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ඓතිහාසික පින්බර දිනයයි.","ta":"புத்த பெருமானின் முதலாவது இலங்கை விஜயத்தை போற்றும் புனித பௌர்ணமி தினம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed Duruthu Poya to All!","si":"පින්බර දුරුතු පොහොය දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் அமைதியான துருத்து பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"tamil-thai-pongal-day","slug":"tamil-thai-pongal-day","date":"2026-01-14","year":2026,"month":1,"day":14,"eventType":"cultural","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":true,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Tamil Thai Pongal Day","shortDescription":"The auspicious harvest thanksgiving festival dedicated to Surya the Sun God.","description":"Celebrated across Sri Lanka by Hindu communities to express gratitude to the Sun God (Surya) and farm animals for a bountiful harvest.","greeting":"Iniya Thai Pongal Vazhthukkal!"},"si":{"title":"දෙමළ තෛපොංගල් දිනය","shortDescription":"සූර්ය දෙවියන්ට කෘතගුණ සලකන හින්දු බැතිමතුන්ගේ අස්වනු මංගල්‍යය.","description":"කෘෂිකර්මාන්තයට සහ අස්වැන්න සරු කර ගැනීමට උපකාර කළ සූර්ය දෙවියන්ට සහ ගව සම්පතට කෘතවේදීත්වය පුද කරමින් සමරන උතුම් උත්සවය.","greeting":"සාමය, සතුට සපිරි සුබ තෛපොංගල් දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"தைப்பொங்கல் திருநாள்","shortDescription":"உழவுக்கும் தொழிலுக்கும் வந்தனை செய்து சூரிய பகவானுக்கு நன்றி செலுத்தும் உழவர் திருநாள்.","description":"இயற்கைக்கும் சூரிய பகவானுக்கும் நன்றி செலுத்தி, புதுப்பானையில் புத்தரிசி பொங்கலிட்டு மங்களகரமாக கொண்டாடும் தமிழர் திருநாள்.","greeting":"பொங்கலோ பொங்கல்! இனிய தைப்பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs","url":"http://www.hinduchurch.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#EA580C"},"start_at":"2026-01-14","event_type":"cultural","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":true,"title":{"en":"Tamil Thai Pongal Day","si":"දෙමළ තෛපොංගල් දිනය","ta":"தைப்பொங்கல் 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நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"navam-full-moon-poya-day","slug":"navam-full-moon-poya-day","date":"2026-03-02","year":2026,"month":3,"day":2,"eventType":"poya","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Navam Full Moon Poya Day","shortDescription":"Appointment of Sariputta and Moggallana as chief disciples of the Lord Buddha.","description":"Celebrates the appointment of the Buddha's two foremost disciples and the first Sangha assembly.","greeting":"Peaceful Navam Poya Day to All!"},"si":{"title":"නවම් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","shortDescription":"සැරියුත් මුගලන් මහ රහතන් වහන්සේලා අග්‍රශ්‍රාවක තනතුරුවලට පත් වූ උතුම් දිනය.","description":"බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ ප්‍රථම මහා සංඝ සන්නිපාතය පවත්වා අගසව් තනතුරු පිරිනැමූ නවම් පුන් පොහෝ දිනයයි.","greeting":"ශාන්ත නවම් පොහොය දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"நவம் பௌர்ணமி தினம்","shortDescription":"சாரிபுத்தர் மற்றும் மொக்கல்லானர் முதன்மை சீடர்களாக நியமிக்கப்பட்டதை நினைவுகூரும் நாள்.","description":"புத்த பெருமானின் முதலாவது பிக்குகள் மாநாடு நடைபெற்றதும் கொழும்பு கங்காராம விகாரையில் நவம் மகா பெரஹெரா நடைபெறும் புனித நாள்.","greeting":"அமைதியான நவம் பௌர்ணமி தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs","url":"http://www.buddhasasana.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-03-02","event_type":"poya","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Navam Full Moon Poya Day","si":"නවම් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","ta":"நவம் பௌர்ணமி தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Celebrates the appointment of the Buddha's two foremost disciples and the first Sangha assembly.","si":"බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ ප්‍රථම මහා සංඝ සන්නිපාතය පවත්වා අගසව් තනතුරු පිරිනැමූ නවම් පුන් පොහෝ දිනයයි.","ta":"புத்த பெருமானின் முதலாவது பிக்குகள் மாநாடு நடைபெற்றதும் கொழும்பு கங்காராம விகாரையில் நவம் மகா பெரஹெரா நடைபெறும் புனித நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Peaceful Navam Poya Day to All!","si":"ශාන්ත නවම් පොහොය දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அமைதியான நவம் பௌர்ணமி தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"mahasivarathri-day","slug":"mahasivarathri-day","date":"2026-03-17","year":2026,"month":3,"day":17,"eventType":"religious","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Mahasivarathri Day","shortDescription":"The Great Night of Lord Shiva celebrated with all-night prayers and fasting.","description":"Observed in all Hindu Kovils across Sri Lanka including Munneswaram and Koneswaram with all-night vigils and pujas.","greeting":"Blessed Mahasivarathri to All!"},"si":{"title":"මහා ශිවරාත්‍රී දිනය","shortDescription":"ඊශ්වර දෙවියන් උදෙසා උපවාසයේ යෙදෙමින් රාත්‍රිය පුරා යාතිකා පවත්වන ශිවරාත්‍රී මංගල්‍යය.","description":"ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ප්‍රමුඛ ශිව කෝවිල්වල පහන් දල්වමින් ඊශ්වර දෙවියන්ගේ ආශිර්වාදය පතන ශුද්ධ වූ ආගමික දිනය.","greeting":"සාමකාමී මහා ශිවරාත්‍රී දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"மகா சிவராத்திரி திருநாள்","shortDescription":"சிவபெருமானின் திருவருளை வேண்டி நாடெங்கும் விரதமிருந்து விடிய விடிய கொண்டாடப்படும் புனித இரவு.","description":"இலங்கையின் பஞ்ச ஈஸ்வரங்கள் உட்பட அனைத்து சிவாலயங்களிலும் நான்கு கால பூஜைகள் மற்றும் அபிஷேகங்களுடன் அனுஷ்டிக்கப்படும் விரத நாள்.","greeting":"இனிய மகா சிவராத்திரி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Hindu Religious Affairs","url":"http://www.hinduchurch.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#6366F1"},"start_at":"2026-03-17","event_type":"religious","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Mahasivarathri Day","si":"මහා ශිවරාත්‍රී දිනය","ta":"மகா சிவராத்திரி திருநாள்"},"description":{"en":"Observed in all Hindu Kovils across Sri Lanka including Munneswaram and Koneswaram with all-night vigils and pujas.","si":"ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ප්‍රමුඛ ශිව කෝවිල්වල පහන් දල්වමින් ඊශ්වර දෙවියන්ගේ ආශිර්වාදය පතන ශුද්ධ වූ ආගමික දිනය.","ta":"இலங்கையின் பஞ்ச ஈஸ்வரங்கள் உட்பட அனைத்து சிவாலயங்களிலும் நான்கு கால பூஜைகள் மற்றும் அபிஷேகங்களுடன் அனுஷ்டிக்கப்படும் விரத நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed Mahasivarathri to All!","si":"සාමකාමී මහා ශිවරාත්‍රී දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"இனிய மகா சிவராத்திரி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"eid-ul-fitr","slug":"eid-ul-fitr","date":"2026-03-21","year":2026,"month":3,"day":21,"eventType":"religious","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)","shortDescription":"Islamic celebration marking the conclusion of the holy month of fasting (Ramadan).","description":"Celebrated by Muslims across Sri Lanka with morning prayers, charitable donations (Zakat-ul-Fitr), and family feasts.","greeting":"Eid Mubarak to All Celebrating!"},"si":{"title":"රාමසාන් උත්සව දිනය (ඊදුල් ෆිත්ර්)","shortDescription":"මාසයක් පුරා පැවති උපවාස සමය නිමාවට පත් කරමින් ඉස්ලාම් බැතිමතුන් සමරන උත්සවය.","description":"සාමය, සහෝදරත්වය සහ අසරණයන්ට පිහිටවීම මූලික කරගත් ඉස්ලාම් ආගමික උත්සවය.","greeting":"සාමය පිරි සුබ ඊද් මුබාරක්!"},"ta":{"title":"ஈகைத் திருநாள் (நோன்புப் பெருநாள்)","shortDescription":"ரமழான் மாத புனித நோன்பை நிறைவு செய்து கொண்டாடப்படும் ஈதுல் ஃபித்ர் பெருநாள்.","description":"இலங்கை முஸ்லிம்கள் விசேட தொழுகைகளில் ஈடுபட்டு, ஏழைகளுக்கு ஸதகா வழங்கி கொண்டாடும் திருநாள்.","greeting":"ஈத் முபாரக்! அனைவருக்கும் இனிய பெருநாள் நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs","url":"http://www.muslimaffairs.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#10B981"},"start_at":"2026-03-21","event_type":"religious","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)","si":"රාමසාන් උත්සව දිනය (ඊදුල් ෆිත්ර්)","ta":"ஈகைத் திருநாள் (நோன்புப் பெருநாள்)"},"description":{"en":"Celebrated by Muslims across Sri Lanka with morning prayers, charitable donations (Zakat-ul-Fitr), and family feasts.","si":"සාමය, සහෝදරත්වය සහ අසරණයන්ට පිහිටවීම මූලික කරගත් ඉස්ලාම් ආගමික උත්සවය.","ta":"இலங்கை முஸ்லிம்கள் விசேட தொழுகைகளில் ஈடுபட்டு, ஏழைகளுக்கு ஸதகா வழங்கி கொண்டாடும் திருநாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Eid Mubarak to All Celebrating!","si":"සාමය පිරි සුබ ඊද් මුබාරක්!","ta":"ஈத் முபாரக்! அனைவருக்கும் இனிய பெருநாள் நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"medin-full-moon-poya-day","slug":"medin-full-moon-poya-day","date":"2026-03-31","year":2026,"month":3,"day":31,"eventType":"poya","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Medin Full Moon Poya Day","shortDescription":"Commemorates the Buddha's journey back to Kimbulwathpura to visit King Suddhodana.","description":"Marks the journey of Lord Buddha from Rajagaha to Kapilavastu to preach the Dhamma to his family.","greeting":"Peaceful Medin Poya Day!"},"si":{"title":"මැදින් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","shortDescription":"බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ සුද්ධෝදන පිය රජු දැකීමට කිඹුල්වත්පුරයට වැඩමවීම ආරම්භ කළ දිනය.","description":"ශාක්‍ය වංශික ඥාතීන්ට ධර්මය දේශනා කරනු වස් බුදුරදුන් කිඹුල්වත්පුරයට වැඩම කළ පින්බර මැදින් පොහොය දිනයයි.","greeting":"පින්බර මැදින් පොහොය දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"மெதின் பௌர்ணமி தினம்","shortDescription":"புத்த பெருமான் தந்தை சுத்தோதன மன்னரைக் காண கபிலவஸ்துவுக்கு வருகை தந்த தினம்.","description":"புத்தர் ஞானமடைந்த பின் தனது குடும்பத்தினருக்கு போதனைகளை வழங்க கபிலவஸ்துவுக்கு புறப்பட்ட புனித நாள்.","greeting":"அமைதியான மெதின் பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Buddhasasana","url":"http://www.buddhasasana.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-03-31","event_type":"poya","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Medin Full Moon Poya Day","si":"මැදින් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","ta":"மெதின் பௌர்ணமி தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Marks the journey of Lord Buddha from Rajagaha to Kapilavastu to preach the Dhamma to his family.","si":"ශාක්‍ය වංශික ඥාතීන්ට ධර්මය දේශනා කරනු වස් බුදුරදුන් කිඹුල්වත්පුරයට වැඩම කළ පින්බර මැදින් පොහොය දිනයයි.","ta":"புத்தர் ஞானமடைந்த பின் தனது குடும்பத்தினருக்கு போதனைகளை வழங்க கபிலவஸ்துவுக்கு புறப்பட்ட புனித நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Peaceful Medin Poya Day!","si":"පින්බර මැදින් පොහොය දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அமைதியான மெதின் பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"good-friday","slug":"good-friday","date":"2026-04-03","year":2026,"month":4,"day":3,"eventType":"religious","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Good Friday","shortDescription":"Solemn Christian day observing the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.","description":"Observed in churches across Sri Lanka with solemn services, Way of the Cross devotions, and prayer vigils.","greeting":"Blessed and Reflective Good Friday."},"si":{"title":"මහ සිකුරාදා","shortDescription":"ජේසුස් ක්‍රිස්තුස් වහන්සේගේ කුරුසියේ දුක්ප්‍රාප්තිය හා මරණය සිහිපත් කෙරෙන දිනය.","description":"ක්‍රිස්තියානි බැතිමතුන් විසින් යාච්ඤාවෙන් හා උපවාසයෙන් පසන් ගීතිකා ගයමින් ශෝකීව සමරන ශුද්ධ වූ මහ සිකුරාදා දිනය.","greeting":"ආධ්‍යාත්මික ආශිර්වාදය පිරි මහ සිකුරාදා දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"புனித வெள்ளி","shortDescription":"இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் சிலுவை பாடுகளையும் மரணத்தையும் நினைவுகூரும் புனித நாள்.","description":"இலங்கை கிறிஸ்தவ மக்களால் தேவாலயங்களில் விசேட சிலுவைப் பாதை ஆராதனைகள் மற்றும் அமைதிப் பிரார்த்தனைகளுடன் அனுஷ்டிக்கப்படும் நாள்.","greeting":"அமைதியும் இறை ஆசியும் நிறைந்த புனித வெள்ளி!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Christian Religious Affairs","url":"http://www.christianaaffairs.