Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Deepavali falls on 2 Nov; 4 Nov not public holiday

Deepavali falls on 2 Nov; 4 Nov not public holiday

POSTED: 10 Apr 2013 1:49 PM

Deepavali will fall on 2 November instead of 3 November, as advised by The Hindu Advisory Board.

SINGAPORE: Deepavali this year will now be on 2 November.

The Hindu Advisory Board (HAB) advised that Deepavali will fall on 2 November (Saturday) instead of 3 November 2013 (Sunday).

The Ministry of Manpower said since Deepavali is no longer on 3 November, 4 November will not be a public holiday.

Instead, 2 November will be gazetted as a public holiday.

MOM has also released the dates for 2014’s public holidays which is available on  MOM's website.

- CNA/ck

- wong chee tat :)

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