Public holidays in Indonesia

The following table indicates declared Indonesian government national holidays for the year 2016 only—cultural variants also provide opportunity for holidays tied to local events. Beside official holidays, there are the so-called "libur bersama" or "cuti bersama", or joint leave(s) declared nationwide by the government. In total there are 14 public holidays, and 9 "cuti bersama" or joint holidays.

2016 public holidays

Date (Gregorian calendar)	Date (Religious calendar)	English name	Local name	Remarks
1 January		New Year's Day	Tahun Baru Masehi
8 February		Chinese New Year	Tahun Baru Imlek	1st day of 1st month of Chinese calendar
9 March	Kasa 1 Pawukon 40	Day of Silence	Hari Raya Nyepi (Tahun Baru Saka)	New Year of Balinese saka calendar
25 March		Good Friday	Wafat Yesus Kristus (Jumat Agung)	Date varies; this is the Friday before Easter Sunday, which is the first Sunday after the first Paschal Full Moon following the official vernal equinox
1 May		Labour Day	Hari Buruh
5 May		Ascension Day	Kenaikan Yesus Kristus
6 May	Rajab 27	Ascension of the Prophet	Isra Mi'raj Nabi Muhammad
22 May	Every May of Vaisakha	Buddha's Birthday	Waisak	Date varies according to the Buddhist calendar
6 – 7 July	Shawwal 1-2	Eid al-Fitr	Idul Fitri (Lebaran Mudik)	Date varies according to the Islamic calendar
17 August		Independence Day	Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I.	Mr. Soekarno and Mr. Hatta as the proclamator
12 September	Dhu al-Hijjah 10	Feast of the Sacrifice	Idul Adha (Lebaran Haji)	Date varies according to the Islamic calendar
2 October	Muharram 1	Islamic New Year	Tahun Baru Islam 1438 Hijriah	1st day of the Muharram, the beginning of the new Islamic year
12 December	Rabi' al-awwal 12	Birth of the Prophet	Maulid Nabi Muhammad	Birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
25 December		Christmas	Hari Natal

Other holidays

In addition to the official holidays, many religious, historical, and other traditional holidays populate the calendar, as well as observances proclaimed by officials and lighter celebrations. These are rarely observed by businesses as holidays.

Date (Gregorian calendar)	English name	Local name	Year established	Remarks
Dates vary	Galungan and Kuningan	Galungan & Kuningan
Dates vary	Lantern Festival	Cap Go Meh		"Ending of 15th days celebration of Chinese New Year"
21 April	Kartini Day	Hari Kartini		"Women Emancipation Day"
22 April	Earth Day	Hari Bumi
2 May	National Education Day	Hari Pendidikan Nasional	1959	In remembrance of Ki Hajar Dewantara's birthday, a prominent Indonesian educator
20 May	National Awakening Day	Hari Kebangkitan Nasional	1985	In remembrance of the 1908 formation of the first nationalist group, Budi Utomo
1 June	Pancasila Day	Hari Lahir Pancasila	1967	Commemorates Sukarno's 1945 address regarding his views on the Pancasila ideology. National holiday from 2017
23 July	National Children Day	Hari Anak Nasional
1 October	Pancasila Sanctity Day	Hari Kesaktian Pancasila		The day after the 30 September Movement coup attempt
2 October	National Batik Day	Hari Batik Nasional	2009	The international designation of the Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2009.
5 October	Indonesian National Armed Forces Day	Hari Tentara Nasional Indonesia		The founding of Tentara Keamanan Rakyat ("People's Security Army"), the predecessor of TNI.
28 October	Youth Pledge Day	Hari Sumpah Pemuda	1967	Commemoration of the 1928 Youth Pledge
10 November	Heroes' Day	Hari Pahlawan		Commemoration of the 1945 Battle of Surabaya
12 November	Father's Day	Hari Ayah		Established in 2006 following international trend of Father's Day.
12 November	National Health Day	Hari Kesehatan Nasional		Marks the day when Sukarno officially begins the malaria eradication project by spraying DDT in the village of Kalasan (1959).
13 December	Nusantara Day	Hari Nusantara	2001	The recognition of the boundary of the Indonesian archipelago, started with the announcement of the Deklarasi Djoeanda on December 13, 1957, which eventually leads to the recognition of the principles of the Nusantara in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982.
22 December	Mother's Day	Hari Ibu	1959

See also

• Islamic calendar - for further expansion on the months and days identified above
• Balinese saka calendar
• Javanese calendar
• List of festivals in Indonesia

References

• Public holidays in Indonesia (2010)
• Public holidays in Indonesia (2013)
• Islamic Calendar / Hijri Calendar for Makkah
• Iwan Gayo (1991). Buku Pintar Seri Junior. Jakarta: Upaya Warga Negara. pp. 342–345.