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      "date": "2026-09-26",
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      "date": "2026-10-25",
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      "date": "2026-11-08",
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      "date": "2026-12-23",
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        "Good Friday"
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        "Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day"
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        "Christmas Day"
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  "note": null,
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "OpenWorkdays, generated from python-holidays",
  "dataset": "holidays 0.103",
  "url": "https://openworkdays.com/sri-lanka/2026/",
  "generated": "2026-09-04"
}