Wesak Day Public Holiday
Vesak full moon poya day.
Wesak day public holiday. Vesak day is a global observance as well as a public holiday in some countries such as india. Alternatively the employer and employee may mutually agree to substitute a public holiday for another working day. List of dates for other years. On vesak day temples are decorated with flags and flowers.
Day following vesak full moon poya day. Vesak full moon poya day. The new date is set for the third sunday of every june beginning in 2020. Is wesak day a public holiday.
Wesak day is a public holiday. It usually falls in may on the 15 th day of the fourth month of the chinese lunar calendar. Day following vesak full moon poya day. Vesak full moon poya.
Polling day 10 july 2020 friday in accordance with section 35 of the parliamentary elections act polling day 10 july 2020 is a public holiday. It is a day off for the general population and schools and most businesses are closed. The agong s birthday holiday has been changed from 6 june 2020 saturday to 8 june 2020 monday. The sultan of kedah s birthday public holiday has been amended.
Singapore public holidays 2020 this page contains a national calendar of all 2020 public holidays. Different countries may celebrate wesak day in different ways but in all places it is a celebration of much colour and joy. Vesak day 7 may 2020 thursday. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced so please check back regularly for updates.
Hari raya puasa 24 may 2020 sunday monday 25 may 2020 will be a public holiday if your rest day falls on 24 may 2020. In singapore vesak day was made a public holiday in 1955 after many public petitions replacing whit monday. An employer also has the additional option of granting managers and executives earning up to a basic monthly salary of 4 500 time off in lieu for working on a public holiday. About vesak day siddhartha gautama also commonly known as buddha enlightened one lived in present day india and nepal between the sixth and fourth century bce.
It is considered a public holiday in most of the south east asia countries like sri lanka cambodia malaysia singapore thailand and singapore. Day following vesak full moon poya day.