When is Vesak Poya in Northern Province, Sri Lanka?

Vesak Poya falls on Monday, May 12th, 2025 (29 days ago) in Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

Is Vesak Poya a public holiday?

Yes, Vesak Poya is a public holiday in Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Year Date Weekday Name Notes
2021 May 26th Wednesday Vesak Poya
2022 May 15th Sunday Vesak Poya
2023 May 5th Friday Vesak Poya Long weekend.
2024 May 23rd Thursday Vesak Poya
2025 May 12th Monday Vesak Poya Long weekend.
2026 May 1st Friday Vesak Poya Long weekend.
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.
Long weekends are based on non-working days and not Saturday and Sunday explicitly.

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To retrieve this list of holidays, simply make a GET request to /v1/holidays:
GET /v1/holidays
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$ curl -G -d country="LK-4" -d year="2024" -d pretty
-d key="__YOUR_API_KEY__"
"https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
import "github.com/joshtronic/go-holidayapi"
hapi := holidayapi.NewV1("__YOUR_API_KEY__")
holidays, err := hapi.Holidays(map[string]interface{}{
  "country": "LK-4",
  "year": "2024",
})
import { HolidayAPI } from 'holidayapi';
const key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
const holidayApi = new HolidayAPI({ key });
holidayApi.holidays({
  country: 'LK-4',
  year: '2024',
});
$key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__';
$holiday_api = new \HolidayAPI\Client(['key' => $key]);
$holidays = $holiday_api->holidays([
  'country' => 'LK-4',
  'year' => '2024',
]);
$Body = @{}
$Body.key = "__YOUR_API_KEY__"
$Body.country = "LK-4"
$Body.year = "2024"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Body $Body
$Result.holidays
import holidayapi
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = holidayapi.v1(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'LK-4',
  'year': '2024',
})
require 'ruby-holidayapi'
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = HolidayAPI::V1.new(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'LK-4',
  'year': '2024',
})