Jaffna · Festivals & culture
Eid al-Fitr 2026 in Sri Lanka: confirmed date
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Eid al-Fitr was observed in Sri Lanka on 21 March 2026. ACJU’s Eid message identifies the date as 1 Shawwal 1447, matching the national holiday calendar.
Festival programme
This historical edition records the national observance. ACJU’s dated message provides religious confirmation, while the Central Bank calendar establishes the holiday entry. No mosque service time or specific Jaffna gathering is asserted. For another year, use its own announcement rather than advancing this date.
A verified programme has not been published. Dates and ceremony times will appear here when they are supported by the relevant announcement.
Sources and date verification
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka: Bank Holidays for 2026
Central Bank of Sri Lanka · dates · verified · Reviewed 18 October 2026
Official Sri Lankan holiday date; does not establish an individual venue or worship programme.
- Eid-ul-Fitr Message — 21 March 2026 / 1 Shawwal 1447
All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama · dates · verified · Reviewed 18 October 2026
ACJU identifies 21 March 2026 as 1 Shawwal 1447; national religious observance, without local prayer times.
- Cultural handbook: Ramadan Festival (Eid-ul-Fithr)
Office for National Unity and Reconciliation · background · verified · Reviewed 18 October 2026
Cultural background reference. This citation does not verify a future annual date or an individual local programme.
- Sri Lanka moon-sighting decision for Eid, March 2026
News 1st · background · verified · Reviewed 18 October 2026
Reports the Sri Lankan religious authorities’ moon-sighting decision for 2026. It does not establish the 2027 date.
- Eid-ul-Fitr Message — 21 March 2026 / 1 Shawwal 1447
All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama · background · verified · Reviewed 18 October 2026
Background reference for the traditions, location or visitor guidance described above. Annual dates are supported separately.