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#9333EA"},"start_at":"2026-04-03","event_type":"religious","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Good Friday","si":"මහ සිකුරාදා","ta":"புனித வெள்ளி"},"description":{"en":"Observed in churches across Sri Lanka with solemn services, Way of the Cross devotions, and prayer vigils.","si":"ක්‍රිස්තියානි බැතිමතුන් විසින් යාච්ඤාවෙන් හා උපවාසයෙන් පසන් ගීතිකා ගයමින් ශෝකීව සමරන ශුද්ධ වූ මහ සිකුරාදා දිනය.","ta":"இலங்கை கிறிஸ்தவ மக்களால் தேவாலயங்களில் விசேட சிலுவைப் பாதை ஆராதனைகள் மற்றும் அமைதிப் பிரார்த்தனைகளுடன் அனுஷ்டிக்கப்படும் நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed and Reflective Good Friday.","si":"ආධ්‍යාත්මික ආශිර්වාදය පිරි මහ සිකුරාදා දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அமைதியும் இறை ஆசியும் நிறைந்த புனித வெள்ளி!"}},{"id":"day-prior-to-sinhala-tamil-new-year","slug":"day-prior-to-sinhala-tamil-new-year","date":"2026-04-13","year":2026,"month":4,"day":13,"eventType":"cultural","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":true,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day","shortDescription":"Nonagathaya (Inauspicious Time) and eve of the traditional harvest New Year.","description":"Astrological transitional period when work ceases and people visit temples for spiritual purification.","greeting":"Peaceful New Year Eve to All Sri Lankans!"},"si":{"title":"සිංහල සහ දෙමළ අලුත් අවුරුදු දිනට පෙර දිනය","shortDescription":"නොනගතය හා අලුත් අවුරුදු උදාවට පෙර ආගමික වතාවත්වල යෙදෙන පූජනීය දිනය.","description":"සූර්යයා මීන රාශියෙන් මේෂ රාශියට සංක්‍රමණය වන පුණ්‍ය කාලය හෙවත් නොනගතය නිමිත්තෙන් ආගමික වතාවත් සිදු කෙරේ.","greeting":"පුණ්‍යවන්ත නොනගත කාලයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"சிங்கள மற்றும் தமிழ் புத்தாண்டுக்கு முந்தைய தினம்","shortDescription":"வருடப்பிறப்புக்கு முந்தைய விஷேச புண்ணிய கால தினம்.","description":"புத்தாண்டை வரவேற்பதற்கான ஆயத்தங்கள் செய்யப்பட்டு, ஆன்மீக வழிபாடுகள் தொடங்கும் நாள்.","greeting":"மகிழ்ச்சியான புத்தாண்டு தின வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Cultural Affairs","url":"http://www.culturalaffairs.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-04-13","event_type":"cultural","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":true,"title":{"en":"Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day","si":"සිංහල සහ දෙමළ අලුත් අවුරුදු දිනට පෙර දිනය","ta":"சிங்கள மற்றும் தமிழ் புத்தாண்டுக்கு முந்தைய தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Astrological transitional period when work ceases and people visit temples for spiritual purification.","si":"සූර්යයා මීන රාශියෙන් මේෂ රාශියට සංක්‍රමණය වන පුණ්‍ය කාලය හෙවත් නොනගතය නිමිත්තෙන් ආගමික වතාවත් සිදු කෙරේ.","ta":"புத்தாண்டை வரவேற்பதற்கான ஆயத்தங்கள் செய்யப்பட்டு, ஆன்மீக வழிபாடுகள் தொடங்கும் நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Peaceful New Year Eve to All Sri Lankans!","si":"පුණ්‍යවන්ත නොනගත කාලයක් වේවා!","ta":"மகிழ்ச்சியான புத்தாண்டு தின வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"sinhala-tamil-new-year-day","slug":"sinhala-tamil-new-year-day","date":"2026-04-14","year":2026,"month":4,"day":14,"eventType":"cultural","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":true,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day","shortDescription":"Aluth Avurudda & Puthandu - The premier traditional harvest and solar celebration in Sri Lanka.","description":"Marking the transition of the Sun from Pisces to Aries. Families celebrate with auspicious nakath times, milk rice (kiribath), and games.","greeting":"Suba Aluth Avuruddak Wewa! Iniya Puthandu Vazhthukkal!"},"si":{"title":"සිංහල සහ දෙමළ අලුත් අවුරුදු දිනය","shortDescription":"සූර්යයා මීන රාශියෙන් මේෂ රාශියට සංක්‍රමණය වීම නිමිත්තෙන් සමරන සාම්ප්‍රදායික මහා සංස්කෘතික මංගල්‍යය.","description":"සුබ නැකැත් චාරිත්‍ර, කිරි ඉතිරවීම, අවුරුදු කැවිලි මේසය සහ ජන ක්‍රීඩා පිරි ප්‍රීතිමත් නව වසරක උදාව.","greeting":"සාමය, සතුට, සෞභාග්‍යය පිරි සුබ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"சிங்கள மற்றும் தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு தினம்","shortDescription":"சூரியனின் பயண மாற்றத்தை கொண்டாடும் இலங்கையின் உன்னதமான பாரம்பரிய புத்தாண்டு.","description":"குடும்பங்கள் ஒன்றுகூடி மங்களகரமான சுபநேரத்தில் புதுநெல் பொங்கல் பொங்கி கொண்டாடும் திருநாள்.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் இனிய புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Cultural Affairs & Gazette","url":"http://www.culturalaffairs.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-04-14","event_type":"cultural","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":true,"title":{"en":"Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day","si":"සිංහල සහ දෙමළ අලුත් අවුරුදු දිනය","ta":"சிங்கள மற்றும் தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Marking the transition of the Sun from Pisces to Aries. Families celebrate with auspicious nakath times, milk rice (kiribath), and games.","si":"සුබ නැකැත් චාරිත්‍ර, කිරි ඉතිරවීම, අවුරුදු කැවිලි මේසය සහ ජන ක්‍රීඩා පිරි ප්‍රීතිමත් නව වසරක උදාව.","ta":"குடும்பங்கள் ஒன்றுகூடி மங்களகரமான சுபநேரத்தில் புதுநெல் பொங்கல் பொங்கி கொண்டாடும் திருநாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Suba Aluth Avuruddak Wewa! Iniya Puthandu Vazhthukkal!","si":"සාමය, සතුට, සෞභාග්‍යය පිරි සුබ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் இனிய புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"bak-full-moon-poya-day","slug":"bak-full-moon-poya-day","date":"2026-04-30","year":2026,"month":4,"day":30,"eventType":"poya","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Bak Full Moon Poya Day","shortDescription":"Commemorating the second visit of the Lord Buddha to Nagadipa in Sri Lanka.","description":"Marks the second visit of Lord Buddha to Nagadipa in the Jaffna peninsula to settle a dispute between Naga kings Chulodara and Mahodara.","greeting":"Blessed Bak Poya Day to All!"},"si":{"title":"බක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","shortDescription":"චූලෝදර මහෝදර නා රජුන්ගේ මැණික් පුටුව පිළිබඳ ආරවුල සංසිඳවීමට බුදුරදුන් නාගදීපයට වැඩම වූ දිනය.","description":"බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේගේ දෙවන ලංකාගමනය සිදුවූ නාගදීප පුණ්‍ය භූමිය ප්‍රමුඛ වෙහෙර විහාරස්ථානවල ආගමික වතාවත් සිදු කෙරේ.","greeting":"පින්බර බක් පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"பக் பௌர்ணமி தினம்","shortDescription":"புத்த பெருமான் யாழ்ப்பாணம் நயினாதீவுக்கு இரண்டாவது முறையாக வருகை தந்ததை போற்றும் நாள்.","description":"சூலோதர மற்றும் மஹோதர நாக மன்னர்களுக்கிடையிலான மாணிக்க சிம்மாசன சர்ச்சையை தீர்த்து வைத்த வரலாற்று தினம்.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் பக் பௌர்ணமி தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Buddhasasana","url":"http://www.buddhasasana.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-04-30","event_type":"poya","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Bak Full Moon Poya Day","si":"බක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","ta":"பக் பௌர்ணமி தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Marks the second visit of Lord Buddha to Nagadipa in the Jaffna peninsula to settle a dispute between Naga kings Chulodara and Mahodara.","si":"බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේගේ දෙවන ලංකාගමනය සිදුවූ නාගදීප පුණ්‍ය භූමිය ප්‍රමුඛ වෙහෙර විහාරස්ථානවල ආගමික වතාවත් සිදු කෙරේ.","ta":"சூலோதர மற்றும் மஹோதர நாக மன்னர்களுக்கிடையிலான மாணிக்க சிம்மாசன சர்ச்சையை தீர்த்து வைத்த வரலாற்று தினம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed Bak Poya Day to All!","si":"පින්බර බක් පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் பக் பௌர்ணமி தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"may-day","slug":"may-day","date":"2026-05-01","year":2026,"month":5,"day":1,"eventType":"national","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":true,"translations":{"en":{"title":"May Day (International Workers' Day)","shortDescription":"National statutory holiday honouring Sri Lankan workers, trade unions, and labor rights.","description":"Commemorating the labor movement and social contributions of workers across Sri Lanka.","greeting":"Happy Workers' Day to Sri Lanka's Workforce!"},"si":{"title":"මැයි දිනය (ජාත්‍යන්තර කම්කරු දිනය)","shortDescription":"වැඩකරන ජනතාවගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් හා ශ්‍රම දායකත්වය අගයන ජාත්‍යන්තර කම්කරු සැමරුම.","description":"ශ්‍රී ලාංකික කම්කරු පන්තියේ අයිතීන් සුරැකීම වෙනුවෙන් පෙළපාලි, රැලි සහ සංස්කෘතික වැඩසටහන් පවත්වන ජාතික නිවාඩු දිනය.","greeting":"ශ්‍රම බලකායට සුබ කම්කරු දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"மே தினம் (சர்வதேச தொழிலாளர் தினம்)","shortDescription":"தொழிலாளர்களின் உரிமைகள் மற்றும் உழைப்பை கௌரவிக்கும் சர்வதேச விடுமுறை நாள்.","description":"இலங்கையின் உழைக்கும் மக்களின் பங்களிப்பை போற்றி நாடெங்கும் தொழிற்சங்க பேரணிகள் மற்றும் கூட்டங்களுடன் கொண்டாடப்படும் நாள்.","greeting":"தொழிலாளர் தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Labour","url":"http://www.labourdept.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"slide","themeColor":"#DC2626"},"start_at":"2026-05-01","event_type":"national","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":true,"title":{"en":"May Day (International Workers' Day)","si":"මැයි දිනය (ජාත්‍යන්තර කම්කරු දිනය)","ta":"மே தினம் (சர்வதேச தொழிலாளர் தினம்)"},"description":{"en":"Commemorating the labor movement and social contributions of workers across Sri Lanka.","si":"ශ්‍රී ලාංකික කම්කරු පන්තියේ අයිතීන් සුරැකීම වෙනුවෙන් පෙළපාලි, රැලි සහ සංස්කෘතික වැඩසටහන් පවත්වන ජාතික නිවාඩු දිනය.","ta":"இலங்கையின் உழைக்கும் மக்களின் பங்களிப்பை போற்றி நாடெங்கும் தொழிற்சங்க பேரணிகள் மற்றும் கூட்டங்களுடன் கொண்டாடப்படும் நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Happy Workers' Day to Sri Lanka's Workforce!","si":"ශ්‍රම බලකායට සුබ කම්කරු දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"தொழிலாளர் தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"eid-ul-adha","slug":"eid-ul-adha","date":"2026-05-27","year":2026,"month":5,"day":27,"eventType":"religious","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Id-Ul-Adha (Hajj Festival Day)","shortDescription":"Feast of Sacrifice and completion of the Holy pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj).","description":"Celebrated by Muslims across Sri Lanka with morning prayers, feasts, and community sharing.","greeting":"Eid Mubarak! Blessed Hajj Festival to All!"},"si":{"title":"හජ්ජි උත්සව දිනය (ඊදුල් අල්හා)","shortDescription":"ඉබ්‍රාහිම් නබිතුමාගේ පරිත්‍යාගය සිහිපත් කරමින් සමරන උතුම් හජ්ජි මංගල්‍යය.","description":"ශුද්ධ වූ මක්කම වන්දනාව සිහිපත් කරමින් පුණ්‍ය ක්‍රියාවල සහ බෙදාහදා ගැනීමේ ගුණාංග සමරන ඉස්ලාම් උත්සවය.","greeting":"සැමට සාමකාමී හජ්ජි උත්සව දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"ஹஜ்ஜுப் பெருநாள் (ஈதுல் அழ்ஹா)","shortDescription":"இறை கட்டளைக்காக இப்ராஹீம் நபியின் தியாகத்தை நினைவுகூரும் புனித ஹஜ் திருநாள்.","description":"இலங்கை முஸ்லிம்களால் விசேட தொழுகைகள், குர்பான் கொடுத்தல் மற்றும் ஏழைகளுக்கு உதவிகளுடன் கொண்டாடப்படும் நாள்.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் இனிய ஹஜ் பெருநாள் நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Muslim Religious Affairs","url":"http://www.muslimaffairs.