Singapore Public Holiday Calendar

Overview of Singapore's Public Holidays

• Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year)
  Reflecting Singapore's majority Chinese population, the beginning of the lunar calendar year is celebrated as a major two-day public holiday.
• Hari Raya Puasa
  A key Islamic holiday celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of dawn-to-dusk fasting.
• Good Friday
  A Christian holiday observed in remembrance of the crucifixion and passion of Jesus Christ, preceding Easter Sunday.
• Vesak Day
  A sacred Buddhist holiday commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and ultimate passing (Parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha, observed on the full moon day of the fourth lunar month.
• Hari Raya Haji
  An Islamic holiday commemorating Prophet Ibrahim's (Abraham) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God, coinciding with the conclusion of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.
• Singapore National Day
  Marks Singapore's emergence as an independent sovereign nation following its separation from the Federation of Malaysia on August 9, 1965.
• Deepavali (Festival of Lights)
  A major Hindu festival celebrating the victory of light over darkness and good over evil, calculated according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar.

Singapore's Flag & National Anthem

National Flag

The national flag features a red upper half symbolizing universal brotherhood and human equality, and a white lower half representing pervasive, everlasting purity. The crescent moon signifies a young nation on the ascendant, while the five white stars embody the national ideals of progress, justice, equality, peace, and democracy. Adopted in 1959.

National Anthem