Sources: அரசாங்க சேவை ஆணைக்குழு இலங்கை (Colombo) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Sri Lankan Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs has announced that the Sri Lankan Government had decided to declare Wednesday, January 14, 2015, as another one-off Special Public holiday and Bank Holiday, throughout Sri Lanka, on account of "the main Eucharistic Celebration that is to be held at the Galle Face Green under the patronage of His Holiness Pope Francis". [full story]