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#059669"},"start_at":"2026-05-27","event_type":"religious","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Id-Ul-Adha (Hajj Festival Day)","si":"හජ්ජි උත්සව දිනය (ඊදුල් අල්හා)","ta":"ஹஜ்ஜுப் பெருநாள் (ஈதுல் அழ்ஹா)"},"description":{"en":"Celebrated by Muslims across Sri Lanka with morning prayers, feasts, and community sharing.","si":"ශුද්ධ වූ මක්කම වන්දනාව සිහිපත් කරමින් පුණ්‍ය ක්‍රියාවල සහ බෙදාහදා ගැනීමේ ගුණාංග සමරන ඉස්ලාම් උත්සවය.","ta":"இலங்கை முஸ்லிம்களால் விசேட தொழுகைகள், குர்பான் கொடுத்தல் மற்றும் ஏழைகளுக்கு உதவிகளுடன் கொண்டாடப்படும் நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Eid Mubarak! Blessed Hajj Festival to All!","si":"සැමට සාමකාමී හජ්ජි උත්සව දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் இனிய ஹஜ் பெருநாள் நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"vesak-full-moon-poya-day","slug":"vesak-full-moon-poya-day","date":"2026-05-30","year":2026,"month":5,"day":30,"eventType":"poya","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":true,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Vesak Full Moon Poya Day","shortDescription":"Commemorating the Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinirvana of the Lord Buddha.","description":"The most sacred Buddhist festival in Sri Lanka. Cities are illuminated with lanterns, pandols (thorana), and free food stalls (dansal).","greeting":"Blessed Vesak Festival to All!"},"si":{"title":"වෙසක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","shortDescription":"සිදුහත් බෝසතාණන්ගේ උපත, බුදුවීම සහ පිරිනිවන් පෑම යන තෙමඟුල සිහිපත් කෙරෙන උතුම් පුන් පෝය දිනය.","description":"සිල් සමාදන්වීම්, දන්සැල්, මනරම් වෙසක් පහන් කූඩු සහ තොරණ ආලෝකයෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකාද්වීපයම ඒකාලෝක වන උත්තරීතර ආගමික මංගල්‍යය.","greeting":"පින්බර වෙසක් මංගල්‍යයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"வெசாக் பௌர்ணமி தினம்","shortDescription":"கௌதம புத்தரின் பிறப்பு, ஞானம் மற்றும் மகாபரிநிர்வாணம் ஆகிய மூன்று மங்கள நிகழ்வுகளை போற்றும் நாள்.","description":"வெசாக் கூடுகள், அன்னதானங்கள் (தன்சல) மற்றும் வண்ணமயமான தோரணங்களால் ஒளிரும் புனிதமான பௌத்த பண்டிகை.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் அமைதியான வெசாக் தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Buddhasasana","url":"http://www.buddhasasana.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-05-30","event_type":"poya","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":true,"title":{"en":"Vesak Full Moon Poya Day","si":"වෙසක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","ta":"வெசாக் பௌர்ணமி தினம்"},"description":{"en":"The most sacred Buddhist festival in Sri Lanka. Cities are illuminated with lanterns, pandols (thorana), and free food stalls (dansal).","si":"සිල් සමාදන්වීම්, දන්සැල්, මනරම් වෙසක් පහන් කූඩු සහ තොරණ ආලෝකයෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකාද්වීපයම ඒකාලෝක වන උත්තරීතර ආගමික මංගල්‍යය.","ta":"வெசாக் கூடுகள், அன்னதானங்கள் (தன்சல) மற்றும் வண்ணமயமான தோரணங்களால் ஒளிரும் புனிதமான பௌத்த பண்டிகை."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed Vesak Festival to All!","si":"පින්බර වෙසක් මංගල්‍යයක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் அமைதியான வெசாக் தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"day-following-vesak-poya","slug":"day-following-vesak-poya","date":"2026-05-31","year":2026,"month":5,"day":31,"eventType":"poya","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":true,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day","shortDescription":"Second day of the nationwide Vesak festival celebrated with community dansal and pandols.","description":"Statutory holiday allowing citizens to tour historic shrines and witness illuminated pandols depicting Jataka stories.","greeting":"Joyous and Peaceful Vesak Holidays!"},"si":{"title":"වෙසක් පුර පසළොස්වක පොහොය දිනට පසු දිනය","shortDescription":"වෙසක් පහන් කූඩු, තොරණ සහ මහ දන්සැල් පිරි දෙවන වෙසක් නිවාඩු දිනය.","description":"රට පුරා ලක්ෂ සංඛ්‍යාත ජනතාව පවුල් පිටින් වෙසක් සිරි නැරඹීමට එක්වන පින්බර නිවාඩු දිනයයි.","greeting":"සාමකාමී වෙසක් නිවාඩු සමයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"வெசாக் பௌர்ணமி தினத்திற்கு அடுத்த நாள்","shortDescription":"வெசாக் பண்டிகையின் இரண்டாம் நாள் விடுமுறை தினம்.","description":"மக்கள் பௌத்த வரலாற்று தோரணங்கள் மற்றும் அலங்காரங்களை கண்டு மகிழும் அரச விடுமுறை நாள்.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் வெசாக் திருநாள் வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Buddhasasana","url":"http://www.buddhasasana.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-05-31","event_type":"poya","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":true,"title":{"en":"Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day","si":"වෙසක් පුර පසළොස්වක පොහොය දිනට පසු දිනය","ta":"வெசாக் பௌர்ணமி தினத்திற்கு அடுத்த நாள்"},"description":{"en":"Statutory holiday allowing citizens to tour historic shrines and witness illuminated pandols depicting Jataka stories.","si":"රට පුරා ලක්ෂ සංඛ්‍යාත ජනතාව පවුල් පිටින් වෙසක් සිරි නැරඹීමට එක්වන පින්බර නිවාඩු දිනයයි.","ta":"மக்கள் பௌத்த வரலாற்று தோரணங்கள் மற்றும் அலங்காரங்களை கண்டு மகிழும் அரச விடுமுறை நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Joyous and Peaceful Vesak Holidays!","si":"සාමකාමී වෙසක් නිවාඩු සමයක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் வெசாக் திருநாள் வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"poson-full-moon-poya-day","slug":"poson-full-moon-poya-day","date":"2026-06-29","year":2026,"month":6,"day":29,"eventType":"poya","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":true,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Poson Full Moon Poya Day","shortDescription":"Arrival of Arahat Mahinda and the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka at Mihintale.","description":"Commemorates the meeting between Arahat Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa at Mihintale in the 3rd century BCE.","greeting":"Blessed Poson Poya Day to All!"},"si":{"title":"පොසොන් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","shortDescription":"මිහිඳු මහ රහතන් වහන්සේ මිහින්තලයට වැඩම කර ලක්දිව බුදු සසුන පිහිටුවූ ඓතිහාසික දිනය.","description":"දේවානම්පියතිස්ස රජු ප්‍රමුඛ ලක්වැසි ජනතාවට බුදු දහමේ ආලෝකය ලැබී නව ශිෂ්ටාචාරයක් ඇරඹි උතුම් දිනයයි.","greeting":"ශ්‍රද්ධා පූර්වක පොසොන් මංගල්‍යයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"பொசன் பௌர்ணமி தினம்","shortDescription":"மிஹிந்தலையில் அரஹத் மஹிந்த தேரர் வருகை தந்து பௌத்த தர்மத்தை இலங்கையில் ஸ்தாபித்த புனித நாள்.","description":"இலங்கையின் கலாசார மற்றும் ஆன்மீக வரலாற்றில் மாபெரும் மாற்றத்தை ஏற்படுத்திய வரலாற்று தினம்.","greeting":"அமைதியான பொசன் தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Buddhasasana","url":"http://www.buddhasasana.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#059669"},"start_at":"2026-06-29","event_type":"poya","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":true,"title":{"en":"Poson Full Moon Poya Day","si":"පොසොන් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","ta":"பொசன் பௌர்ணமி தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Commemorates the meeting between Arahat Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa at Mihintale in the 3rd century BCE.","si":"දේවානම්පියතිස්ස රජු ප්‍රමුඛ ලක්වැසි ජනතාවට බුදු දහමේ ආලෝකය ලැබී නව ශිෂ්ටාචාරයක් ඇරඹි උතුම් දිනයයි.","ta":"இலங்கையின் கலாசார மற்றும் ஆன்மீக வரலாற்றில் மாபெரும் மாற்றத்தை ஏற்படுத்திய வரலாற்று தினம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed Poson Poya Day to All!","si":"ශ්‍රද්ධා පූර්වක පොසොන් මංගල්‍යයක් වේවා!","ta":"அமைதியான பொசன் தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"esala-full-moon-poya-day","slug":"esala-full-moon-poya-day","date":"2026-07-28","year":2026,"month":7,"day":28,"eventType":"poya","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Esala Full Moon Poya Day","shortDescription":"The Buddha's first sermon Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta and start of Vassana.","description":"Commemorates the first sermon at Isipatana and marks the start of the historic Kandy Esala Perahera.","greeting":"Blessed Esala Poya Day!"},"si":{"title":"ඇසළ පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","shortDescription":"ප්‍රථම ධර්ම දේශනාව වන දම්සක් පැවතුම් සූත්‍රය දේශනා කිරීම සහ වස්සාන කාලය ඇරඹෙන දිනය.","description":"ඓතිහාසික කන්ද උඩරට ශ්‍රී දළදා මාලිගාවේ ඇසළ පෙරහැර මංගල්‍යය ආරම්භ වන උතුම් පුන් පොහෝ දිනයයි.","greeting":"පින්බර ඇසළ පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"எசல பௌர்ணமி தினம்","shortDescription":"புத்தரின் முதல் போதனையான தம்மசக்கப்பவத்தன சூத்திரம் அருளப்பட்ட நாள் மற்றும் கண்டி பெரஹெரா ஆரம்பம்.","description":"கண்டி தலதா மாளிகையின் வரலாற்று சிறப்புமிக்க எசல மகா பெரஹெரா உற்சவங்கள் ஆரம்பமாகும் புனித தினம்.","greeting":"அமைதியான எசல பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Buddhasasana","url":"http://www.buddhasasana.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-07-28","event_type":"poya","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Esala Full Moon Poya Day","si":"ඇසළ පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","ta":"எசல பௌர்ணமி தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Commemorates the first sermon at Isipatana and marks the start of the historic Kandy Esala Perahera.","si":"ඓතිහාසික කන්ද උඩරට ශ්‍රී දළදා මාලිගාවේ ඇසළ පෙරහැර මංගල්‍යය ආරම්භ වන උතුම් පුන් පොහෝ දිනයයි.","ta":"கண்டி தலதா மாளிகையின் வரலாற்று சிறப்புமிக்க எசல மகா பெரஹெரா உற்சவங்கள் ஆரம்பமாகும் புனித தினம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed Esala Poya Day!","si":"පින්බර ඇසළ පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அமைதியான எசல பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"milad-un-nabi","slug":"milad-un-nabi","date":"2026-08-25","year":2026,"month":8,"day":25,"eventType":"religious","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":true,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)","shortDescription":"Celebration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).","description":"Observed with Quran recitations, Maulid assemblies, prayers, and community charity.","greeting":"Blessed Milad-Un-Nabi to All!"},"si":{"title":"මිලාදුන් නබි දිනය (මුහම්මද් නබිතුමාගේ උපන් දිනය)","shortDescription":"ශුද්ධ වූ මුහම්මද් නබිතුමාණන්ගේ ජන්ම දිනය සිහිපත් කරමින් සමරන ආගමික උත්සවය.","description":"ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මුස්ලිම් ප්‍රජාව විසින් යාච්ඤා සහ ආගමික දේශන පවත්වමින් සමරනු ලබන රජයේ නිවාඩු දිනයකි.","greeting":"සාමය පිරි සුබ මිලාදුන් නබි දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"மீலாதுன் நபி (நபிகள் நாயகம் பிறந்த தினம்)","shortDescription":"இறைத்தூதர் முஹம்மது நபி (ஸல்) அவர்களின் புனித பிறந்த தின விழா.","description":"இலங்கையிலுள்ள பள்ளிவாசல்களில் மெளலித் மஜ்லிஸ்கள் மற்றும் ஏழைகளுக்கு தர்மங்கள் வழங்கும் புனித நாள்.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் இனிய மீலாதுன் நபி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Muslim Religious Affairs","url":"http://www.muslimaffairs.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#10B981"},"start_at":"2026-08-25","event_type":"religious","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":true,"title":{"en":"Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)","si":"මිලාදුන් නබි දිනය (මුහම්මද් නබිතුමාගේ උපන් දිනය)","ta":"மீலாதுன் நபி (நபிகள் நாயகம் பிறந்த தினம்)"},"description":{"en":"Observed with Quran recitations, Maulid assemblies, prayers, and community charity.","si":"ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මුස්ලිම් ප්‍රජාව විසින් යාච්ඤා සහ ආගමික දේශන පවත්වමින් සමරනු ලබන රජයේ නිවාඩු දිනයකි.","ta":"இலங்கையிலுள்ள பள்ளிவாசல்களில் மெளலித் மஜ்லிஸ்கள் மற்றும் ஏழைகளுக்கு தர்மங்கள் வழங்கும் புனித நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed Milad-Un-Nabi to All!","si":"සාමය පිරි සුබ මිලාදුන් නබි දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் இனிய மீலாதுன் நபி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"nikini-full-moon-poya-day","slug":"nikini-full-moon-poya-day","date":"2026-08-27","year":2026,"month":8,"day":27,"eventType":"poya","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Nikini Full Moon Poya Day","shortDescription":"Commemorating the first Sangha Council (Dhamma Sangayana) and Venerable Ananda's Arahatship.","description":"Marks the codification of the Buddhist canon following the Buddha's Parinirvana.","greeting":"Peaceful Nikini Poya Day!"