at the Temple of the Tooth – (Customary/Sinhalese/Agriculture related)
o Patti Pongal – (Religious/Hindu/Agriculture related)
o Patti Kiri Ithirima – (Customary/Sinhalese/Agriculture related)
February
o The National Day (Independence Day) – (Customary/Political/Commemorating the Political Freedom attained from the British Empire)
o Navam Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
March
o Maha Shivaratri – (Religious/Hindu)
o Milad-Un-Nabi – (Religious/Islam)
o Medin Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
o Good Friday – (Religious/Catholic/Christian)
April
o Watching the new moon for the new Lunar year – (Customary/Astrology related)
o Day Prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year – (Religious/Customary/Buddhist/Hindu/Sinhalese/Agriculture related/Astrology related)
o Sinhala and Tamil New Year – (Religious/Customary/Buddhist/Hindu/Sinhalese/Agriculture related/Astrology related)
o National herbal oil anointing ceremony – (Customary/Buddhist/Sinhalese/Astrology related)
o Bak Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
May
o May Day – (Customary/Political) if someone like you was to “make the call”, e.g. lived in mexico and could just walk in and buy zoloft and effexor — would you proceed? or would you try to get a
o Watching the new moon for the new Solar year – (Customary/Astrology related)
o Vesak Full Moon Poya (Vesak) – (Religious/Buddhist)
June
o Poson Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
July
o Esala Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
August
o Nikini Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
o Esala Perahera – (Customary/Religious/Political/Buddhist/Hindu/Sinhalese)
September
o Binara Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
o Ramazan Fastival – (Religious/Islam)
o Vap Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
o Deepavali – (Religious/Hindu)
November
o Il Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
December
o Haj Festival – (Religious/Islam)
o Unduvap Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
o Christmas – (Religious/Catholic/Christian)
Festivals and events in Sri Lanka
(This order may differ from year to year due astrological and astronomical reasons)
January
o Thai Pongal – (Religious/Hindu)
o Duruthu Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
o The Initial Aluth Sahal Mangallaya (New Rice Festival) at the Temple of the Tooth – (Customary/Sinhalese/Agriculture related)
o Patti Pongal – (Religious/Hindu/Agriculture related)
o Patti Kiri Ithirima – (Customary/Sinhalese/Agriculture related)
February
o The National Day (Independence Day) – (Customary/Political/Commemorating the Political Freedom attained from the British Empire)
o Navam Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
March
o Maha Shivaratri – (Religious/Hindu)
o Milad-Un-Nabi – (Religious/Islam)
o Medin Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
o Good Friday – (Religious/Catholic/Christian)
April
o Watching the new moon for the new Lunar year – (Customary/Astrology related)
o Day Prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year – (Religious/Customary/Buddhist/Hindu/Sinhalese/Agriculture related/Astrology related)
o Sinhala and Tamil New Year – (Religious/Customary/Buddhist/Hindu/Sinhalese/Agriculture related/Astrology related)
o National herbal oil anointing ceremony – (Customary/Buddhist/Sinhalese/Astrology related)
o Bak Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
May
o May Day – (Customary/Political) if someone like you was to “make the call”, e.g. lived in mexico and could just walk in and buy zoloft and effexor — would you proceed? or would you try to get a
o Watching the new moon for the new Solar year – (Customary/Astrology related)
o Vesak Full Moon Poya (Vesak) – (Religious/Buddhist)
June
o Poson Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
July
o Esala Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
August
o Nikini Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
o Esala Perahera – (Customary/Religious/Political/Buddhist/Hindu/Sinhalese)
September
o Binara Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
o Ramazan Fastival – (Religious/Islam)
o Vap Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
o Deepavali – (Religious/Hindu)
November
o Il Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
December
o Haj Festival – (Religious/Islam)
o Unduvap Full Moon Poya – (Religious/Buddhist)
o Christmas – (Religious/Catholic/Christian)