National Public Holidays in Indonesia

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Find out when the Indonesian public holidays fall throughout the year...

When a public holiday falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, it is common practice for the government to declare a bridge holiday (cuti bersama or "Shared Holiday by Government Decree"), by taking off the Friday or Monday creating a long weekend
Public holidays that fall on the weekend are not moved to another date
Official public holidays are announced in the summer of each year, for the following year, although the date of Islamic holidays may not be confirmed until a few days before as these are based on the lunar calendar. Following the appropriate moon sighting, announcements are made in the national press confirming the official date.
Nyepi day (literally, day of silence) is strictly observed on the island of Bali. The airport closes for 24 hours
Banks close on 31 December
Eid al-Fitr (Idul Fitri) is a national public holiday for the first two days. Banks close for a week and businesses may close for up to two weeks