},"si":{"title":"නිකිණි පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","shortDescription":"ප්‍රථම ධර්ම සංගායනාව පැවැත්වීම සහ ආනන්ද හිමියන් රහත්භාවයට පත්වීම සිහිපත් කෙරෙන දිනය.","description":"පසු වස් සමාදන් වීම සඳහා භික්ෂූන් වහන්සේලා සූදානම් වන පින්බර නිකිණි පුන් පොහෝ දිනයයි.","greeting":"පින්බර නිකිණි පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"நிகினி பௌர்ணமி தினம்","shortDescription":"முதலாவது தர்ம சங்கம் கூட்டப்பட்டதையும் ஆனந்த தேரர் முக்தி அடைந்ததையும் நினைவுகூரும் நாள்.","description":"பௌத்த பிக்குகள் இரண்டாம் கட்ட மழைக்கால விரதத்தை ஆரம்பிக்கும் புனித பௌர்ணமி தினம்.","greeting":"அமைதியான நிகினி பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Buddhasasana","url":"http://www.buddhasasana.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-08-27","event_type":"poya","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Nikini Full Moon Poya Day","si":"නිකිණි පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","ta":"நிகினி பௌர்ணமி தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Marks the codification of the Buddhist canon following the Buddha's Parinirvana.","si":"පසු වස් සමාදන් වීම සඳහා භික්ෂූන් වහන්සේලා සූදානම් වන පින්බර නිකිණි පුන් පොහෝ දිනයයි.","ta":"பௌத்த பிக்குகள் இரண்டாம் கட்ட மழைக்கால விரதத்தை ஆரம்பிக்கும் புனித பௌர்ணமி தினம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Peaceful Nikini Poya Day!","si":"පින්බර නිකිණි පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அமைதியான நிகினி பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"binara-full-moon-poya-day","slug":"binara-full-moon-poya-day","date":"2026-09-26","year":2026,"month":9,"day":26,"eventType":"poya","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Binara Full Moon Poya Day","shortDescription":"Establishment of the Bhikkhuni Sasana (Order of Nuns) with Maha Prajapati Gotami.","description":"Commemorates the ordination of Queen Maha Prajapati Gotami and the establishment of the Bhikkhuni Order.","greeting":"Blessed Binara Poya Day!"},"si":{"title":"බිනර පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","shortDescription":"මහා ප්‍රජාපතී ගෝතමිය ප්‍රමුඛ කාන්තාවන් උදෙසා මෙහෙණි සස්න පිහිටුවීම සිදුවූ උතුම් දිනය.","description":"කාන්තා ආධ්‍යාත්මික නිදහස බුදු සසුන තුළ ස්ථාපිත කෙරුණු ඓතිහාසික බිනර පොහොය දිනයයි.","greeting":"පින්බර බිනර පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"பினர பௌர்ணமி தினம்","shortDescription":"மகா பிரஜாபதி கோதமி மூலம் பிக்குணிகள் சங்கம் நிறுவப்பட்ட வரலாற்று சிறப்புமிக்க நாள்.","description":"பௌத்த தர்மத்தில் பெண்கள் ஆன்மீக துறவறம் பூணுவதற்கான சாசனம் தோற்றுவிக்கப்பட்ட புனித நாள்.","greeting":"அமைதியான பினர பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Buddhasasana","url":"http://www.buddhasasana.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-09-26","event_type":"poya","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Binara Full Moon Poya Day","si":"බිනර පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","ta":"பினர பௌர்ணமி தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Commemorates the ordination of Queen Maha Prajapati Gotami and the establishment of the Bhikkhuni Order.","si":"කාන්තා ආධ්‍යාත්මික නිදහස බුදු සසුන තුළ ස්ථාපිත කෙරුණු ඓතිහාසික බිනර පොහොය දිනයයි.","ta":"பௌத்த தர்மத்தில் பெண்கள் ஆன்மீக துறவறம் பூணுவதற்கான சாசனம் தோற்றுவிக்கப்பட்ட புனித நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed Binara Poya Day!","si":"පින්බර බිනර පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அமைதியான பினர பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"childrens-day","slug":"childrens-day","date":"2026-10-01","year":2026,"month":10,"day":1,"eventType":"awareness","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"National Children's & Elders' Day","shortDescription":"Celebrating the future generation and honoring senior citizens across Sri Lanka.","description":"Dedicated to the welfare, rights, and education of children, while honoring senior citizens.","greeting":"Happy Children's & Elders' Day to All Sri Lankans!"},"si":{"title":"ලෝක ළමා හා වැඩිහිටි දිනය","shortDescription":"හෙට දවසේ අනාගතය වන දූ දරුවන් සහ වැඩිහිටි පරපුර උදෙසා වෙන්වූ ජාතික සැමරුම.","description":"ශ්‍රී ලාංකික දරුවන්ගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් සුරැකීම සහ වැඩිහිටියන්ට කෘතගුණ සැලකීම වෙනුවෙන් වෙන්වූ දිනය.","greeting":"දරුවන්ට සහ වැඩිහිටියන්ට ආශිර්වාදාත්මක දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"சிறுவர் மற்றும் முதியோர் தினம்","shortDescription":"நாட்டின் எதிர்காலமான சிறுவர்களையும் முதியோரையும் போற்றும் தினம்.","description":"இலங்கை பாடசாலைகள் மற்றும் சமூக நிறுவனங்களில் விசேட நிகழ்வுகளுடன் அனுஷ்டிக்கப்படும் நாள்.","greeting":"அனைத்து சிறுவர்களுக்கும் முதியோர்களுக்கும் இனிய தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"National Child Protection Authority","url":"http://www.childprotection.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"slide","themeColor":"#0F766E"},"start_at":"2026-10-01","event_type":"awareness","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"National Children's & Elders' Day","si":"ලෝක ළමා හා වැඩිහිටි දිනය","ta":"சிறுவர் மற்றும் முதியோர் தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Dedicated to the welfare, rights, and education of children, while honoring senior citizens.","si":"ශ්‍රී ලාංකික දරුවන්ගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් සුරැකීම සහ වැඩිහිටියන්ට කෘතගුණ සැලකීම වෙනුවෙන් වෙන්වූ දිනය.","ta":"இலங்கை பாடசாலைகள் மற்றும் சமூக நிறுவனங்களில் விசேட நிகழ்வுகளுடன் அனுஷ்டிக்கப்படும் நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Happy Children's & Elders' Day to All Sri Lankans!","si":"දරුවන්ට සහ වැඩිහිටියන්ට ආශිර්වාදාත්මක දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைத்து சிறுவர்களுக்கும் முதியோர்களுக்கும் இனிய தின நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"vap-full-moon-poya-day","slug":"vap-full-moon-poya-day","date":"2026-10-25","year":2026,"month":10,"day":25,"eventType":"poya","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Vap Full Moon Poya Day","shortDescription":"Conclusion of the Vassana retreat and inauguration of the sacred Katina Cheewara season.","description":"Buddhist monasteries across Sri Lanka begin the sacred Katina robe offering ceremonies.","greeting":"Blessed Vap Poya and Katina Season!"},"si":{"title":"වප් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","shortDescription":"වස්සාන කාලය නිමාවට පත්ව උතුම් කඨින චීවර පූජා පිංකම් මාලාව ආරම්භ වන දිනය.","description":"බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ තව්තිසා දෙව්ලොව සිට සංකස්ස නුවරට වැඩම කළ දිනයයි.","greeting":"පින්බර වප් පොහොය දිනයක් සහ සරු කඨින සමයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"வப் பௌர்ணமி தினம்","shortDescription":"மூன்று மாத மழைக்கால தவம் நிறைவடைந்து புனித கத்தின சீவர தான காலம் ஆரம்பமாகும் நாள்.","description":"நாடு முழுவதிலும் கத்தின தான வைபவங்கள் தொடங்கும் புனித பௌர்ணமி நாள்.","greeting":"அமைதியான வப் பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Buddhasasana","url":"http://www.buddhasasana.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-10-25","event_type":"poya","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Vap Full Moon Poya Day","si":"වප් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","ta":"வப் பௌர்ணமி தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Buddhist monasteries across Sri Lanka begin the sacred Katina robe offering ceremonies.","si":"බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ තව්තිසා දෙව්ලොව සිට සංකස්ස නුවරට වැඩම කළ දිනයයි.","ta":"நாடு முழுவதிலும் கத்தின தான வைபவங்கள் தொடங்கும் புனித பௌர்ணமி நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed Vap Poya and Katina Season!","si":"පින්බර වප් පොහොය දිනයක් සහ සරු කඨින සමයක් වේවා!","ta":"அமைதியான வப் பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"sri-lanka-digital-heritage-day","slug":"sri-lanka-digital-heritage-day","date":"2026-10-30","year":2026,"month":10,"day":30,"eventType":"technology","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Sri Lanka Digital Innovation Day","shortDescription":"Celebrating Sri Lankan digital pioneers, software builders, and island technology.","description":"A national observance recognizing Sri Lanka's growing software ecosystem and digital cultural preservation.","greeting":"Empowering Sri Lanka through Innovation!"},"si":{"title":"ශ්‍රී ලංකා ඩිජිටල් නවෝත්පාදන දිනය","shortDescription":"ශ්‍රී ලාංකික තාක්ෂණික ප්‍රජාවන් සහ මෘදුකාංග නිර්මාණකරුවන් ඇගයීමේ විශේෂ දිනය.","description":"නවීන තාක්ෂණය ඔස්සේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ඩිජිටල් අනාගතය සවිබල ගැන්වීම උදෙසා වෙන්වූ දිනය.","greeting":"ඩිජිටල් තාක්ෂණයෙන් පෙරට යන ශ්‍රී ලංකාවක්!"},"ta":{"title":"இலங்கை டிஜிட்டல் புத்தாக்க தினம்","shortDescription":"இலங்கையின் மென்பொருள் உருவாக்குநர்கள் மற்றும் நவீன தொழில்நுட்ப சமூகங்களை கௌரவிக்கும் நாள்.","description":"டிஜிட்டல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகள் மூலம் இலங்கையின் பாரம்பரியத்தை நவீனமயமாக்கும் உன்னத தினம்.","greeting":"தொழில்நுட்ப கண்டுபிடிப்புகளுடன் முன்னேறும் இலங்கை!"}},"source":{"name":"Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA)","url":"https://www.icta.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"slide","themeColor":"#0F766E"},"start_at":"2026-10-30","event_type":"technology","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Sri Lanka Digital Innovation Day","si":"ශ්‍රී ලංකා ඩිජිටල් නවෝත්පාදන දිනය","ta":"இலங்கை டிஜிட்டல் புத்தாக்க தினம்"},"description":{"en":"A national observance recognizing Sri Lanka's growing software ecosystem and digital cultural preservation.","si":"නවීන තාක්ෂණය ඔස්සේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ඩිජිටල් අනාගතය සවිබල ගැන්වීම උදෙසා වෙන්වූ දිනය.","ta":"டிஜிட்டல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகள் மூலம் இலங்கையின் பாரம்பரியத்தை நவீனமயமாக்கும் உன்னத தினம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Empowering Sri Lanka through Innovation!","si":"ඩිජිටල් තාක්ෂණයෙන් පෙරට යන ශ්‍රී ලංකාවක්!","ta":"தொழில்நுட்ப கண்டுபிடிப்புகளுடன் முன்னேறும் இலங்கை!"}},{"id":"deepavali-festival-day","slug":"deepavali-festival-day","date":"2026-11-08","year":2026,"month":11,"day":8,"eventType":"religious","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Deepavali Festival Day","shortDescription":"The Festival of Lights celebrating the triumph of righteousness and inner illumination.","description":"Observed by lighting traditional clay oil lamps, family reunions, and festive treats.","greeting":"Iniya Deepavali Nalvazhthukkal!"},"si":{"title":"දීපාවලී උත්සව දිනය","shortDescription":"අන්ධකාරය පරදා ආලෝකය ජය ගැනීම සංකේතවත් කරමින් පහන් දල්වන හින්දු ආගමික උත්සවය.","description":"ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ හින්දු බැතිමතුන් විසින් පහන් දල්වමින් රසකැවිලි බෙදාහදා ගන්නා පින්බර දිනය.","greeting":"ප්‍රීතිමත් දීපාවලී දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"தீபாவளித் திருநாள்","shortDescription":"இருள் நீங்கி ஒளி பிறப்பதை குறிக்கும் ஒளி வெள்ளப் பெருவிழா.","description":"அதிகாலை கங்கா ஸ்நானம் செய்து, புத்தாடை அணிந்து, இல்லங்கள் தோறும் தீபமேற்றி ஆனந்தமாக கொண்டாடும் பண்டிகை.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் இனிய தீபாவளி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Hindu Religious Affairs","url":"http://www.hinduchurch.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#EA580C"},"start_at":"2026-11-08","event_type":"religious","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Deepavali Festival Day","si":"දීපාවලී උත්සව දිනය","ta":"தீபாவளித் திருநாள்"},"description":{"en":"Observed by lighting traditional clay oil lamps, family reunions, and festive treats.","si":"ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ හින්දු බැතිමතුන් විසින් පහන් දල්වමින් රසකැවිලි බෙදාහදා ගන්නා පින්බර දිනය.","ta":"அதிகாலை கங்கா ஸ்நானம் செய்து, புத்தாடை அணிந்து, இல்லங்கள் தோறும் தீபமேற்றி ஆனந்தமாக கொண்டாடும் பண்டிகை."