Indonesia’s Public Holidays and Joint Leaves for 2023

June 26, 2023 Posted by ASEAN Briefing Written by Giulia Interesse Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Indonesian Government released the official 2023 schedule for Indonesia’s public holidays and joint leaves through its Announcement of the Cabinet Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia on the 2023 National Holidays and Collective Leave.

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The SKB determined 28 days of national holidays and joint leave for 2023, consisting of 16 days of national holidays, and 12 days of joint leave. The selection of national holidays and joint leave days for 2023 aims to improve the productivity of workdays while also establishing standards for public and commercial organizations to follow when implementing national holidays and collective leave days in the upcoming year.

Indonesia’s public holidays and joint leaves for 2023

Indonesia’s public holiday and joint leave schedule for 2023
Public Holiday	Day	Date
Indonesia’s public holidays for 2023 are:
New Year’s Day	Sunday	January 1
Chinese New Year	Sunday	January 22
Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad (Isra Mi’raj)	Tuesday	February 18
Hindu New Year	Wednesday	March 22
Good Friday	Friday	April 7
Eid Al-Fitr	Saturday	April 22, 23
International Labor Day	Monday	May 1
Ascension of Jesus Christ	Thursday	May 18
Pancasila Day	Thursday	June 1
Waisak (Vesak)	Sunday	June 4
Eid-ul-Adha	Thursday	June 29
Islamic New Year	Wednesday	July 19
Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia	Thursday	August 17
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad (Maulid Nabi)	Thursday	September 28
Christmas Day	Monday	December 25
Indonesia’s joint leaves for 2023 are:
Chinese New Year	Monday	January 23
Saka New Year	Thursday	March 23
Eid Al-Fitr	Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday	April 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26
Waisak (Vesak)	Friday	June 2
Eid-ul-Adha	Wednesday, Friday	June 28, 30
Christmas	Tuesday	December 26

About Indonesia’s public holidays and joint leaves

There are various public holidays throughout the year in Indonesia. The country counts four different types of holidays: religious, national, international, and commemorative. National holidays are marked as “red date” (“tanggal merah”) on the calendar and imply that government offices, schools, banks, and most businesses will be closed. In addition to official public holidays, the government also provides joint leaves (“collective leave days”), during which public servants will be on leave, but not the other groups. The concept of joint leaves was introduced to stimulate the local tourism industry.

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