Indonesian Public Holidays in 2015

Indonesian Public Holidays in 2015

As declared by the Indonesian government there are 19 official national public holidays in 2015. This total is comprised of 15 officials holidays and 4 “shared holidays” designated by the government to create long weekends and encourage domestic tourism.
The number of official holidays and shared holidays in 2015 is three days less than 2014 that has 22 holidays.

The public holiday does not include local holiday in Bali such as Nyepi, Galungan, Pagerwesi, Kuningan,  on which Balinese Hindu are entitled to the day off.
National Holidays in 2015

• Thursday, January 1, 2015 - New Year’s Day
• Saturday, January 3, 2015   - The Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
• Thursday, February 19, 2015 – Chinese New Year (Imlek 2566)
• Saturday, March 21, 2015 - "Nyepi" Bali Hindu New Year (Saka 1937)
• Friday, April 3, 2015 – Good Friday
• Friday, May 1, 2015 – Labor Day
• Thursday, May 14, 2015 – The Ascension of Jesus Christ
• Saturday, May 16, 2015 - Ascension Day of the Prophet Muhammad
• Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - Buddhist Holy Day of Waisak 2559
• Thursday, July 16, 2015 – Shared Public Holiday
• Friday-Saturday, July 17-18, 2015 - Lebaran – Hari Raya Idul Fitri 1436 Hijriah
• Monday, July 20, 2015– Shared Public Holiday
• Tuesday, July 21, 2015 – Shared Public Holiday
• Monday, August 17, 2015 - Indonesian Independence Day
• Thursday, September 24, 2015 - Idul Adha 1436 Hijriah
• Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - Islamic New Year 1437 Hijriah
• Thursday, December 24, 2015 – Shared Public Holiday
• Friday, December 25, 2015 – Christmas Day