},"greeting":{"en":"Iniya Deepavali Nalvazhthukkal!","si":"ප්‍රීතිමත් දීපාවලී දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் இனிய தீபாவளி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"il-full-moon-poya-day","slug":"il-full-moon-poya-day","date":"2026-11-24","year":2026,"month":11,"day":24,"eventType":"poya","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Il Full Moon Poya Day","shortDescription":"Dispatch of the first sixty Arahat disciples on Buddhist missionary work.","description":"Commemorates the Lord Buddha sending forth the first 60 disciples to propagate the Dhamma.","greeting":"Blessed Il Poya Day to All!"},"si":{"title":"ඉල් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","shortDescription":"ප්‍රථම ධර්මදූත පිරිස වූ සැට නමක් රහතන් වහන්සේලා ධර්ම ප්‍රචාරය සඳහා පිටත් කර යැවූ දිනය.","description":"මෛත්‍රී බෝසතාණන් වහන්සේ නියත විවරණ ලැබීම සහ කඨින චීවර මාසයේ අවසාන පෝය දිනයයි.","greeting":"පින්බර ඉල් පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"இல் பௌர்ணமி தினம்","shortDescription":"முதலாவது 60 அரஹத் பிக்குகள் தர்ம பிரச்சாரத்திற்கு அனுப்பப்பட்ட புனித தினம்.","description":"மைத்ரேய போதிசத்துவர் வருங்கால புத்தராக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டதையும் குறிக்கும் நாள்.","greeting":"அமைதியான இல் பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Buddhasasana","url":"http://www.buddhasasana.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-11-24","event_type":"poya","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Il Full Moon Poya Day","si":"ඉල් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","ta":"இல் பௌர்ணமி தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Commemorates the Lord Buddha sending forth the first 60 disciples to propagate the Dhamma.","si":"මෛත්‍රී බෝසතාණන් වහන්සේ නියත විවරණ ලැබීම සහ කඨින චීවර මාසයේ අවසාන පෝය දිනයයි.","ta":"மைத்ரேய போதிசத்துவர் வருங்கால புத்தராக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டதையும் குறிக்கும் நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed Il Poya Day to All!","si":"පින්බර ඉල් පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அமைதியான இல் பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"unduvap-full-moon-poya-day","slug":"unduvap-full-moon-poya-day","date":"2026-12-23","year":2026,"month":12,"day":23,"eventType":"poya","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day","shortDescription":"Arrival of Sanghamitta Theri with the sacred Southern Bo Branch of the Sri Maha Bodhi.","description":"Marks the arrival of Sanghamitta Theri bringing the right-hand sapling of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi to Anuradhapura.","greeting":"Blessed Unduvap Poya Day!"},"si":{"title":"උඳුවප් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","shortDescription":"සංගමිත්තා තෙරණිය ජය ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධීන් වහන්සේගේ දක්ෂිණ ශාඛාව ලක්දිවට වැඩම වූ උතුම් දිනය.","description":"ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධි ශාඛාව අනුරාධපුර මහමෙවුනා උයනේ රෝපණය කර මෙහෙණි සසුන ස්ථාපිත කළ ඓතිහාසික දිනයයි.","greeting":"පින්බර උඳුවප් පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"உந்துவப் பௌர்ணமி தினம்","shortDescription":"சங்கமித்தை தேரி புனித ஸ்ரீ மகா போதி கிளையை அநுராதபுரத்திற்கு கொண்டு வந்த தினம்.","description":"இலங்கையில் போதி மர வழிபாடு மற்றும் பிக்குணி சங்கத்தின் ஸ்தாபிப்பை குறிக்கும் புனித நாள்.","greeting":"அமைதியான உந்துவப் பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Buddhasasana","url":"http://www.buddhasasana.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-12-23","event_type":"poya","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day","si":"උඳුවප් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය","ta":"உந்துவப் பௌர்ணமி தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Marks the arrival of Sanghamitta Theri bringing the right-hand sapling of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi to Anuradhapura.","si":"ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධි ශාඛාව අනුරාධපුර මහමෙවුනා උයනේ රෝපණය කර මෙහෙණි සසුන ස්ථාපිත කළ ඓතිහාසික දිනයයි.","ta":"இலங்கையில் போதி மர வழிபாடு மற்றும் பிக்குணி சங்கத்தின் ஸ்தாபிப்பை குறிக்கும் புனித நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed Unduvap Poya Day!","si":"පින්බර උඳුවප් පොහෝ දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அமைதியான உந்துவப் பௌர்ணமி நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"christmas-day","slug":"christmas-day","date":"2026-12-25","year":2026,"month":12,"day":25,"eventType":"religious","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":true,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Christmas Day","shortDescription":"The celebration of the Nativity of Jesus Christ.","description":"Celebrated across Sri Lanka with Midnight Mass services, festive carols, Christmas trees, and seasonal gift sharing.","greeting":"Merry Christmas to All Sri Lankans!"},"si":{"title":"නත්තල් දිනය","shortDescription":"ජේසුස් ක්‍රිස්තුස් වහන්සේගේ උපත සිහිපත් කරමින් මහත් හරසරින් සමරන නත්තල් මංගල්‍යය.","description":"සාමය, සෙනෙහස සහ ප්‍රීතිය ලොවට බෙදා දෙමින් මැදියම් රැයේ දේව මෙහෙයන් පවත්වමින් සැමරෙන උතුම් නත්තල.","greeting":"සාමය පිරි සුබ නත්තලක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"நத்தார் திருநாள் (கிறிஸ்துமஸ்)","shortDescription":"இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் பிறப்பைப் போற்றும் உலகளாவிய நத்தார் பெருவிழா.","description":"நள்ளிரவு ஆராதனைகள், கரோல் கீதங்கள் மற்றும் அலங்காரங்களுடன் குடும்பங்கள் ஒன்றுகூடி கொண்டாடும் மகிழ்ச்சித் திருநாள்.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் இனிய நத்தார் நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Christian Religious Affairs","url":"http://www.christianaaffairs.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#DC2626"},"start_at":"2026-12-25","event_type":"religious","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":true,"title":{"en":"Christmas Day","si":"නත්තල් දිනය","ta":"நத்தார் திருநாள் (கிறிஸ்துமஸ்)"},"description":{"en":"Celebrated across Sri Lanka with Midnight Mass services, festive carols, Christmas trees, and seasonal gift sharing.","si":"සාමය, සෙනෙහස සහ ප්‍රීතිය ලොවට බෙදා දෙමින් මැදියම් රැයේ දේව මෙහෙයන් පවත්වමින් සැමරෙන උතුම් නත්තල.","ta":"நள்ளிரவு ஆராதனைகள், கரோல் கீதங்கள் மற்றும் அலங்காரங்களுடன் குடும்பங்கள் ஒன்றுகூடி கொண்டாடும் மகிழ்ச்சித் திருநாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Merry Christmas to All Sri Lankans!","si":"සාමය පිරි සුබ නත්තලක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் இனிய நத்தார் நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"national-unity-day","slug":"national-unity-day","date":"2026-01-08","year":2026,"month":1,"day":8,"eventType":"national","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"National Unity and Reconciliation Day","shortDescription":"Promoting peace, communal harmony, and national solidarity across Sri Lanka.","description":"Observed throughout the island to foster mutual respect, social cohesion, and ethnic harmony among all Sri Lankan communities.","greeting":"Peace & Solidarity to All Sri Lankans!"},"si":{"title":"ජාතික සමගිය සහ المصالحة දිනය","shortDescription":"ශ්‍රී ලංකාව පුරා ජාතික සමගිය, සාමය සහ සහජීවනය ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීමේ දිනය.","description":"සියලු ජාතීන් සහ ආගම් අතර අන්‍යෝන්‍ය ගෞරවය සහ සහජීවනය ගොඩනැගීමේ ජාතික දිනය.","greeting":"සැමට සාමය සහ සහජීවනය පිරි දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"தேசிய ஒற்றுமை மற்றும் நல்லிணக்க தினம்","shortDescription":"இலங்கை முழுவதும் சமாதானம், இன நல்லிணக்கம் மற்றும் ஒற்றுமையை வலியுறுத்தும் நாள்.","description":"பல்லின மக்கள் மத்தியில் பரஸ்பர நல்லுறவையும் சமாதான சகவாழ்வையும் கட்டியெழுப்பும் விசேட தினம்.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் சமாதானமும் ஒற்றுமையும் நிலவட்டும்!"}},"source":{"name":"Office for National Unity and Reconciliation (ONUR)","url":"http://www.onur.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#059669"},"start_at":"2026-01-08","event_type":"national","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"National Unity and Reconciliation Day","si":"ජාතික සමගිය සහ المصالحة දිනය","ta":"தேசிய ஒற்றுமை மற்றும் நல்லிணக்க தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Observed throughout the island to foster mutual respect, social cohesion, and ethnic harmony among all Sri Lankan communities.","si":"සියලු ජාතීන් සහ ආගම් අතර අන්‍යෝන්‍ය ගෞරවය සහ සහජීවනය ගොඩනැගීමේ ජාතික දිනය.","ta":"பல்லின மக்கள் மத்தியில் பரஸ்பர நல்லுறவையும் சமாதான சகவாழ்வையும் கட்டியெழுப்பும் விசேட தினம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Peace & Solidarity to All Sri Lankans!","si":"සැමට සාමය සහ සහජීවනය පිරි දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் சமாதானமும் ஒற்றுமையும் நிலவட்டும்!"}},{"id":"mattu-pongal-day","slug":"mattu-pongal-day","date":"2026-01-15","year":2026,"month":1,"day":15,"eventType":"cultural","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Mattu Pongal (Cattle Thanksgiving Day)","shortDescription":"Day of thanksgiving to cows, oxen, and agricultural cattle for their tireless farm labor.","description":"Celebrated on the day following Thai Pongal in agrarian communities across Sri Lanka, cattle are bathed, decorated with garlands, and fed sweet Pongal.","greeting":"Blessed Mattu Pongal to All Farming Families!"},"si":{"title":"මට්ටු පොංගල් (ගව උපහාර දිනය)","shortDescription":"කෘෂිකර්මාන්තයට දායක වන ගව සම්පතට කෘතඥතාව පළ කිරීමේ සාම්ප්‍රදායික දිනය.","description":"තායි පොංගල් දිනයට පසුදින ගවයන් නාවා මල් මාලා පළඳවා කෘතගුණ සැලකීමේ චාරිත්‍රය.","greeting":"සැමට සුබ මට්ටු පොංගල් දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"மாட்டுப் பொங்கல் தினம்","shortDescription":"உழவுக்கு உறுதுணையாக விளங்கும் கால்நடைகளுக்கு நன்றி செலுத்தும் பாரம்பரியத் திருநாள்.","description":"தைப்பொங்கலின் மறுநாள் மாடுகளைக் குளிப்பாட்டி, சந்தனம் பூசி, மாலை அணிவித்து பொங்கல் வழங்கி நன்றி செலுத்தும் வழக்கம்.","greeting":"உழவர் பெருமக்கள் அனைவருக்கும் இனிய மாட்டுப் பொங்கல் வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs","url":"http://www.hinduchurch.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#D97706"},"start_at":"2026-01-15","event_type":"cultural","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Mattu Pongal (Cattle Thanksgiving Day)","si":"මට්ටු පොංගල් (ගව උපහාර දිනය)","ta":"மாட்டுப் பொங்கல் தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Celebrated on the day following Thai Pongal in agrarian communities across Sri Lanka, cattle are bathed, decorated with garlands, and fed sweet Pongal.","si":"තායි පොංගල් දිනයට පසුදින ගවයන් නාවා මල් මාලා පළඳවා කෘතගුණ සැලකීමේ චාරිත්‍රය.","ta":"தைப்பொங்கலின் மறுநாள் மாடுகளைக் குளிப்பாட்டி, சந்தனம் பூசி, மாலை அணிவித்து பொங்கல் வழங்கி நன்றி செலுத்தும் வழக்கம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessed Mattu Pongal to All Farming Families!","si":"සැමට සුබ මට්ටු පොංගල් දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"உழவர் பெருமக்கள் அனைவருக்கும் இனிய மாட்டுப் பொங்கல் வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"air-force-anniversary","slug":"air-force-anniversary","date":"2026-03-02","year":2026,"month":3,"day":2,"eventType":"national","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Sri Lanka Air Force 75th Anniversary Day","shortDescription":"Commemorating the founding of the Royal Ceylon Air Force on March 2, 1951.","description":"Honoring the brave airmen and airwomen who defend Sri Lanka's territorial skies with aerobatic displays and ceremonial parades.","greeting":"Saluting the Guardians of the Skies!"},"si":{"title":"ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදා දින සංවත්සරය","shortDescription":"1951 මාර්තු 2 දින ආරම්භ වූ ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාවේ අභිමානවත් සංවත්සරය.","description":"දේශයේ අභ්‍යවකාශය සුරකින ගුවන් හමුදා විරුවන්ගේ සේවය ඇගයෙන ගෞරවනීය දිනය.","greeting":"ගුවන් හමුදා විරුවන්ට උත්තමාචාරය!"