The Deepavali long weekend is over. When will the next public holiday and long weekend fall?
This year Deepavali falls on a Sunday, so with the weekend and Monday compensatory holidays, it forms a 3-day long weekend holiday. The next national public holiday and long weekend falls on December 25, which is Christmas.
Christmas falls on December 25th, and this year Christmas falls on a Monday, plus the two-day weekend Sunday of December 23rd and 24th, forming a three-day long weekend holiday from December 23rd to 25th.
It is worth mentioning that there are two holidays in December that are limited to designated states, namely the birthday of the Sultan of Selangor on December 11 (Monday), and Christmas Eve on December 24 (Sunday).
The Birthday of the Sultan of Selangor is a statutory public holiday in Selangor. Government departments, schools and banks will have a day off. Employers must also give employees a day off on a statutory public holiday, or provide employees who work on that day with compensatory leave or double pay. The Sultan of Selangor’s birthday falls on Monday, which is also a 3-day long weekend holiday.
December 24 is a public holiday in Sabah. Sabah is the only state that lists Christmas Eve, which is Christmas Eve, as a public holiday.
To put it simply, there is one national long weekend holiday in December and one long weekend holiday only in Selangor.
