Singapore Public Holiday Calendar

Overview of Singapore's Public Holidays

• Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year)
  As Singapore has a large Chinese population, Chinese New Year (the turn of the lunar calendar) is observed as a public holiday.
• Hari Raya Puasa
  An Islamic holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, the annual month of fasting.
• Good Friday
  A Christian holiday commemorating the passion and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
• Vesak Day
  A holiday commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and passing (Nirvana) of Gautama Buddha (observed on the 15th day of the 4th lunar month).
• Hari Raya Haji
  An Islamic holiday celebrating the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.
• Singapore National Day
  Commemorates Singapore's independence from the Federation of Malaysia on August 9, 1965.
• Deepavali (Festival of Lights)
  A major festival marking the Hindu New Year. The date changes every year as it is determined by the Hindu calendar.

Singapore's National Flag & Anthem

National Flag

Red symbolizes universal brotherhood and equality of man; white signifies pervading and everlasting purity and virtue. The five stars represent the ideals of progress, justice, equality, peace, and democracy. The crescent moon represents a young nation on the ascendant. Adopted in 1959.

National Anthem