},"ta":{"title":"இலங்கை விமானப்படை ஆண்டு நிறைவு தினம்","shortDescription":"1951 மார்ச் 2 இல் நிறுவப்பட்ட இலங்கை விமானப்படையின் வரலாற்று சிறப்புமிக்க தினம்.","description":"வான்வெளியைப் பாதுகாக்கும் விமானப்படை வீரர்களின் தன்னலமற்ற சேவையைப் போற்றும் நாள்.","greeting":"விமானப்படை வீரர்களுக்கு தேசத்தின் வீரவணக்கம்!"}},"source":{"name":"Sri Lanka Air Force HQ","url":"https://www.airforce.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":false,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"slide","themeColor":"#0284C7"},"start_at":"2026-03-02","event_type":"national","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Sri Lanka Air Force 75th Anniversary Day","si":"ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදා දින සංවත්සරය","ta":"இலங்கை விமானப்படை ஆண்டு நிறைவு தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Honoring the brave airmen and airwomen who defend Sri Lanka's territorial skies with aerobatic displays and ceremonial parades.","si":"දේශයේ අභ්‍යවකාශය සුරකින ගුවන් හමුදා විරුවන්ගේ සේවය ඇගයෙන ගෞරවනීය දිනය.","ta":"வான்வெளியைப் பாதுகாக்கும் விமானப்படை வீரர்களின் தன்னலமற்ற சேவையைப் போற்றும் நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Saluting the Guardians of the Skies!","si":"ගුවන් හමුදා විරුවන්ට උත්තමාචාරය!","ta":"விமானப்படை வீரர்களுக்கு தேசத்தின் வீரவணக்கம்!"}},{"id":"sinhala-tamil-new-year-nonagathaya","slug":"sinhala-tamil-new-year-nonagathaya","date":"2026-04-13","year":2026,"month":4,"day":13,"eventType":"cultural","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":true,"isBankHoliday":true,"isMercantileHoliday":true,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Sinhala & Tamil New Year Nonagathaya (Neutral Period)","shortDescription":"Astrological transit of the Sun from Pisces to Aries (Punya Kalaya).","description":"All work and cooking cease across the island as families visit temples, kovils, light oil lamps, and observe spiritual merits during this neutral transition period.","greeting":"Auspicious New Year Transition to All!"},"si":{"title":"සිංහල හා දෙමළ අලුත් අවුරුදු නොනගතය (පුණ්‍ය කාලය)","shortDescription":"සූර්යයා මීන රාශියෙන් මේෂ රාශියට සංක්‍රමණය වන උතුම් පුණ්‍ය කාලය.","description":"වැඩ අත්හැර පන්සල් සහ කෝවිල් වෙත ගොස් ආගමික වතාවත්වල යෙදෙන පාරිශුද්ධ සංක්‍රාන්ති කාලය.","greeting":"පින්බර පුණ්‍ය කාලයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"சித்திரை புத்தாண்டு புண்ணிய காலம் (நொணாகதய)","shortDescription":"சூரியன் மீன ராசியிலிருந்து மேஷ ராசிக்கு பிரவேசிக்கும் புனிதமான காலம்.","description":"அனைத்து தொழில்களையும் விடுத்து வழிபாட்டுத் தலங்களில் விளக்கேற்றி புண்ணிய காரியங்களில் ஈடுபடும் புனித பொழுது.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் மங்கலகரமான புண்ணிய கால நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Cultural Affairs","url":"http://www.cultural.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#F59E0B"},"start_at":"2026-04-13","event_type":"cultural","is_public_holiday":true,"is_bank_holiday":true,"is_mercantile_holiday":true,"title":{"en":"Sinhala & Tamil New Year Nonagathaya (Neutral Period)","si":"සිංහල හා දෙමළ අලුත් අවුරුදු නොනගතය (පුණ්‍ය කාලය)","ta":"சித்திரை புத்தாண்டு புண்ணிய காலம் (நொணாகதய)"},"description":{"en":"All work and cooking cease across the island as families visit temples, kovils, light oil lamps, and observe spiritual merits during this neutral transition period.","si":"වැඩ අත්හැර පන්සල් සහ කෝවිල් වෙත ගොස් ආගමික වතාවත්වල යෙදෙන පාරිශුද්ධ සංක්‍රාන්ති කාලය.","ta":"அனைத்து தொழில்களையும் விடுத்து வழிபாட்டுத் தலங்களில் விளக்கேற்றி புண்ணிய காரியங்களில் ஈடுபடும் புனித பொழுது."},"greeting":{"en":"Auspicious New Year Transition to All!","si":"පින්බර පුණ්‍ය කාලයක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் மங்கலகரமான புண்ணிய கால நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"hisa-thel-gema-oil-anointing","slug":"hisa-thel-gema-oil-anointing","date":"2026-04-16","year":2026,"month":4,"day":16,"eventType":"cultural","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"New Year Oil Anointing Ceremony (Hisa Thel Gema)","shortDescription":"Traditional health and longevity blessing ritual conducted at temples islandwide.","description":"Elders, Ayurvedic physicians, and monks anoint heads with herbal oil while standing on medicinal leaves (Kohomba & Kolon) to bestow health and vitality for the new year.","greeting":"Blessings of Good Health & Longevity (Arogya Parama Labha)!"},"si":{"title":"හිසතෙල් ගෑමේ ජාතික මංගල්‍යය","shortDescription":"නීරෝගී සම්පත සහ ආයුෂ පතා පවත්වන සාම්ප්‍රදායික හිසතෙල් ගෑමේ චාරිත්‍රය.","description":"නැකතට අනුව ආයුර්වේද ඖෂධීය තෙල් හිස ගල්වා නිරෝගීභාවය ප්‍රාර්ථනා කරන ජාතික චාරිත්‍රය.","greeting":"ආයුබෝවන්! නිරෝගී සම්පත උදාවේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"மருத்து நீர் வைக்கும் வைபவம் (தலைக்கு எண்ணெய் வைத்தல்)","shortDescription":"ஆரோக்கியமும் நீண்ட ஆயுளும் வேண்டி கோயில்களிலும் வீடுகளிலும் நடைபெறும் புனித சடங்கு.","description":"மூலிகை எண்ணெய் மற்றும் மருத்துவ இலைகள் கொண்டு பெரியோர்களின் ஆசியுடன் தலைக்கு எண்ணெய் தேய்த்து நீராடும் வழக்கம்.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் பரிபூரண ஆரோக்கியமும் நீண்ட ஆயுளும் உண்டாகட்டும்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Indigenous Medicine","url":"http://www.indigenousmedimini.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#10B981"},"start_at":"2026-04-16","event_type":"cultural","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"New Year Oil Anointing Ceremony (Hisa Thel Gema)","si":"හිසතෙල් ගෑමේ ජාතික මංගල්‍යය","ta":"மருத்து நீர் வைக்கும் வைபவம் (தலைக்கு எண்ணெய் வைத்தல்)"},"description":{"en":"Elders, Ayurvedic physicians, and monks anoint heads with herbal oil while standing on medicinal leaves (Kohomba & Kolon) to bestow health and vitality for the new year.","si":"නැකතට අනුව ආයුර්වේද ඖෂධීය තෙල් හිස ගල්වා නිරෝගීභාවය ප්‍රාර්ථනා කරන ජාතික චාරිත්‍රය.","ta":"மூலிகை எண்ணெய் மற்றும் மருத்துவ இலைகள் கொண்டு பெரியோர்களின் ஆசியுடன் தலைக்கு எண்ணெய் தேய்த்து நீராடும் வழக்கம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Blessings of Good Health & Longevity (Arogya Parama Labha)!","si":"ආයුබෝවන්! නිරෝගී සම්පත උදාවේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் பரிபூரண ஆரோக்கியமும் நீண்ட ஆயுளும் உண்டாகட்டும்!"}},{"id":"national-war-heroes-commemoration","slug":"national-war-heroes-commemoration","date":"2026-05-19","year":2026,"month":5,"day":19,"eventType":"national","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"National War Heroes Commemoration Day (Ranaviru Smarana)","shortDescription":"Honoring the valor and supreme sacrifice of fallen armed forces and police personnel.","description":"Ceremonial state memorial service conducted at the National War Heroes Memorial in Battaramulla with floral tributes and 21-gun salutes.","greeting":"Honoring Our Fallen Heroes with Deepest Gratitude!"},"si":{"title":"ජාතික රණවිරු අනුස්මරණ දිනය","shortDescription":"මාතෘභූමියේ ඒකීයභාවය සුරැකීමට දිවි පිදූ රණවිරුවන් ගෞරවයෙන් සැමරීම.","description":"බත්තරමුල්ල ජාතික රණවිරු ස්මාරකය අභියස පැවැත්වෙන රාජ්‍ය අනුස්මරණ උළෙල.","greeting":"වීරෝදාර රණවිරුවන්ට අපේ උත්තමාචාරය!"},"ta":{"title":"தேசிய போர்வீரர் நினைவு தினம் (ரணவிரு சமரண)","shortDescription":"தேசத்தின் பாதுகாப்பிற்காக உயிர்நீத்த பாதுகாப்பு படையினரை கௌரவிக்கும் நாள்.","description":"பத்தரமுல்லையிலுள்ள தேசிய போர்வீரர் நினைவுத்தூபியில் மலரஞ்சலி செலுத்தி அனுஷ்டிக்கப்படும் அரச நிகழ்வு.","greeting":"வீரமரணமடைந்த வீரர்களுக்கு வீரவணக்கங்கள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ranaviru Seva Authority","url":"http://www.ranaviruseva.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":false,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"slide","themeColor":"#475569"},"start_at":"2026-05-19","event_type":"national","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"National War Heroes Commemoration Day (Ranaviru Smarana)","si":"ජාතික රණවිරු අනුස්මරණ දිනය","ta":"தேசிய போர்வீரர் நினைவு தினம் (ரணவிரு சமரண)"},"description":{"en":"Ceremonial state memorial service conducted at the National War Heroes Memorial in Battaramulla with floral tributes and 21-gun salutes.","si":"බත්තරමුල්ල ජාතික රණවිරු ස්මාරකය අභියස පැවැත්වෙන රාජ්‍ය අනුස්මරණ උළෙල.","ta":"பத்தரமுல்லையிலுள்ள தேசிய போர்வீரர் நினைவுத்தூபியில் மலரஞ்சலி செலுத்தி அனுஷ்டிக்கப்படும் அரச நிகழ்வு."},"greeting":{"en":"Honoring Our Fallen Heroes with Deepest Gratitude!","si":"වීරෝදාර රණවිරුවන්ට අපේ උත්තමාචාරය!","ta":"வீரமரணமடைந்த வீரர்களுக்கு வீரவணக்கங்கள்!"}},{"id":"ceylon-tea-day","slug":"ceylon-tea-day","date":"2026-05-21","year":2026,"month":5,"day":21,"eventType":"cultural","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Ceylon Tea Day & International Tea Day","shortDescription":"Celebrating 155+ years of pure Ceylon Tea excellence pioneered at Loolecondera.","description":"Commemorating James Taylor's first tea planting in Kandy and honoring estate workers and blenders who make Ceylon Tea the world's finest brew.","greeting":"Raise a Cup of Pure Ceylon Tea Today!"},"si":{"title":"සිලෝන් තේ දිනය","shortDescription":"ලෝකප්‍රකට සිලෝන් තේ කර්මාන්තයේ 155 වසරකට වැඩි අභිමානය සැමරීම.","description":"ලූල්කඳුර වතුයායේ ආරම්භ වූ තේ වගාව සහ ලොව විශිෂ්ටතම තේ නිපදවන අපේ තේ ශ්‍රමිකයින් ඇගයීම.","greeting":"අපේ අභිමානවත් සිලෝන් තේ රස විඳින්න!"},"ta":{"title":"இலங்கை தேயிலை தினம் (சிலோன் டீ)","shortDescription":"உலகப் புகழ்பெற்ற சிலோன் தேயிலையின் 155 ஆண்டுகால பாரம்பரியத்தை கொண்டாடும் நாள்.","description":"கண்டியின் லூல்கந்துரையில் ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்ட தேயிலைத் தொழில் மற்றும் தோட்டத் தொழிலாளர்களின் உழைப்பைப் போற்றும் நாள்.","greeting":"சுவையான சிலோன் தேநீருடன் கொண்டாடுங்கள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Sri Lanka Tea Board","url":"https://www.srilankateaboard.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#047857"},"start_at":"2026-05-21","event_type":"cultural","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Ceylon Tea Day & International Tea Day","si":"සිලෝන් තේ දිනය","ta":"இலங்கை தேயிலை தினம் (சிலோன் டீ)"},"description":{"en":"Commemorating James Taylor's first tea planting in Kandy and honoring estate workers and blenders who make Ceylon Tea the world's finest brew.","si":"ලූල්කඳුර වතුයායේ ආරම්භ වූ තේ වගාව සහ ලොව විශිෂ්ටතම තේ නිපදවන අපේ තේ ශ්‍රමිකයින් ඇගයීම.","ta":"கண்டியின் லூல்கந்துரையில் ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்ட தேயிலைத் தொழில் மற்றும் தோட்டத் தொழிலாளர்களின் உழைப்பைப் போற்றும் நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Raise a Cup of Pure Ceylon Tea Today!","si":"අපේ අභිමානවත් සිලෝන් තේ රස විඳින්න!","ta":"சுவையான சிலோன் தேநீருடன் கொண்டாடுங்கள்!"}},{"id":"kandy-esala-perahera-final-randoli","slug":"kandy-esala-perahera-final-randoli","date":"2026-08-27","year":2026,"month":8,"day":27,"eventType":"cultural","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Kandy Esala Perahera Grand Final Randoli Procession","shortDescription":"The world-famous climax of the historic Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic pageant.","description":"Hundreds of caparisoned elephants, whip-crackers, fire dancers, and traditional Kandyan dancers parade the streets of Kandy honoring the Sacred Tooth Relic.","greeting":"Joyous Esala Perahera Blessings from Kandy!"},"si":{"title":"මහනුවර ඇසළ පෙරහැර අවසන් මහා රන්දෝලි පෙරහැර","shortDescription":"ඓතිහාසික ශ්‍රී දළදා මාලිගාවේ උත්කර්ෂවත් අවසන් මහා රන්දෝලි පෙරහැර මංගල්‍යය.","description":"ගාම්භීර ඇතුන්, කසකරුවන්, ගිනි බෝල කරුවන් සහ උඩරට නැට්ටුවන් සමග නුවර වීථි සරසන ආශ්චර්යමත් මංගල්‍යය.","greeting":"දළදා සමිඳු පිහිටයි! සාධු සාධු!"},"ta":{"title":"கண்டி வரலாற்று சிறப்புமிக்க இறுதி ரந்தோலி பெரஹரா","shortDescription":"புனித தலதா மாளிகையின் பிரசித்தி பெற்ற வரலாற்றுப் பெருவிழாவின் இறுதி ஊர்வலம்.","description":"அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட யானைகள், தீப்பந்த நடனக் கலைஞர்கள் மற்றும் கண்டி பாரம்பரிய நடனங்களுடன் விமரிசையாக நடைபெறும் ஊர்வலம்.","greeting":"கண்டி எசல பெரஹரா நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic)","url":"https://sridaladamaligawa.