Singapore information
Population: 5.69m
Capital: Singapore
Calling Code: (65)
Time Zone: +8 UTC
Currency: Singapore dollar
Language: English
List of National
Holidays in Singapore in 2020
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Singapore: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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Singapore: Chinese New Year 2018 is the year of the brown earth dog
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Singapore: 1st 2 days of Chinese Lunar New Year
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Singapore: Monday January 27th 2020, will be a public holiday if your rest day falls on January 26th 2020
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Long Weekend!
Good Friday
Singapore: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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Long Weekend!
Labour Day
Singapore: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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Singapore: Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana
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Singapore: Marks the end of the fasting period of the Islamic month of Ramadan
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Singapore: Monday May 25th 2020, will be a public holiday if your rest day falls on May 24th 2020
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Long Weekend!
Polling Day
Singapore: Polling day at a general election in Singapore is a public holiday, and voting is compulsory.
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Long Weekend!
Hari Raya Haji
Singapore: This festival is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Prophet Abrahams willingness to sacrifice everything for God
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Singapore: Singapore declared independence from Britain in August 1963 and gained its own sovereignty on August 9th 1965
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Long Weekend!
National Day
Singapore: Monday August 10th 2020, will be a public holiday if your rest day falls on August 9th 2020
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Deepavali
Singapore: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
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Long Weekend!
Christmas Day
Singapore: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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Notes
- If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following workday will be a public holiday.
