Is the 2nd of Jan 2023 a bank holiday?

There are 11 public holidays in Singapore out of which there will be six seven long weekends (with holidays falling on a Friday, Sunday or Monday – including two days for Chinese New Year) in 2023. *Vesak Day has been revised to 2 June 2023 following the Singapore Buddhist Federation’s announcement.

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Two public holiday falls on a Friday:

  • Good Friday (7 April 2023)
  • Vesak Day (3 2 June 2023)

Public holidays which fall on a Sunday:

  • New Year’s Day (1 January 2023)
  • Chinese New Year (22 January 2023)
  • Deepavali (12 November 2023)

There are three holidays falling on a Monday:

  • Chinese New Year (23 January 2023)
  • Labour Day (1 May 2023)
  • Christmas (25 December 2023)

Note: If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be a designated public holiday.

The first and second days of Chinese New Year fall on Sunday and Monday, hence the following Tuesday, 24 January 2023, will be a public holiday, forming a long weekend of four days.

The rest of the public holidays are:

  • Hari Raya Puasa (22 April 2023)
  • Hari Raya Haji (29 June 2023)
  • National Day (9 August 2023)

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Is the 2nd of Jan 2023 a bank holiday?

Singapore Public Holidays 2023 – 6 Long Weekends

New Year’s Day 1 January 2023* Sunday
Chinese New Year 22 January 2023#
23 January 2023
Sunday
Monday
Good Friday 7 April 2023 Friday
Hari Raya Puasa 22 April 2023 Saturday
Labour Day 1 May 2023 Monday
Vesak Day 2 June 2023 Friday
Hari Raya Haji 29 June 2023 Thursday
National Day 9 August 2023 Wednesday
Deepavali 12 November 2023* Sunday
Christmas Day 25 December 2023 Monday

*The following Monday will be a public holiday.

#The following Tuesday, 24 Jan 2023, will be a public holiday.

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import "github.com/joshtronic/go-holidayapi"

hapi := holidayapi.NewV1("__YOUR_API_KEY__")

holidays, err := hapi.Holidays(map[string]interface{}{

"country": "SG",

"year": "2023",

})

import { HolidayAPI } from 'holidayapi';

const key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'

const holidayApi = new HolidayAPI({ key });

holidayApi.holidays({

country: 'SG',

year: '2023',

});

$key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__';

$holiday_api = new \HolidayAPI\Client(['key' => $key]);

$holidays = $holiday_api->holidays([

'country' => 'SG',

'year' => '2023',

]);

$Body = @{}

$Body.key = "__YOUR_API_KEY__"

$Body.country = "SG"

$Body.year = "2023"

$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Body $Body

$Result.holidays

import holidayapi

key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'

hapi = holidayapi.v1(key)

holidays = hapi.holidays({

'country': 'SG',

'year': '2023',

})

require 'ruby-holidayapi'

key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'

hapi = HolidayAPI::V1.new(key)

holidays = hapi.holidays({

'country': 'SG',

'year': '2023',

})

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Bank holidays in 2023 As New Year's Day also takes place on a Sunday, the bank holiday will be given on 2 January 2023.

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