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#B45309"},"start_at":"2026-08-27","event_type":"cultural","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Kandy Esala Perahera Grand Final Randoli Procession","si":"මහනුවර ඇසළ පෙරහැර අවසන් මහා රන්දෝලි පෙරහැර","ta":"கண்டி வரலாற்று சிறப்புமிக்க இறுதி ரந்தோலி பெரஹரா"},"description":{"en":"Hundreds of caparisoned elephants, whip-crackers, fire dancers, and traditional Kandyan dancers parade the streets of Kandy honoring the Sacred Tooth Relic.","si":"ගාම්භීර ඇතුන්, කසකරුවන්, ගිනි බෝල කරුවන් සහ උඩරට නැට්ටුවන් සමග නුවර වීථි සරසන ආශ්චර්යමත් මංගල්‍යය.","ta":"அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட யானைகள், தீப்பந்த நடனக் கலைஞர்கள் மற்றும் கண்டி பாரம்பரிய நடனங்களுடன் விமரிசையாக நடைபெறும் ஊர்வலம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Joyous Esala Perahera Blessings from Kandy!","si":"දළදා සමිඳු පිහිටයි! සාධු සාධු!","ta":"கண்டி எசல பெரஹரா நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"nallur-ther-festival","slug":"nallur-ther-festival","date":"2026-08-29","year":2026,"month":8,"day":29,"eventType":"religious","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil Annual Ther (Chariot) Festival","shortDescription":"The grand chariot procession of Lord Murugan at the historic citadel of Jaffna.","description":"Tens of thousands of devotees gather in Jaffna to pull the massive wooden silver chariot (Ther) amidst sacred conch blowing, bhajans, and traditional Nadaswaram music.","greeting":"Arohara! Blessed Nallur Ther Festival to All!"},"si":{"title":"යාපනය නල්ලූර් කන්දසාමි කෝවිලේ වාර්ෂික තේර් උත්සවය","shortDescription":"යාපනය නල්ලූර් මුරුගන් දෙවිඳුන් උදෙසා පවත්වන මහා රථ පෙරහැර මංගල්‍යය.","description":"දහස් සංඛ්‍යාත බැතිමතුන් එක්ව දැවැන්ත රථය ඇද දෙවියන් උදෙසා භක්ති ප්‍රණාම පුදන උත්සවය.","greeting":"සැමට නල්ලූර් කන්දසාමි දෙවි පිහිටයි!"},"ta":{"title":"வரலாற்று சிறப்புமிக்க நல்லூர் கந்தசுவாமி கோயில் தேர்த்திருவிழா","shortDescription":"யாழ்ப்பாணத்தின் ஆன்மீகப் பெருவிழாவான சண்முகப்பெருமானின் மகா தேர்த்திருவிழா.","description":"ஆயிரக்கணக்கான பக்தர்கள் 'அரோகரா' கோஷமிட்டு வடம்பிடிக்க சித்திரத் தேரில் முருகப்பெருமான் வீதியுலா வரும் மகா வைபவம்.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் கந்தன் அருள் கிடைக்கட்டும்! அரோகரா!"}},"source":{"name":"Nallur Kandaswamy Devasthanam","url":"http://www.nalluran.com"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#BE123C"},"start_at":"2026-08-29","event_type":"religious","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil Annual Ther (Chariot) Festival","si":"යාපනය නල්ලූර් කන්දසාමි කෝවිලේ වාර්ෂික තේර් උත්සවය","ta":"வரலாற்று சிறப்புமிக்க நல்லூர் கந்தசுவாமி கோயில் தேர்த்திருவிழா"},"description":{"en":"Tens of thousands of devotees gather in Jaffna to pull the massive wooden silver chariot (Ther) amidst sacred conch blowing, bhajans, and traditional Nadaswaram music.","si":"දහස් සංඛ්‍යාත බැතිමතුන් එක්ව දැවැන්ත රථය ඇද දෙවියන් උදෙසා භක්ති ප්‍රණාම පුදන උත්සවය.","ta":"ஆயிரக்கணக்கான பக்தர்கள் 'அரோகரா' கோஷமிட்டு வடம்பிடிக்க சித்திரத் தேரில் முருகப்பெருமான் வீதியுலா வரும் மகா வைபவம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Arohara! Blessed Nallur Ther Festival to All!","si":"සැමට නල්ලූර් කන්දසාමි දෙවි පිහිටයි!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் கந்தன் அருள் கிடைக்கட்டும்! அரோகரா!"}},{"id":"national-childrens-elders-day","slug":"national-childrens-elders-day","date":"2026-10-01","year":2026,"month":10,"day":1,"eventType":"awareness","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"National Children's Day and Elders' Day","shortDescription":"Celebrating the innocence of our youth and honoring the wisdom of our senior citizens.","description":"Special celebratory programs held in schools, preschools, daycares, and elder care homes across the nation with gifts and artistic performances.","greeting":"Happy Children's Day & Happy Elders' Day to All!"},"si":{"title":"ලෝක ළමා දිනය සහ වැඩිහිටි දිනය","shortDescription":"දෙරණේ දරු පැටවුන්ගේ සිනහව සමරමින් වැඩිහිටියන්ගේ ප්‍රඥාවට ගෞරව කිරීම.","description":"දිවයිනේ පාසල් සහ වැඩිහිටි නිවාසවල දරුවන් හා වැඩිහිටියන් වෙනුවෙන් පැවැත්වෙන විශේෂ සැමරුම්.","greeting":"සුබ ළමා දිනයක් සහ වැඩිහිටි දිනයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"தேசிய சிறுவர் தினம் மற்றும் முதியோர் தினம்","shortDescription":"எதிர்கால தூண்களான சிறார்களை கொண்டாடியும், முதியோர்களின் வாழ்நாள் அனுபவத்தை போற்றியும் அர்ப்பணிக்கப்படும் நாள்.","description":"நாடெங்கிலுமுள்ள பாடசாலைகளிலும் முதியோர் இல்லங்களிலும் அன்பையும் பரிசுகளையும் பகிர்ந்தளிக்கும் நன்னாள்.","greeting":"சிறுவர்கள் மற்றும் பெரியோர்கள் அனைவருக்கும் இனிய நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Women, Child Affairs & Social Empowerment","url":"http://www.childwomenmin.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#EC4899"},"start_at":"2026-10-01","event_type":"awareness","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"National Children's Day and Elders' Day","si":"ලෝක ළමා දිනය සහ වැඩිහිටි දිනය","ta":"தேசிய சிறுவர் தினம் மற்றும் முதியோர் தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Special celebratory programs held in schools, preschools, daycares, and elder care homes across the nation with gifts and artistic performances.","si":"දිවයිනේ පාසල් සහ වැඩිහිටි නිවාසවල දරුවන් හා වැඩිහිටියන් වෙනුවෙන් පැවැත්වෙන විශේෂ සැමරුම්.","ta":"நாடெங்கிலுமுள்ள பாடசாலைகளிலும் முதியோர் இல்லங்களிலும் அன்பையும் பரிசுகளையும் பகிர்ந்தளிக்கும் நன்னாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Happy Children's Day & Happy Elders' Day to All!","si":"සුබ ළමා දිනයක් සහ වැඩිහිටි දිනයක් වේවා!","ta":"சிறுவர்கள் மற்றும் பெரியோர்கள் அனைவருக்கும் இனிய நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"national-teachers-day","slug":"national-teachers-day","date":"2026-10-06","year":2026,"month":10,"day":6,"eventType":"education","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Sri Lanka National Teachers' Day (Guru Dinaya)","shortDescription":"Honoring teachers, mentors, and educators for shaping the minds of the nation.","description":"Students islandwide present betel leaves and flowers to their teachers in appreciation of their dedication to knowledge and ethical upbringing.","greeting":"Deepest Respect and Gratitude to All Our Teachers!"},"si":{"title":"ජාතික ගුරු දිනය (ගුරු උපහාර)","shortDescription":"දැනුම ලබාදෙමින් දරුවන්ගේ අනාගතය ආලෝකවත් කරන ගුරු මෑණිවරුන් හා පියවරුන්ට උපහාර දැක්වීම.","description":"බුලත් හුරුලු දී ගුරු භවතුන්ට කෘතගුණ සලකන සංවේදී උතුම් දිනය.","greeting":"සියලුම ගුරුභවතුන්ට අපේ උත්තමාචාරය!"},"ta":{"title":"தேசிய ஆசிரியர் தினம் (குரு வணக்கம்)","shortDescription":"அறிவுக் கண்களைத் திறந்து எதிர்காலத்தை உருவாக்கும் ஆசான்களுக்கு நன்றி செலுத்தும் நாள்.","description":"மாணவர்கள் தங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு வெற்றிலை தட்டுகளும் மலர்களும் வழங்கி ஆசிபெறும் புனித தினம்.","greeting":"அறிவு புகட்டும் ஆசான்கள் அனைவருக்கும் இதயப்பூர்வமான ஆசிரியர் தின வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Education","url":"https://www.moe.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#2563EB"},"start_at":"2026-10-06","event_type":"education","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Sri Lanka National Teachers' Day (Guru Dinaya)","si":"ජාතික ගුරු දිනය (ගුරු උපහාර)","ta":"தேசிய ஆசிரியர் தினம் (குரு வணக்கம்)"},"description":{"en":"Students islandwide present betel leaves and flowers to their teachers in appreciation of their dedication to knowledge and ethical upbringing.","si":"බුලත් හුරුලු දී ගුරු භවතුන්ට කෘතගුණ සලකන සංවේදී උතුම් දිනය.","ta":"மாணவர்கள் தங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு வெற்றிலை தட்டுகளும் மலர்களும் வழங்கி ஆசிபெறும் புனித தினம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Deepest Respect and Gratitude to All Our Teachers!","si":"සියලුම ගුරුභවතුන්ට අපේ උත්තමාචාරය!","ta":"அறிவு புகட்டும் ஆசான்கள் அனைவருக்கும் இதயப்பூர்வமான ஆசிரியர் தின வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"sri-lanka-army-day","slug":"sri-lanka-army-day","date":"2026-10-10","year":2026,"month":10,"day":10,"eventType":"national","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Sri Lanka Army 77th Anniversary Day","shortDescription":"Commemorating the establishment of the Ceylon Army on October 10, 1949.","description":"Honoring the defenders of the nation with religious blessings at Sri Dalada Maligawa and grand military parades at Army HQ.","greeting":"Saluting the Gallantry of the Sri Lanka Army!"},"si":{"title":"ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුද හමුදා සංවත්සර දිනය","shortDescription":"1949 ඔක්තෝබර් 10 දින පිහිටුවන ලද ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුද හමුදාවේ අභිමානවත් 77 වන සංවත්සරය.","description":"ජාතික ආරක්ෂාව හා ස්වභාවික ආපදාවලදී රට මුදාගන්නා යුද හමුදා සෙබළුන්ට ගෞරව දැක්වීම.","greeting":"යුද හමුදා විරුවන්ට අපේ උත්තමාචාරය!"},"ta":{"title":"இலங்கை இராணுவத்தின் 77வது ஆண்டு நிறைவு தினம்","shortDescription":"1949 அக்டோபர் 10 இல் தோற்றுவிக்கப்பட்ட இலங்கை இராணுவத்தின் வரலாற்றுச் சிறப்புமிக்க நாள்.","description":"தேசத்தின் ஒருமைப்பாட்டையும் இயற்கை அனர்த்தங்களின் போது மக்களையும் காக்கும் இராணுவ வீரர்களின் தியாகத்தைப் போற்றும் நாள்.","greeting":"இராணுவ வீரர்களுக்கு தேசத்தின் வீரவணக்கம்!"}},"source":{"name":"Sri Lanka Army HQ","url":"https://www.army.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":false,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"slide","themeColor":"#15803D"},"start_at":"2026-10-10","event_type":"national","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Sri Lanka Army 77th Anniversary Day","si":"ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුද හමුදා සංවත්සර දිනය","ta":"இலங்கை இராணுவத்தின் 77வது ஆண்டு நிறைவு தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Honoring the defenders of the nation with religious blessings at Sri Dalada Maligawa and grand military parades at Army HQ.","si":"ජාතික ආරක්ෂාව හා ස්වභාවික ආපදාවලදී රට මුදාගන්නා යුද හමුදා සෙබළුන්ට ගෞරව දැක්වීම.","ta":"தேசத்தின் ஒருமைப்பாட்டையும் இயற்கை அனர்த்தங்களின் போது மக்களையும் காக்கும் இராணுவ வீரர்களின் தியாகத்தைப் போற்றும் நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Saluting the Gallantry of the Sri Lanka Army!","si":"යුද හමුදා විරුවන්ට අපේ උත්තමාචාරය!","ta":"இராணுவ வீரர்களுக்கு தேசத்தின் வீரவணக்கம்!"}},{"id":"national-farmers-day","slug":"national-farmers-day","date":"2026-10-16","year":2026,"month":10,"day":16,"eventType":"national","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"National Farmers' Day (Govi Dinaya)","shortDescription":"Celebrating the lifeblood of Sri Lanka's food security and paddy heritage.","description":"Coinciding with World Food Day, honoring farmers across the Raja Rata and coastal deltas who sustain the nation.","greeting":"Deepest Respect to Our Hardworking Farmers!"},"si":{"title":"ජාතික ගොවි දිනය (ගොවි උපහාර)","shortDescription":"මුළු රටම පෝෂණය කරන අපේ අභිමානවත් ගොවි රජවරුන්ට කෘතගුණ සලකන ජාතික දිනය.","description":"ලෝක ආහාර දිනයට සමගාමීව වී හා එළවළු ගොවීන්ගේ දහඩිය මහන්සිය ඇගයීම.","greeting":"ගොවි රජුන්ට අපේ උත්තමාචාරය!"},"ta":{"title":"தேசிய உழவர் தினம் (விவசாயிகள் நாள்)","shortDescription":"நாட்டின் உணவுத் தேவையை நிறைவு செய்யும் உழவர் பெருமக்களைப் போற்றும் நன்னாள்.","description":"உலக உணவு தினத்துடன் இணைந்து சேற்றுக்குள் கால்வைத்து சோறூட்டும் விவசாயிகளின் தியாகத்தை நினைவுகூரும் தினம்.","greeting":"உழவுத் தொழிலை போற்றுவோம்! விவசாயிகளுக்கு வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Ministry of Agriculture","url":"http://www.agrimin.