Day Date Month Holiday Friday 01 Jan New Year's Day Monday 08 Feb Chinese Lunar New Year's Day Wednesday 09 Mar Bali's Day of Silence and Hindu New Year Friday 25 Mar Good Friday Sunday 01 May International Labor Day Thursday 05 May Ascension Day of Jesus Christ Friday 06 May Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad Sunday 22 May Waisak Day (Buddha's Anniversary) Wednesday 17 Aug Indonesian Independence Day Monday 12 Sep Muslim Day of Sacrifice (Idul Adha) Sunday 02 Oct Muharram/Islamic New Year Monday 12 Dec The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday Sunday 25 Dec Christmas Day Source: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/indonesia/2016