2008 Sri Lanka holidays for Microsoft Outlook

Since Merill has migrated to Australia, it looks like he wont be positing his usual “Add 200x Sri Lanka Holidays” to Outlook post this year. So this year I’ve compiled the list of holidays, and copied the instructions on how to add them into Outlook. Hope this helps.

Holidays

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[Sri Lanka] 25
Tamil Thai Pongal Day (BPM),2008/1/15
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/1/22
National Day (BPM),2008/2/4
Navam Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/2/20
Mahasivarathri Day (BP),2008/3/6
Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) (BPM),2008/3/20
Medin Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/3/21
Good Friday (BP),2008/3/21
Day Prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day (BPM),2008/4/12
Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day (BPM),2008/4/13
Bak Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/4/19
May Day (BPM),2008/5/1
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/5/19
Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/5/20
Poson Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/6/18
Esala Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/7/17
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/8/16
Binara Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/9/14
Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) (BP),2008/10/01
Vap Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/10/14
Deepavali Festival Day (BP),2008/11/27
Il Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/11/12
Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) (BP),2008/12/9
Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day (BPM),2008/12/12
Christmas Day (BPM),2008/12/25

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Instructions

A) Backup the existing Holiday file
   1. Exit Outlook if it is running.
   2. Locate Outlook.hol file and create a backup of it.
 Outlook 2007: drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\1033\Outlook.hol
 Outlook 2003: drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\1033\Outlook.hol

B) Update the Outlook Holiday file
   1. Exit Outlook if it is running.
   2. Open the Outlook.hol file in a text editor, such as Notepad.
   3. If you’re doing this for the first time, copy and paste the above section between “Start Copy” and “End Copy” to the end of the Outlook.hol file. Update your existing list with the above if you’ve already have a section for the Sri Lanka Holidays.
   4. Save and close Outlook.hol.

C) To update the Outlook calendar
   1. Start Outlook.
   2. On the Tools menu, click Options.
   3. On the Preferences tab, under Calendar, click Calendar Options.
   4. In the Calendar Options dialog box, under Calendar options, click Add Holidays.
   5. Select the check box “Sri Lanka” and click OK.

Note: If a set of holidays or events observed has already been selected in the Add Holidays to Calendar dialog box and you try to add the same again, you see the message, “Holidays for country are already installed. Do you want to install them again?” Click No. If you click Yes, the holidays and events are installed a second time, and you will see duplicate holiday and event entries in your calendar.
  
  
Links:
 Customize the Outlook calendar
 2006 Sri Lanka Holidays
 2007 Sri Lanka Holidays