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The major public 'holidays in Singapore' reflect the cultural and religious diversity of the country, including the Chinese New Year, Buddhist Vesak Day, Muslim Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha (known locally by its Malay names ''Hari Raya Puasa'' and ''Hari Raya Haji'' respectively), Hindu Diwali (known locally by its Tamil name Deepavali). Christians are also a significant group (about 14 per cent of the population), and Christmas Day and Good Friday are public holidays. This represents a carefully calibrated distribution of public holidays given to each group. Because of this some of the other special days have not been given public holiday status - including other Christian holidays (Ascension Day), Muslim holidays (Awal Muharam, birthday of Muhammad) and Hindu holidays (Thaipusam).

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Public Holidays

School Holidays

School Term Holidays

Other special days observed in 2006

External links

Public Holidays

The Ministry of Manpower maintains the complete and updated list of public holidays in Singapore, as issued by the Government.

'Public Holidays Year 2007'

Date	English name	Chinese name	Malay name	Tamil name	Remarks
1 January	New Year's Day	元旦/新年	Tahun Baru	புத்தாண்டு
18 February - 19 February	First and second days of the Chinese New Year	农历新年	Tahun Baru Cina	சீனப் புத்தாண்டு	Date varies, based on Lunar Calendar
6 April	Good Friday	受难节	Hari Good Friday	புனித வெள்ளி	Date varies; this is the Friday before Easter Sunday - which is the first Sunday after the first official full moon following the official vernal equinox
1 May	Labour Day / May Day	劳动节	Hari Buruh	தொழிலால்ர் தினம்	A fixed day unlike in some other countries where it is the first Monday in May
31 May	Vesak Day	卫塞节	Hari Wesak	விசாக தினம்	Date varies, based on the Buddhist calendar
9 August	National Day	国庆日	Hari Kebangsaan	தேசிய தினம்	A fixed day
13 October	Hari Raya Puasa	开斋节	Hari Raya Puasa	நோன்புப் பெருநாள்	Date varies, based on Islamic Calendar
8 November	Deepavali	屠妖节	Hari Deepavali	தீபாவளித் திருநாள்	Date varies according to the Hindu calendar
20 December	Hari Raya Haji	哈芝节	Hari Raya Haji	ஹஜ்ஜிப் பெருநாள்	Date varies, based on Islamic Calendar
25 December	Christmas	圣诞节	Hari Krismas / Hari Natal	கிறிஸ்துமஸ் பண்டிகை	A fixed day

★ If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the subsequent Monday is also a public holiday.

★ For Chinese New Year 2007, Tuesday, 20 February, will be a public holiday, since the first day of the Chinese New Year falls on a Sunday and Monday is already a public holiday.

★ Hari Raya Haji 2006 was celebrated on 31 December. As the following Monday was New Year's Day, 2 January, was also a public holiday.

School Holidays

The following lists scheduled school holidays observed by all students in pre-tertiary level national schools, excluding term holidays.

Date	English name	Chinese name	Malay name	Tamil name	Remarks
1 July ★	Youth Day	青年节	Hari Belia	இளைஞர் தினம்
10 August	Day after National Day	国庆日隔天	Hari selepas Hari Kebangsaan	fill in
1 September	Teachers' Day	教师节	Hari Guru	ஆசிரியர் தினம்
1 October	Children's Day	儿童节	Hari Kanak-kanak	குழந்தையர் தினம்	Primary school levels only

★ Mondays are school holidays for any school holiday that falls on a Sunday.

School Term Holidays

The following lists scheduled school term holidays observed by all students in pre-tertiary level national schools.

Semester I
After Term I	Saturday 10 March - Sunday 18 March
After Term II	Saturday 26 May - Sunday 24 June
Semester II
After Term III	Saturday 1 September - Sunday 9 September
After Term IV	Saturday 17 November - Monday 31 December

Other special days observed in 2006

The following are known to be observed or celebrated by a significant segment of the Singaporean population, but are not commercial or national holidays.

Date	English name	Chinese name	Malay name	Tamil name	Remarks
25 January	Thaipusam	大宝森节	Hari Thaipusam	தைப்பூசம்	Date varies
14 February	Valentine's Day	情人节	Hari Kekasih	காதலர் தினம்
15 February	Total Defence Day	全民防卫日	''fill in''	''fill in	15 February 1942 was the date of the surrender of Singapore by the British to the Japanese and the start of the Japanese Occupation of Singapore.
8 March	International Women's Day	国际妇女节	Hari Wanita Antarabangsa	அனைத்துலக பெண்கள் தினம்
1 April	April Fool's Day	愚人节	Hari Kental April	முட்டால்கள் தினம்
Spring Sunday	Easter	复活节	Hari Easter (Paskah)	ஈஸ்டர்	Date varies
5th Solar Term. Early April	Qingming Festival	清明节	Perayaan Qingming / Cheng Beng	''fill in''	Date varies, based on lunar calendar
2nd Sunday of May	Mother's Day	母亲节	Hari Ibu	அன்னையர் தினம்	Date varies
18 May	International Museum Day	国际博物馆日	Hari Muzium Antarabangsa	அனைத்துலக அருங்காட்சி தினம்
5th day of 5th lunar month	Dragon Boat Festival	端午节	Pesta Kapal Naga	''fill in''	Date varies, based on lunar calendar
3rd Sunday of June	Father's Day	父亲节	Hari Bapa	தந்தையர் தினம்	Date varies
15th day of 7th lunar month	Hungry Ghost Festival	中元节	Hari Hantu Lapar	''fill in''	Date varies, based on lunar calendar
1 July	Singapore Armed Forces Day	新加坡武装部队日	Hari Lengan Tumbuk Singapura	''fill in''
21 July	Racial Harmony Day	种族和谐日	Hari Keharmonian Kaum	''fill in''	The first incident of the 1964 race riots in Singapore took place on 21 July 1964.
15th day of 8th Chinese lunar month	Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Cake Festival	中秋节	Pesta Kuih Bulan / Pesta Tanglung	திந்கள் விழா	Date varies, based on lunar calendar

External links

★ Ministry of Manpower, public holidays 2006

★ Ministry of Manpower, public holidays 2007

★ Ministry of Manpower, public holidays 2008

★ Ministry of Education, School Terms and Holidays