2009 Holiday Schedule

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Note: holidays are location specific (Blr = Bangalore, Hyd = Hyderabad, Bom = Bombay or Mumbai, Del = Delhi, Chn = Chennai)

Note: Philippines holidays subject to change as often decided nearer to the month.

Note: Muslim holidays subject to change as they are timed to various moon phases.

China

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Japan

Korea

Macau

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Taiwan

Thailand

UAE

Vietnam

January

Thurs 1st to Sat. 3rd - New Year's Holiday
Sun 25th to Sat. 31st - Chinese New Year

Thur. 1st - New Year's Day
Mon. 26th, Tues. 27th & Wed. 28th - Chinese New Year

Thurs .1st -New Year's Day (All)
Wed 14th-Sankranthi (Chn,Hyd)
Thurs. 15th-Pongal (Blr,Chn)
Mon. 26th-Republic Day (All)

Thu. 1st - New Year's Day
Fri. 2nd - NY's Joint Leave
Mon.26th- Chinese New Year

31st to 2nd - New Year's Holidays
12th - Coming of Age Day

Thurs, 1st - New Year's Day
Mon.-Tues Jan 26-27 - Lunar New Year

Thurs. 1st - New Year's Day
Mon. 26th to Wed. 28th - Chinese New Year Holidays

January

Thurs. 1st - New Year's Holiday
Mon. 26th & Tues. 27th - Chinese New Year

Thurs. 1st - New Year's Day

Thurs. 1st - New Year's Day
Mon. 26th & Tues. 28th Chinese New Year

Thurs. 1st & Fri. 2nd - New Year
Mon. 26th to Fri. 30th Chinese New Year

Thurs. 1st - New Year's Day
Mon 26th - Chinese New Year

Thurs. 1st - New Year's Day
Tues. 20th - Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year)

Thurs 1st - New Year's Day
Mon.26th to Fri.30th - Tet (Lunar New Year)

February

11th - National Foundation Day

February

Mon. 9th - Thaipusam (in lieu of 8th - (Sun))

Tue. 24th - EDSA People Power

Mon. 9th - Maka Bucha Day

March

Wed. 11th - Holi (Del,Hyd)
Mon.23rd- Maha Shivratri(Bom)
Fri.27th-Ugadi (Blr,Bom,Hyd)

Mon.9th - Maulid of Prophet Mhd.SAW
Thu.26th- Saka New Year

20th - Vernal Equinox Day

March

Mon. 9th - Prophet's Muhammad's Birthday

Mon. 9th - Prophet Mohammed's Birthday

April

Sat. 4th to Mon. 6th - Tomb-sweeping Day

Sat. 4th - Ching Ming Festival
Fri. 10th - Good Friday
Sat. 11th & Mon. 13th - Easter Holiday

Fri. 10th - Good Friday (Blr,Del,Chn) Tue. 14th - Tamil New Year (Chn)

Fri. 10th- Good Friday

29th - Showa no Hi

Sat. 4th - Ching Ming Festival Fri.10th to Sat 11th -Easter Holidays

April

Thurs. 9th - Bataan Day and Maundy Thursday Friday 10th - Good Friday

Fri. 10th - Good Friday

Mon 6th - Chakri Day
Mon 13th to Wed 15th (in lieu of Sun 12th) Songkran Day

Sat 4th - Mon. 6th King Hung Festival
Thurs 30th - Liberation Day

May

Fri. 1st to Sun. 3rd - Labour Day Holiday

Thur. 28th to Sat. 30th - Dragon Boat Festival

Fri. 1st - Labour Day Sat. 2nd - Buddha's Birthday Thur. 28th, Tuen Ng Festival

Fri. 1st - May Day (Blr, Hyd)

Sat. 9th- Vesak Day Thur.21st - Ascension Day Of Jesus Christ

3rd, 4th and 5th Constitution Day , Greenery Day and Children's Day

Fri 1st - Labor day
Tues. 5th - Children's Day

Fri. 1st - Labour Day
Sat. 2nd - Feast of Buddha
Thurs. 28th - Dragon Boat Festival (Tun Ng Festival)

