Public holidays in Indonesia

The following table indicates declared Indonesian government national holidays for the year 2018 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 15 public holidays, and 9 "cuti bersama" or joint holidays.

2018 public holidays

Date (Gregorian calendar)	Date (Religious calendar)	English name	Local name	Remarks
1 January		New Year's Day	Tahun Baru Masehi	New Year of Gregorian calendar
16 February		Chinese New Year	Tahun Baru Imlek	1st day of 1st month of Chinese calendar. Public holiday since 2003
17 March	Kasa 1 Pawukon 40	Day of Silence	Hari Raya Nyepi, Tahun Baru Saka	New Year of the Balinese saka calendar. Public holiday since 1983
30 March		Good Friday	Wafat Isa Al-Masih, Jumat Agung	Date varies; the Friday before Easter Sunday (the first Sunday after the first Paschal Full Moon following the vernal equinox)
14 April	Rajab 27	Ascension of the Prophet	Isra Mi'raj Nabi Muhammad	Date varies according to the Islamic calendar
1 May		Labour Day	Hari Buruh Internasional	Public holiday since 2014
10 May		Ascension of Jesus Christ	Kenaikan Isa Al-Masih	Date varies
29 May	Every May of Vaisakha	Buddha's Birthday	Hari Raya Waisak	Date varies according to the Buddhist calendar. Public holiday since 1983
1 June		Pancasila Day	Hari Lahir Pancasila	Public holiday since 2017, marks the date of Sukarno's 1945 address on the national ideology
15-16 June	Shawwal 1-2	Eid al-Fitr	Hari Raya Idul Fitri (Lebaran Mudik)	Date varies according to the Islamic calendar
17 August		Independence Day	Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan R.I.	Anniversary of the proclamation of independence read by Mr. Soekarno and Mr. Hatta in 1945
22 August	Dhu al-Hijjah 10	Feast of the Sacrifice	Hari Raya Idul Adha (Lebaran Haji)	Date varies according to the Islamic calendar
11 September	Muharram 1	Islamic New Year	Tahun Baru Islam 1440 Hijriah	1st day of the Muharram, the beginning of the New Islamic year
20 November	Rabi' al-awwal 12	Birth of the Prophet	Maulid Nabi Muhammad	Birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
25 December		Christmas	Hari Raya Natal

Other observances

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"
3 January	Ministry of Religious Affairs Day	Hari Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia		The founding of the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs in 1946.
15 January	Ocean Duty Day / Day of the Sea and Ocean Event	Hari Dharma Samudera / Hari Peristiwa Laut dan Samudera		Commemorate the services and sacrifices of those who died in various battles at sea. The day is the date of the Battle of Arafura Sea in 1962.
25 January	Food and Nutrition Day / National Nutrition Day	Hari Gizi dan Makanan / Hari Gizi Nasional		The day of the founding of dietetic school Sekolah Djuru Penerang Makanan on January 25, 1951 by Poorwo Soedarmo.
6 April	National Fisherman Day	Hari Nelayan Nasional
9 April	Air Force Day	Hari Jadi TNI Angkatan Udara	1950	Honors the active and reserve serving men and women and veterans of the Indonesian Air Force
21 April	Kartini Day	Hari Kartini		"Women Emancipation Day". The birthday of Kartini, an Indonesian women's rights activist.
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.
11 May	Day of the Military Police of the Indonesian National Armed Forces	Hari POM TNI
20 May	Indonesian Doctor Day	Hari Bakti Dokter Indonesia	2008	Establshed by Ikatan Dokter Indonesia (Indonesian Doctor Society) in 2008 to commemorate the 1908 formation of the Budi Utomo by the native doctors of the STOVIA.
20 May	National Awakening Day	Hari Kebangkitan Nasional	1985	In remembrance of the 1908 formation of the first nationalist group, Budi Utomo.
29 June	National Family Day	Hari Keluarga Nasional (Harganas)	2014
22 July	Attorney Day	Hari Kejaksaan / Hari Bhakti Adhyaksa	1961	The establishment of the Indonesian Attorney as a stand-alone institution in 1960, previously a non-departmental institutions under the Department of Justice.
23 July	National Children Day	Hari Anak Nasional	1984
23 September / 21 August(?)	National Maritime Day	Hari Maritim Nasional	1964	The proposal of August 21 as National Maritime Day (the day when the Indonesian independence fighter attacked the Japanese military storage in Pulau Nyamukan (Djamuan Riff), near Surabaya, on August 21, 1945) was disputed by the Association of Indonesian Marine Youth (APMI) because at that time the Indonesian Navy has not been formed. BKR Laut, the predecessor of the Indonesian Navy, was formed later on September 10, 1945. The September 23 date refers to the first (and last) Musyawarah Maritim in 1963, and actually has been established as National Maritime Day in 1964 during the tenure of Sukarno as the president of Indonesia but was overlooked by the recent government.
1 October	National Day of Pancasila Sanctity and 30 September Movement Memorial Day	Hari Kesakitan Pancasila	1967	Anniversary of the events of the 30 September Movement of 1965 in which 6 Indonesian Army generals and a junior officer perished.
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 1945 founding of Tentara Keamanan Rakyat ("People's Security Armed Forces"), the predecessor of the TNI.
28 October	Youth Pledge Day	Hari Sumpah Pemuda	1967	Commemoration of the 1928 Youth Pledge
30 October	Indonesian Banknote Day	Hari Oeang, Hari Keuangan Republik Indonesia		The printing of the first Oeang Republik Indonesia, the first 'Indonesian rupiah' bank note, in 1946.
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).
14 November	Mobile Brigade Day	Hari Brigade Mobil		Founding of the Mobile Brigade in 1946.
14 November	World Diabetes Day	Hari Diabetes Sedunia		International observance.
15 November	Indonesian Marine Corps Birthday	Hari Juang Korps Marinir	1951	Honors the active and reserve serving men and women and veterans of the Indonesian Marine Corps
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.
15 December	Indonesian Army Day	Hari Juang Kartika		Honors the active and reserve serving men and women and veterans of the Indonesian Army
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

Cited works

• Iwan Gayo (1991). Buku Pintar Seri Junior. Jakarta: Upaya Warga Negara. pp. 342–345.