Heroes' Day in Sri Lanka
Heroes' Day in Sri Lanka is held on November 28. This event in the third decade of the month November is annual. 
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Heroes' Day or National Heroes' Day may refer to a number of commemorations of national heroes in different countries and territories. It is often held on the birthday of a national hero or heroine, or the anniversary of their great deeds that made them heroes. It was at one time a very important event in Sri Lankan politics. 'Maaveerar Naal' or Great Heroes Day is observed on 27 November.
New Delhi: ‘Heroes’ Day’ celebrations to commemorate rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam who were killed in Sri Lanka’s civil war was banned in 2020 after the Rajapaksa dispensation appealed in court, AFP has reported.
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Maaveerar Day on November 27 (Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka);
Navy Day in Sri Lanka on December 9
Thai Pongal in Sri Lanka on January 15 (is a harvest festival dedicated to the Sun. It is a four-day festival which according to the Tamil calendar is usually celebrated from January 14 to January 17);
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day in Sri Lanka on January 25 (In honour of Lord Buddha's first visit to Sri Lanka);
Sri Lanka Independence Day on February 4
Navam Full Moon Poya Day in Sri Lanka on February 24 (The Buddha proclaims for the first time a code of fundamental ethical precepts for the monks);
Magha Puja on February 24 (Full moon, 3rd Thai lunar month)