Singapore : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Labour Day
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Sunday May 1, 2022
Secular holiday :
Labour Day
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Monday May 2, 2022
Secular holiday :
Hari Raya Puasa
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Tuesday May 3, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Ends the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. There were 30 days of strict fasting from sunup to sundown in honor of the first revelation to the Prophet Mohammed.
Mothers' Day
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Sunday May 8, 2022
cards/flowers : Mothers day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mothers day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year.
One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world.
Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howes Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and womens suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mothers Day, with her Mothers Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mothers Day in 1914
Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha
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Sunday May 15, 2022
Buddhism (Theravada) : Magha Puja or Sangha celebration. This day falls on the full moon of the third month. It commemorates the main event in Buddha's life, after His first retreated from the rain (Vassa). The anniversary of Buddah's birthday in the Mahayana tradition; the commemoration of Buddah's birth, enlightenment, and death, celebrated on the day of the full moon of the 6th month in the Theravada tradition. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha
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Monday May 16, 2022
Buddhism (Theravada) : Magha Puja or Sangha celebration. This day falls on the full moon of the third month. It commemorates the main event in Buddha's life, after His first retreated from the rain (Vassa). The anniversary of Buddah's birthday in the Mahayana tradition; the commemoration of Buddah's birth, enlightenment, and death, celebrated on the day of the full moon of the 6th month in the Theravada tradition. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
International Museum Day
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Wednesday May 18, 2022
Culture : NOT a public holiday
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday May 27, 2022
School holidays :
Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boats)
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Friday June 3, 2022
cards/flowers : The festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional lunar calendar, the source of its alternative name, the Double Fifth Festival. The focus of most celebrations involves eating zongzi (sticky rice treats wrapped in bamboo leaves), drinking realgar wine (雄黃酒, xiónghuángjiǔ), and racing dragon boats.
The story best known in modern China holds that the festival commemorates the death of the poet and minister Qu Yuan (c. 340278 BC) of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States period of the Zhou Dynasty. [Wikipedia]
Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 19, 2022
cards/flowers :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday June 27, 2022
School holidays :
Summer sales
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Friday July 1, 2022
Special Events : Last 2 months
Armed Forces Day
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Friday July 1, 2022
cards/flowers : NOT a public holiday
Youth Day
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Sunday July 3, 2022
cards/flowers : NOT a public holiday
Youth Day (forwarded to Monday)
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Monday July 4, 2022
Culture :
Youth Day
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Monday July 4, 2022
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday July 10, 2022
cards/flowers :
Hari Raya Haji
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Sunday July 10, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : The second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year. It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, as an act of submission to God's command, before God then intervened, through his angel Jibra'il (Gabriel) and informs him that his sacrifice has already been accepted. The meat from the sacrificed animal is preferred to be divided into three parts. The family retains one third of the share; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the remaining third is given to the poor and needy. [Wikipedia]
Hari Raya Haji
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Monday July 11, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : The second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year. It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, as an act of submission to God's command, before God then intervened, through his angel Jibra'il (Gabriel) and informs him that his sacrifice has already been accepted. The meat from the sacrificed animal is preferred to be divided into three parts. The family retains one third of the share; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the remaining third is given to the poor and needy. [Wikipedia]
Racial Harmony Day
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Thursday July 21, 2022
cards/flowers : NOT a public holiday
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday July 30, 2022
cards/flowers :
National Day
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Tuesday August 9, 2022
Secular holiday : Celebrates anniversary of independence from Malaysia in 1965.
School holiday
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Wednesday August 10, 2022
School holidays :
Ghost Festival
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Thursday August 11, 2022
Culture : Hungry Ghost Festival (中元節 / 中元节) falls in the middle of the Ghost Month, supposed to be a bad time for business. Spirits being in high gear, thet are treated with a sumptuous feast, to please them and to bring luck to the family.
Opening of the World Economic Forum
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Wednesday August 17, 2022
Secular holiday : lasts 3 days
Teachers' Day
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Friday September 2, 2022
cards/flowers : NOT a public holiday
Teachers' Day
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Friday September 2, 2022
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Saturday September 3, 2022
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday September 12, 2022
School holidays :
Singapore Grand Prix
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Sunday October 2, 2022
Sports events : Www.formula1.com 2022 edition confirmed
Children's Day
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Tuesday October 4, 2022
cards/flowers : NOT a public holiday
Children's Day
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Wednesday October 5, 2022
School holidays :
Deepavali/Dipabali
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Monday October 24, 2022
Hinduism : The Light festival starts with festivities. The week celebrates 1.Dhanteras, 2.Kali Chaudas, 3.Deepavali, 4.Navu-Varsha (new year), 5.Bhai-beej. The Vai cast is mainly concerned. May last several days Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
New year holiday (beginning)
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Friday November 18, 2022
School holidays :