(News from Bali Discovery)
A ministerial-level meeting presided over by Puan Maharani, the Coordination Minister of Human Development and Cultural (PMK) on August 28, 2019, set the schedule of 16 national holidays and 8 “shared holidays” for the calendar year 2020.
Following that ministerial-level meeting, a joint decision stipulating the holiday schedule for 2020 was published stipulating the following public holidays and shared holidays.
Here’s the list with the Bali dates for Galungan and Kuningan:
- Wednesday, January 1, 2020 – New Years Day
- Saturday, January 25, 2020 – “Imlek” – Chinese New Year 2571 Kongzili
- Wednesday, February 19, 2020 – Hari Gulungan (Bali Only)
- Saturday, February 29, 2020 – Hari Kuningan (Bali Only)
- Sunday, March 22, 2020 – Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey to Heaven (Isra Mikraj)
- Wednesday, March 25, 2020 – “Nyepi” – Bali Hindu Day of Silence Saka 1942
- Friday, April 10, 2020 – Good Friday
- Friday, May 1, 2020 – International Labor Day
- Thursday, May 7, 2020 – Buddhist Celebration of the Lord Buddha’s Birthday
- Thursday, May 21, 2020 – The Ascension of Jesus Christ into Heaven.
- Friday, May 22, 2020 – Shared Public Holiday
- Sunday-Monday, May 24-25, 2020 – Lebaran, – Hari Raya Idul Fitri 1441 H.
- Tuesday-Wednesday, May 26-27, 2020 – Shared Public Holidays
- Thursday-Friday, May 28-29, 20020 – Additional shared holiday
- Monday, June 1, 2020 – Pancasila Day in honor of the State Philosophy.
- Friday, July 31, 2020 – Islamic Day of Sacrifice “Idul Adha 1441 H.”
- Monday, August 17, 2020 – Indonesian Independence Day.
- Thursday, August 20, 2020 – Islamic New Year 1442 H.
- Friday, August 21, 2020 – Additional shared holiday.
- Wednesday, September 16, 2020 – Hari Galungan (Bali Only)
- Saturday, September 26, 2020 – Hari Kuningan (Bali Only)
- Thursday, October 29, 2020 – Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad SAW.
- Friday, October 30, 2020 – Additional shared holiday
- Thursday, December 24, 2020 – Shared Public Holiday
- Friday, December 25, 2020 – Christmas Day
(News from Bali Discovery)
