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The following lists notable events that occurred and which took place during 2017 in Sri Lanka.

Incumbents

Holidays

In Sri Lanka Bank Holidays, Public Holidays & Full Moon Poya Days for Year – 2017^[1]

January 12 – Thursday Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
January 14 – Saturday Tamil Thai Pongal Day
February 4 – Saturday National Day
February 10 – Friday Navam Full Moon Poya Day
February 24 – Friday Mahasivarathri Day
March 12 – Sunday Madin Full Moon Poya Day
April 10 – Monday Bak Full Moon Poya Day
April 13 – Thursday Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil
April 14 – Friday Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day
April 14 – Friday Good Friday
May 1 – Monday Labour Day|Labor Day
May 1 – Monday May Day
May 10 – Wednesday Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
May 11 – Thursday Day Following Vesak Full Moon
June 8 – Thursday Poson Full Moon Poya Day
June 26 – Monday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)
July 8 – Saturday Esala Full Moon Poya Day
August 7 Monday Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
September 1 – Friday Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)
September 5 – Tuesday Binara Full Moon Poya Day
October 5 – Thursday Vap Full Moon Poya Day
October 18 – Wednesday Deepavali Festival Day
November 3 – Friday Ill Full Moon Poya Day
December 1 – Friday Milad-Un-Nabi(Holy Prophet's Birthday)
December 3 – Sunday Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
December 25 – Monday Christmas Day

Events

Deaths

3 April – Davuldena Gnanissara Thero, Buddhist monk (b. 1915).^[2]
8 April – Vasantha Obeysekera, film director.^[3]
4 May – Satsorupavathy Nathan, radio personality.^[4]
5 May – Prabha Ranatunge, radio personality^[5]
29 May – Ananda Wedisinghe, motor cycle champion.^[6]

References

↑ "The Holidays in 2017:" (PDF). Ministry of Public Administration and Management. December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
↑ "US, China express condolences over demise of most venerable Davuldena Sri Gnanissara thero". Sunday Times. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
↑ "Veteran film director Wasantha Obeysekara passes away". Ada Derana. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
↑ "Voice lost, veteran radio broadcaster Satsorupavathy Nathan passes away". Nation.lk. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
↑ DIGITAL, ITN. "First female radio announcer Prabha Ranatunge passes away | ITN News". www.itnnews.lk. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
↑ "Popular Sri Lankan motor racing legend passes away". Newsfirst.lk. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

← 2017 in Sri Lanka →
President – Maithripala Sirisena Prime Minister – Ranil Wickremesinghe Chief Justice – K. Sripavan (Unitl 2 March), Priyasath Dep (From 2 March)
Politics	Incumbents Legislation (15th Parliament) Central Bank bond scandal Bond Issuance Commission
People & Culture	Deaths Honours Sri Lankabhimanya W. D. Amaradeva Film Sport
Establishments & Developments	Engineering Council Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo
Events	Sri Lanka Fuel Crisis 2017
Diasters	2017–18 Sri Lankan drought 2017 Meethotamulla landslide 2017 Sri Lanka floods 2017 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Cyclone Mora Cyclone Ockhi
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