Calendar 2011 Singapore

Following are the Singapore public holiday 2011, according to official holiday calendar announced by Singapore Ministry of Manpower .

For official announcement of the 2011 Singapore holidays, refer to MOM website: Singapore 2011 Public Holidays Calendar. Take note that majority of Singapore holidays 2011 are made of religious holidays, with representation from each major religion in Singapore, namely Islam/Mosleem, Christian, Hindu, and Buddhism.

Calendar 2011 Singapore

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There are 11 public holidays in Singapore. Three of them are secular: New Year’s Day, Labour Day / May Day, and Singapore National Day. The remaining eight cultural, racial or religious holidays consist of two Chinese, two Muslim, two Indian and two Christian holidays.

Exception on every 32 or 33 years, Hari Raya Puasa (also known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri and in Arabic as Eid ul-Fitr) is celebrated twice a calendar year. This occurred in 1968 and 2000, giving Singaporeans 12 public holidays in those years.

The arrangement of Singapore public holidays represent a carefully calibrated distribution of public holidays among the religious and ethnic communities in Singapore. Because of this certain special days traditionally celebrated by locals have not been given public holiday status.

These include Chinese festival like Mid-Autumn Festival; Christian holidays like Ascension Day; Muslim holidays like Awal Muharram, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad; and Hindu holidays like Thaipusam.

Below is the list of 2011 public holidays in Singapore.

List of MoM Official Singapore 2011 Public Holiday Dates

New Year’s Day
Saturday, 1 January 2011

Chinese New Year
(read about Chinese New Year 2011)
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Friday, 4 February 2011

Good Friday
Friday, 22 April 2011

Labour Day
Sunday*, 1 May 2011

Buddhist Vesak Day
Singapore Vesak Day 2011
Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Singapore National Day
Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Hari Raya Puasa / Eid Al-Mubarak Al-Fitr / Hari Raya Aidil Fitri / Festival of the Breaking of the Fast
Tuesday, 30 August 2011

Deepavali / Diwali / Festival Of Light
Wednesday, 26 October 2011**

Hari Raya Haji / Eid al-Adha / Hari Raya Idul Adha / Festival of Sacrifice
Sunday*, 6 November 2011

Christmas Day
Sunday*, 25 December 2011

* For holidays that fall on Sunday, the following Monday will be a public holiday

** The date, 26 October 2011, for Deepavali needs to be checked against the Indian Almanac when it is available. Should there be a change in date, the Singapore Ministry of Manpower will issue a media release to announce the change.

Other Singapore special days
The following special holidays or festivals are observed or celebrated by significant segments of the Singaporean population, but are not Singapore public holidays 2011.

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