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#65A30D"},"start_at":"2026-10-16","event_type":"national","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"National Farmers' Day (Govi Dinaya)","si":"ජාතික ගොවි දිනය (ගොවි උපහාර)","ta":"தேசிய உழவர் தினம் (விவசாயிகள் நாள்)"},"description":{"en":"Coinciding with World Food Day, honoring farmers across the Raja Rata and coastal deltas who sustain the nation.","si":"ලෝක ආහාර දිනයට සමගාමීව වී හා එළවළු ගොවීන්ගේ දහඩිය මහන්සිය ඇගයීම.","ta":"உலக உணவு தினத்துடன் இணைந்து சேற்றுக்குள் கால்வைத்து சோறூட்டும் விவசாயிகளின் தியாகத்தை நினைவுகூரும் தினம்."},"greeting":{"en":"Deepest Respect to Our Hardworking Farmers!","si":"ගොවි රජුන්ට අපේ උත්තමාචාරය!","ta":"உழவுத் தொழிலை போற்றுவோம்! விவசாயிகளுக்கு வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"national-science-day","slug":"national-science-day","date":"2026-11-10","year":2026,"month":11,"day":10,"eventType":"technology","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"National Science and Technology Day","shortDescription":"Inspiring innovation, scientific research, and technological advancement in Sri Lanka.","description":"Recognizing outstanding young inventors and researchers organized by the National Science Foundation (NSF).","greeting":"Inspiring the Next Generation of Sri Lankan Scientists!"},"si":{"title":"ජාතික විද්‍යා දිනය","shortDescription":"නව නිපැයුම්, විද්‍යාත්මක පර්යේෂණ සහ නවෝත්පාදනය දිරිගන්වන ජාතික දිනය.","description":"ජාතික විද්‍යා පදනම මගින් මෙහෙයවන විද්‍යා ප්‍රදර්ශන සහ තරුණ නව නිපැයුම්කරුවන් ඇගයීම.","greeting":"විද්‍යාවෙන් රට දිනවමු!"},"ta":{"title":"தேசிய அறிவியல் மற்றும் தொழில்நுட்ப தினம்","shortDescription":"புத்தாக்க சிந்தனைகள், விஞ்ஞான ஆய்வுகள் மற்றும் தொழினுட்ப வளர்ச்சியை ஊக்குவிக்கும் நாள்.","description":"இளம் கண்டுபிடிப்பாளர்களையும் ஆய்வாளர்களையும் கௌரவிக்கும் தேசிய அறிவியல் நிகழ்வு.","greeting":"அறிவியல் சிந்தனைகளுடன் முன்னேறுவோம்!"}},"source":{"name":"National Science Foundation (NSF)","url":"https://www.nsf.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":false,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"fade","themeColor":"#7C3AED"},"start_at":"2026-11-10","event_type":"technology","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"National Science and Technology Day","si":"ජාතික විද්‍යා දිනය","ta":"தேசிய அறிவியல் மற்றும் தொழில்நுட்ப தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Recognizing outstanding young inventors and researchers organized by the National Science Foundation (NSF).","si":"ජාතික විද්‍යා පදනම මගින් මෙහෙයවන විද්‍යා ප්‍රදර්ශන සහ තරුණ නව නිපැයුම්කරුවන් ඇගයීම.","ta":"இளம் கண்டுபிடிப்பாளர்களையும் ஆய்வாளர்களையும் கௌரவிக்கும் தேசிய அறிவியல் நிகழ்வு."},"greeting":{"en":"Inspiring the Next Generation of Sri Lankan Scientists!","si":"විද්‍යාවෙන් රට දිනවමු!","ta":"அறிவியல் சிந்தனைகளுடன் முன்னேறுவோம்!"}},{"id":"sri-lanka-navy-day","slug":"sri-lanka-navy-day","date":"2026-12-09","year":2026,"month":12,"day":9,"eventType":"national","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Sri Lanka Navy 76th Anniversary Day","shortDescription":"Commemorating the establishment of the Royal Ceylon Navy on December 9, 1950.","description":"Honoring the brave sailors guarding Sri Lanka's 1,340 km coastline and exclusive economic maritime zone.","greeting":"Saluting the Guardians of the Seas!"},"si":{"title":"ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදා සංවත්සර දිනය","shortDescription":"1950 දෙසැම්බර් 9 දින පිහිටුවන ලද ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාවේ අභිමානවත් 76 වන සංවත්සරය.","description":"ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මුහුදු සීමාව සුරකින වීරෝදාර නාවික හමුදා විරුවන්ට උපහාර දැක්වීම.","greeting":"මුහුදු සීමාව සුරකින නාවික විරුවන්ට ආචාරය!"},"ta":{"title":"இலங்கை கடற்படையின் 76வது ஆண்டு நிறைவு தினம்","shortDescription":"1950 டிசம்பர் 9 இல் தோற்றுவிக்கப்பட்ட இலங்கை கடற்படையின் வரலாற்றுச் சிறப்புமிக்க நாள்.","description":"இலங்கையின் கடல் எல்லைகளைப் பாதுகாக்கும் கடற்படை வீரர்களின் அயராத சேவையைப் போற்றும் நாள்.","greeting":"கடல் எல்லைகளைக் காக்கும் வீரர்களுக்கு வீரவணக்கம்!"}},"source":{"name":"Sri Lanka Navy HQ","url":"https://www.navy.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":false,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"slide","themeColor":"#1E40AF"},"start_at":"2026-12-09","event_type":"national","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Sri Lanka Navy 76th Anniversary Day","si":"ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදා සංවත්සර දිනය","ta":"இலங்கை கடற்படையின் 76வது ஆண்டு நிறைவு தினம்"},"description":{"en":"Honoring the brave sailors guarding Sri Lanka's 1,340 km coastline and exclusive economic maritime zone.","si":"ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මුහුදු සීමාව සුරකින වීරෝදාර නාවික හමුදා විරුවන්ට උපහාර දැක්වීම.","ta":"இலங்கையின் கடல் எல்லைகளைப் பாதுகாக்கும் கடற்படை வீரர்களின் அயராத சேவையைப் போற்றும் நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Saluting the Guardians of the Seas!","si":"මුහුදු සීමාව සුරකින නාවික විරුවන්ට ආචාරය!","ta":"கடல் எல்லைகளைக் காக்கும் வீரர்களுக்கு வீரவணக்கம்!"}},{"id":"christmas-eve","slug":"christmas-eve","date":"2026-12-24","year":2026,"month":12,"day":24,"eventType":"religious","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"Christmas Eve (Midnight Vigil)","shortDescription":"The holy night of anticipation preceding Christmas Day.","description":"Midnight Mass services celebrated across cathedral and parish churches islandwide, with family gatherings, crib decorations, and carol singing.","greeting":"Peaceful & Blessed Christmas Eve to All!"},"si":{"title":"නත්තල් ඒවය (මැදියම් රැය)","shortDescription":"නත්තල් දිනය පිළිගැනීමට සූදානම් වන පාරිශුද්ධ මැදියම් රැයේ දේව මෙහෙයන්.","description":"පවුල් එකමුතු වීම, ගව ලෙන් සැකසීම සහ සාමයේ පණිවිඩය රැගත් කැරොල් ගායනා පවත්වන රැය.","greeting":"සාමය පිරි ආශිර්වාදාත්මක නත්තල් ඒවයක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"நத்தார் முன்னிரவு (கிறிஸ்துமஸ் ஈவ்)","shortDescription":"நத்தார் திருநாளை வரவேற்கும் புனிதமான நள்ளிரவு ஆராதனைப் பொழுது.","description":"அனைத்து தேவாலயங்களிலும் நள்ளிரவு ஆராதனைகள், திருப்பலி மற்றும் கரோல் பாடல்களுடன் மகிழ்வுடன் கொண்டாடப்படும் இரவு.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் அமைதியான நத்தார் முன்னிரவு நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Department of Christian Religious Affairs","url":"http://www.christianaaffairs.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#B91C1C"},"start_at":"2026-12-24","event_type":"religious","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"Christmas Eve (Midnight Vigil)","si":"නත්තල් ඒවය (මැදියම් රැය)","ta":"நத்தார் முன்னிரவு (கிறிஸ்துமஸ் ஈவ்)"},"description":{"en":"Midnight Mass services celebrated across cathedral and parish churches islandwide, with family gatherings, crib decorations, and carol singing.","si":"පවුල් එකමුතු වීම, ගව ලෙන් සැකසීම සහ සාමයේ පණිවිඩය රැගත් කැරොල් ගායනා පවත්වන රැය.","ta":"அனைத்து தேவாலயங்களிலும் நள்ளிரவு ஆராதனைகள், திருப்பலி மற்றும் கரோல் பாடல்களுடன் மகிழ்வுடன் கொண்டாடப்படும் இரவு."},"greeting":{"en":"Peaceful & Blessed Christmas Eve to All!","si":"සාමය පිරි ආශිර්වාදාත්මක නත්තල් ඒවයක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் அமைதியான நத்தார் முன்னிரவு நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},{"id":"national-safety-day","slug":"national-safety-day","date":"2026-12-26","year":2026,"month":12,"day":26,"eventType":"national","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"National Safety Day (Tsunami Remembrance Day)","shortDescription":"Nationwide two-minute silence observed at 9:25 AM in memory of 2004 Tsunami victims.","description":"Observed in all 25 districts to commemorate victims of natural disasters and renew national commitment to disaster preparedness and resilience.","greeting":"Solemn Remembrance and National Resilience!"},"si":{"title":"ජාතික සුරක්ෂිතතා දිනය (සුනාමි අනුස්මරණය)","shortDescription":"2004 සුනාமி ව්‍යසනයෙන් දිවි අහිමි වූවන් සිහිපත් කරමින් පෙ.ව. 9.25 ට මිනිත්තු 2 ක නිශ්ශබ්දතාවක් පැවැත්වීම.","description":"ස්වභාවික විපත්වලින් රට රැකගැනීමේ ආපදා කළමනාකරණ ප්‍රතිඥාව අලුත් කරන ජාතික දිනය.","greeting":"සුනාමි ව්‍යසනයෙන් දිවි පිදූ සැමට අපේ ගෞරවනීය උපහාරය!"},"ta":{"title":"தேசிய பாதுகாப்பு தினம் (சுனாமி நினைவு நாள்)","shortDescription":"2004 சுனாமி பேரழிவில் உயிரிழந்தோரை நினைவுகூர்ந்து காலை 9:25 மணிக்கு நாடளாவிய ரீதியில் 2 நிமிட மௌன அஞ்சலி.","description":"இயற்கை அனர்த்தங்களை எதிர்கொள்ளும் விழிப்புணர்வையும் தேசிய ஒற்றுமையையும் மீளுறுதி செய்யும் நாள்.","greeting":"சுனாமி அனர்த்தத்தில் உயிரிழந்த அனைத்து ஆன்மாக்களுக்கும் அஞ்சலிகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"Disaster Management Centre (DMC)","url":"http://www.dmc.gov.lk"},"display":{"popupEnabled":false,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"slide","themeColor":"#334155"},"start_at":"2026-12-26","event_type":"national","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"National Safety Day (Tsunami Remembrance Day)","si":"ජාතික සුරක්ෂිතතා දිනය (සුනාමි අනුස්මරණය)","ta":"தேசிய பாதுகாப்பு தினம் (சுனாமி நினைவு நாள்)"},"description":{"en":"Observed in all 25 districts to commemorate victims of natural disasters and renew national commitment to disaster preparedness and resilience.","si":"ස්වභාවික විපත්වලින් රට රැකගැනීමේ ආපදා කළමනාකරණ ප්‍රතිඥාව අලුත් කරන ජාතික දිනය.","ta":"இயற்கை அனர்த்தங்களை எதிர்கொள்ளும் விழிப்புணர்வையும் தேசிய ஒற்றுமையையும் மீளுறுதி செய்யும் நாள்."},"greeting":{"en":"Solemn Remembrance and National Resilience!","si":"සුනාමි ව්‍යසනයෙන් දිවි පිදූ සැමට අපේ ගෞරවනීය උපහාරය!","ta":"சுனாமி அனர்த்தத்தில் உயிரிழந்த அனைத்து ஆன்மாக்களுக்கும் அஞ்சலிகள்!"}},{"id":"new-years-eve-watchnight","slug":"new-years-eve-watchnight","date":"2026-12-31","year":2026,"month":12,"day":31,"eventType":"cultural","countryCode":"LK","timezone":"Asia/Colombo","isPublicHoliday":false,"isBankHoliday":false,"isMercantileHoliday":false,"translations":{"en":{"title":"New Year's Eve (Midnight Watchnight)","shortDescription":"Year-end countdown, temple Bodhi Pooja, and church watchnight services.","description":"The island comes alive with fireworks, religious blessings, family reunions, and festive celebrations welcoming the incoming year.","greeting":"Happy New Year 2027 in Advance to All!"},"si":{"title":"වසර අවසාන දිනය (නව වසර පිළිගැනීමේ සැඳෑව)","shortDescription":"නව වසර පිළිගැනීමට පන්සල්වල බෝධි පූජා සහ විශේෂ ආගමික වතාවත් පැවැත්වීම.","description":"ගෙවී ගිය වසරට සමුදෙමින් නව වසර ආශිර්වාදයෙන් පිළිගන්නා ප්‍රීතිමත් උත්සව සැඳෑව.","greeting":"ලබන්නා වූ නව වසර සාමය සතුට පිරි සුබ නව වසරක් වේවා!"},"ta":{"title":"வருட இறுதி இரவு (புத்தாண்டு வரவேற்பு நள்ளிரவு)","shortDescription":"பழைய ஆண்டிற்கு விடை கொடுத்து புதிய ஆண்டை வழிபாடுகளுடன் வரவேற்கும் சிறப்பு இரவு.","description":"கோயில்கள், தேவாலயங்களில் விசேட பூஜைகள், நள்ளிரவு ஆராதனைகள் மற்றும் வானவேடிக்கைகளுடன் கொண்டாடப்படும் இரவு.","greeting":"அனைவருக்கும் முன்கூட்டியே இனிய புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}},"source":{"name":"SpecialDays Sri Lanka Editorial Board","url":"https://slapi.vercel.app"},"display":{"popupEnabled":true,"banner":true,"badge":true,"position":"top-right","animation":"bounce","themeColor":"#4F46E5"},"start_at":"2026-12-31","event_type":"cultural","is_public_holiday":false,"is_bank_holiday":false,"is_mercantile_holiday":false,"title":{"en":"New Year's Eve (Midnight Watchnight)","si":"වසර අවසාන දිනය (නව වසර පිළිගැනීමේ සැඳෑව)","ta":"வருட இறுதி இரவு (புத்தாண்டு வரவேற்பு நள்ளிரவு)"},"description":{"en":"The island comes alive with fireworks, religious blessings, family reunions, and festive celebrations welcoming the incoming year.","si":"ගෙවී ගිය වසරට සමුදෙමින් නව වසර ආශිර්වාදයෙන් පිළිගන්නා ප්‍රීතිමත් උත්සව සැඳෑව.","ta":"கோயில்கள், தேவாலயங்களில் விசேட பூஜைகள், நள்ளிரவு ஆராதனைகள் மற்றும் வானவேடிக்கைகளுடன் கொண்டாடப்படும் இரவு."},"greeting":{"en":"Happy New Year 2027 in Advance to All!","si":"ලබන්නා වූ නව වසර සාමය සතුට පිරි සුබ නව වසරක් වේවා!","ta":"அனைவருக்கும் முன்கூட்டியே இனிய புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துகள்!"}}],"authority":"Official Gazette Act No. 29 of 1971 (Sri Lanka)","timezone":"Asia/Colombo"}