2021 Holiday Outlook: Grab Your Long Weekend Passes
According to a crisp memo from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) released on June 24, Singapore is gearing up for a belated spring break in 2021. Get ready—there’s a four‑weekend extravaganza on the horizon!
The “Prime” Long Weekends
- New Year’s Day – Friday, 1 Jan (Because the calendar thinks you deserve a pumpkin‑pie break right at the start.)
- Chinese New Year – Friday, 12 Feb and Saturday, 13 Feb (Time to celebrate the dragon dance without the Monday‑to‑Friday grind.)
- Good Friday – Friday, 2 Apr (The perfect weekend prep for the Easter hustle.)
- National Day – Monday, 9 Aug (A bang‑on‑the‑heads patriotic boost that lands you on a Monday, just in time for summer boarding.)
Other Festive Fires & Foot‑Taps
- Labour Day – Saturday, 1 May (Because you deserved a long weekend to assemble the trophy of “stressed yet satisfied.”)
- Hari Raya Puasa* – Thursday, 13 May (A tantalizing halal feast freeze‑time before the weekend rush.)
- Vesak Day – Wednesday, 26 May (Mid‑week deep‑breath meditate with an extra breather.)
- Hari Raya Haji* – Tuesday, 20 Jul (Tuck in your halal BBQ pit‑stop during the break.)
- Deepavali* – Thursday, 4 Nov (The lighting of diyas becomes a strategic break, indeed.)
- Christmas Day – Saturday, 25 Dec (Because even Santa nods to a weekend‑long holiday.)
Quick win: for folks whose standard work week stops at Friday, you’ll snag a bonus day off on Chinese New Year, Labour Day, and Christmas Day—that’s three extra chill minutes in your calendar.
Now for the “stretch‑your‑bye” hack: use five annual leave days around Hari Raya Puasa, Vesak Day, Hari Raya Haji, and Deepavali and you’ll line up an extra four long weekends. Picture the plot of your calendar turning into a billboard for “holiday you didn’t see coming.”
All in all, hope the COVID‑19 curve stays mild and we can sketch out some real, glorious holidays in 2021!
*Subject to change
