PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

OCCASION

HOLIDAY


SINGAPORE CONSULATE GENERAL IN CHENNAI

HOLIDAYS 2011

Name of Public Holidays Day and Date

New Year’s Day

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Saturday, 1 January

     

Tamil New Year’s Day and Pongal

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Saturday, 15 January

     

Thiruvalluvar Day

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Sunday, 16 January

     

Uzhavar Thirunal

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Monday, 17 January

     

Republic Day

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Wednesday, 26 January

     

Meelad-un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed)

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Wednesday, 16 February

     

Telugu New Year’s Day

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Monday, 4 April

     

Dr B R Ambedkar’s Birthday

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Thursday, 14 April

     

Mahaveer Jayanthi

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Saturday, 16 April

     

Good Friday

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Friday, 22 April

     

May Day

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Sunday, 1 May

     

Singapore National Day

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Tuesady, 9 August

     

Independence Day

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Monday, 15 August

     

Krishna Jayanthi

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Sunday, 21 August

     

Ramzan

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Wednesday, 31 August

     

Vinayaka Chathurthi

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Thursday, 1 September

     

Gandhi Jayanthi

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Sunday, 2 October

     

Ayutha Pooja

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Wednesday, 5 October

     

Vijaya Dasami

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Thursday, 6 October

     

Deepavali

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Wednesday, 26 October

     

Bakrid

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Monday, 7 November

     

Muharram

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Tuesday, 6 December

     

Christmas

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Sunday, 25 December


Remarks/Note

No substitution if a public holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday.  Saturdays and Sundays are non-working days for the Consulate General.