Almost half of the 15 public holidays in 2023 will fall either on a Saturday or Sunday.
After the New Year (Sunday Jan 1), religious festivals to be celebrated during the week-end include Chinese Spring Festival, Thaipoosam Cavadee, Maha Shivaratree, Eid-ul-Fitr and Divali.
Independence Day (March 12) will also fall on a Sunday.
On the good side, 2023 will nevertheless have three long week-ends (Saturday-Monday).
Hereunder the full list of public holidays for 2023:
- New Year Sunday – Sunday 01 January
- New Year Monday – Monday 02 January
- Chinese Spring Festival – Sunday 22 January
- Abolition of Slavery – Wednesday 01 February
- Thaipoosam Cavadee – Saturday 04 February
- Maha Shivaratree – Saturday 18 February
- Independence and Republic Day – Sunday 12 March
- Ugaadi – Wednesday 22 March
- Eid-Ul-Fitr** – Saturday 22 April
- Labour Day – Monday 01 May
- Ganesh Chaturthi – Wednesday 20 September
- All Saints Day – Wednesday 01 November
- Arrival of Indentured Labourers – Thursday 02 November
- Divali – Sunday 12 November
- Christmas – Monday 25 December
** The exact date of this festival is subject visibility of the moon.