May

Fri. 1st - Labour Day
Sat. 9th - Wesak Day

4th - Labour Day

Fri. 1st - Labour Day
Sat. 9th - Vesak Day

Fri. 1st - Labour Day
Thurs. 28 & Fri. 29 - Dragon Boat Festival

Fri. 1st - National Labour Day
Tues. 5th - Coronation Day
Fri. 8th - Visaka Bucha Day

Fri. 1st - Labour Day

June

Sat. 6th - Birthday of SPB Yang di-Pertuan Agong

15th - Independence Day

July

Wed. 1st - HKSAR Establishment Day

Mon.20th - Ascension day of Prophet M SAW

20th - Marine Day

July

Sat. 11th - Birthday of Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Penang Office only)

Tues. 7th - Buddhist Lent Day

Mon. 20th - Israa & Miaraj Night

August

Fri. 14th - Janmashtami (Del, Bom).

Mon. 17th - Independence Day

August

Mon 31st - National Day

Mon. 21st - Ninoy Aquino Day
Mon. 24th - National Heroes Day

Sun. 9th, Mon. 10th - National Day

Wed. 12th - H.M. The Queen's Birthday

September

Mon. 11th - Idu'l Fitr (All)
Mon. 28th - Dussehra (All).

Fri.18th - Joint Holiday IF
Mon.-Tues . 21-22nd Idul Fitri 1 Syawal
Wed.23th-Joint holiday Idul Fitri

21st - Respect for Aged Day
23rd - Autumnal Equinox Day

September

Mon. 7th - Nuzul Al Quran
Mon. 21st & Tues. 22nd (in lieu of 20th (Sun)) - Hari Raya Puasa

Mon. 21st - Eid holidays

Sun. 20th, Mon. 21st - Hari Raya Puasa

Thurs. 3rd - Mid-Autumn Festival

Mon. 21st - Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Wed. 2nd - National Day

October

Thurs. 1st to Thurs. 8th - Mid Autumn & National Day Holidays

Thur. 1st - National Day
Sat.3rd - Mid Autumn Festival
Mon. 26th - Chung Yeung Festival

Fri. 2nd- Gandhi Jayanti (All).

12th - Health & Sports Day

Fri. 2nd - Chuseok/Korean Thanksgiving Holiday

Thurs. 1st - National Day of the People's R.O.C .
Fri. 2nd - Day following National Day of R.O C.
Sun. 4th - Day after Mid Autumn Festival.
Mon. 26th - Festival of Ancestors

October

Sat. 17th - Deepavali

Fri. 23rd - Chulalongkorn Day

November

Mon. 2nd - Guru Nanak Birthday (Del, Bom).

Fri.27th- Idul Adha1430H

3rd - Culture Day
23rd - Thanksgiving Day

Mon. 2nd - All Souls Day

November

Fri. 27th - Hari Raya Qurban

Sun. 1st - All Saints Day
Mon. 30th - Bonifacio (Philippine Hero) Day

Sun. 15th, Mon. 16th - Deepavali
Fri. 27th - Hari Raya Haji

Fri. 27th - Eid Al Adha

December

Fri. 25th & Sat. 26th - Christmas Holidays

Fri 25th - Christmas Day (All).

Fri.1 8th - Islamic New Years
Thur. 24th - Joint Leave For Chirstmas
Fri. 25th- Christmas Day

23rd - The Emperor's Birthday

Fri. 25th - Christmas Day

Tue. 8th - Feast of Immaculate Conception
Sun. 20th - Macau S.A.R Establishment Day
Tue. 22nd - Winter Solstice
Thurs. 24th to Fri .25th - Christmas

December

Fri. 11th - Sultan of Selangor's Birthday (Selangor office only)
Fri. 18th - Awal Muharram
Fri. 25th- Christmas Day

Fri. 25th - Christmas Day
Sat. 26th - Boxing Day
Tue. 29th - Special holiday
Wed. 30th - Jose Rizal Day
Thurs. 31st - New Years Eve Day

Fri. 25th - Christmas Day

Sat. 5th - H.M. The King's Birthday
Thurs. 10th - Constitution Day
Thurs. 31st - New Years Eve Day

Wed. 2nd - National Day
Fri. 18th - Nijri New Year's Day