Singapore Holidays - 2016

New Year's Day is the first day of the year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1.

Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is commonly called "Lunar New Year", because it is based on the lunisolar Chinese calendar. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day.

Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Black Friday, Great Friday, is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary.

Labour Day or Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.

Vesak is an annual holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in many Asian countries.This day celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha.

Celebrates the independence of Singapore.

Eid al-Fitr, often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. In Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, Eid is more commonly known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Hari Raya Idul Fitri or Hari Raya Puasa. Hari Raya literally means 'Celebration Day'.

Diwali or Dipavali , also popularly known as the Festival of Lights, is an important 5-day festival in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, occurring between mid-October and mid-November. In Singapore, the festival is called "Deepavali", and is a gazetted public holiday. Observed primarily by the minority Indian community , it is typically marked by a light-up in the Little India district.

Eid al-Adha, "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide tocommemorates the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to Allah.

This Christian holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.