Sixth Constitutional Government

Dili, February 26th

, 2015

Press Release

National Holidays in 2015 The public holidays with a fixed date and variable date for 2015, determined by the Law

n.o 10/2005 of 10

th of August, are the following:

a) 1st of January – New Year’s Day (fixed date public holiday);

b) 3rd

of April – Holly Friday (variable date public holiday);

c) 1st of May –World Labour Day (fixed date public holiday);

d) 20th

of May – Restoration of Independence Day (fixed date public holiday);

e) 4th

of June – Corpus Christi (variable date public holiday);

f) 17th

of July – Idul Fitri (variable date public holiday);

g) 30th

of August –Popular Consultation Day (fixed date public holiday);

h) 24th

of September – Idul Adha (variable date public holiday);

i) 1st of November – All Saints Day (fixed date public holiday);

j) 2nd of November – All Souls Day (fixed date public holiday);

k) 12th

of November – Youth National Day (fixed date public holiday);

l) 28th

of November – Proclamation of Independence Day (fixed date public holiday);

m) 7th

of December – National Heroes Day (fixed date public holiday);

n) 8th

of December – Day of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and Timor-Leste

Patroness (fixed date public holiday);

o) 25th

of December – Christmas Day (fixed date public holiday).

The Law n.o 10/2005, of 10

th of August, determines national public holidays and the official

commemorative dates.