Public Holidays in Bali

When it comes to holiday or days off  i will give two thumbs up to Indonesian, since we have 5 major religions that the authority has to accommodate each religions holydays and of course public holidays such as Independence day, New Year and especially in Bali ,which has plenty of holydays ( Galungan, Kuningan,Sarasawati, Pagerwesi etc ). So here is the list of the Indonesia official holidays for 2011 excluding Balinese holydays (except Nyepi that has become national holiday).

• New Years Day – January 1, 2011
• Chinese New Year (Imlek) 2562 – February 3, 2011
• Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad – February 15, 2011
• Bali’s official day of Silence – (Nyepi) Hindu New Year 1933 – March 5, 2011
• Good Friday – April 22, 2011
• Easter Sunday – April 22, 2011
• Waisak 2555 – May 17, 2011
• The Ascension of Jesus Christ into Heaven – June 2, 2011
• Isra Mi’raj Prophet Mohammad SAW, Celebrating the Ascension of The Prophet Muhammad – June 29, 2011
• Indonesian National Independence Day – August 17, 2011
• Shared Holiday by Government Decree – August 29, 2011
• Idul Fitri 1432 H – August 30-31, 2011
• Shared Holidays by Government Decree – September 1-2, 2011
• Idul Adha 1432 H – November 6, 2011
• Islamic New Year 1433 H – November 27, 2011
• Christmas Day – December 25, 2011
• Shared Holiday by Government Decree – December 26, 2011