Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels.
Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country. There are only three national holidays declared by Government of India: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October). Apart from this, certain holidays which are celebrated nationally are declared centrally by the Union Government. Additionally, various state governments and union territories designate additional holidays on local festivals or days of importance as holidays as per section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
In additional to the three fixed national holidays, Union Government of India declares additional days as holidays which are largely followed by central government offices and affiliates. In addition to designated fixed holidays, few other days are designated optional from which select number of days can be chosen according to individual convenience.
Muslims mourn the killing of Husayn Ibn Ali , prophet Muhammad's family. Also marks parting of the Red Sea by Moses, salvation of the Israelites, Noah's disembarkment from the Ark.
Hindu festival of colors to celebrate the victory of good over evil (Specifically the death of the evil Holika, aunt of Prahlad, an ardent devotee of Vishnu) and arrival of spring, celebrated on full-moon day in the month of Phalguna in the Hindu calendar[16]
Hindu festival to celebrate the wedding of Lord Shiva with Parvati, celebrated on the fourteenth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Phalguna or Magha in the Hindu calendar[17]
Hindu harvest festival celebrated by the people of Kerala commemorating the visit of Mahabali and celebrated in Chingam, the first month of Malayalam Calendar
Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring and celebrated on the fifth day of Magha, the eleventh month of Hindu calendar
Hindu festival celebrated by women to pray for the longevity of their husbands, observed on the fourth day after the full moon in the month of Kartika
State holidaysedit
In addition to the above, various state governments and union territories designate additional holidays on local festivals or days of importance as holidays as per section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.[1]
Banks have specific holidays according to the various states or union territories in addition to every second and fourth Saturdays of the month.[22] Schools, colleges and other educational institutions have specific term holidays according to the state or board.
Referencesedit
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^"Gandhi Jayanti 2023: Date, history, significance and all you need to know about Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary". Hindustan Times. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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^"Buddha Purnima 2023: Date, Timings, Story, Teachings and Significance". Times of India. 5 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially consist of a variety of cultural nationalistic and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels Being a culturally diverse country there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country There are only three national holidays declared by Government of India Republic Day 26 January Independence Day 15 August and Gandhi Jayanti 2 October Apart from this certain holidays which are celebrated nationally are declared centrally by the Union Government Additionally various state governments and union territories designate additional holidays on local festivals or days of importance as holidays as per section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 Contents 1 National holidays 2 Central holidays 2 1 Fixed 2 2 Optional 3 State holidays 3 1 Harvest festivals 3 2 New year 3 3 State days 3 4 Birth and anniversary days 3 5 Religious days 3 6 Others 4 Others 5 ReferencesNational holidays editNational holidays are mandatory holidays declared by Government of India which is applicable for all states and union territories of India National holidays 1 Date Name Type Details January 26 Republic Day fixed Celebrates the 1950 adoption of the Constitution of India 2 August 15 Independence Day fixed Celebrates the 1947 Independence from the British rule 3 October 2 Gandhi Jayanti fixed Honors Mahatma Gandhi father of the nation who was born on October 2 1869 4 Central holidays editIn additional to the three fixed national holidays Union Government of India declares additional days as holidays which are largely followed by central government offices and affiliates In addition to designated fixed holidays few other days are designated optional from which select number of days can be chosen according to individual convenience Fixed edit Central holidays Fixed 5 Date Name Type Details April May Buddha Purnima Floating Buddhist festival that celebrates Gautama Buddha founder of Buddhism c 563 483 BC It is celebrated on the full moon day of the Vaisakha month of the Buddhist calendar 6 December 25 Christmas Day Fixed Christian festival that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ central figure of Christianity c 6to4BC 30or33AD whose birth is commemorated on December 25 7 September October Dussehra Vijayadashami Floating Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil It is celebrated on the tenth day of Ashvin the seventh month in the Hindu Calendar 8 October November Diwali Floating Hindu festival of lights It is celebrated on the new moon day in the month of Ashvin or Kartika in the Hindu Calendar 9 April Good Friday Floating Christian festival that commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus 10 October November Guru Nanak s Birthday Floating Sikh festival that celebrates the birth of the first Sikh guru 1469 11 March April Eid ul Fitr Floating Muslim festival that celebrates of the day of breaking the fast It is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar 12 June Eid ul Adha Floating Muslim festival that honours the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son either Isaac or Ismail as an act of obedience to God 13 March April Mahavir Jayanti Floating Jain festival that celebrates the birth of Mahavira 599 BC the twenty fourth and last Tirthankara supreme preacher of present Avasarpiṇi 14 July August Muharram Floating Muslims mourn the killing of Husayn Ibn Ali prophet Muhammad s family Also marks parting of the Red Sea by Moses salvation of the Israelites Noah s disembarkment from the Ark September Mawlid Floating Muslim festival that celebrates the birth of Muhammad It is celebrated in Rabi al Awwal the third month in the Islamic calendar 15 Optional edit Central holidays Optional 5 Date Name Type Details March April Holi Floating Hindu festival of colors to celebrate the victory of good over evil Specifically the death of the evil Holika aunt of Prahlad an ardent devotee of Vishnu and arrival of spring celebrated on full moon day in the month of Phalguna in the Hindu calendar 16 August September Krishna Janmastami Floating Hindu festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna and celebrated on eighth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Shravana in the Hindu calendar March April Ram Navami Floating Hindu festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Rama celebrated on the ninth day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Chaitra in the Hindu calendar February March Maha Shivaratri Floating Hindu festival to celebrate the wedding of Lord Shiva with Parvati celebrated on the fourteenth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Phalguna or Magha in the Hindu calendar 17 August September Ganesh Chaturthi Floating Hindu festival as a tribute to Lord Ganesha celebrated on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada in the Hindu calendar 18 January Makar Sankranti Pongal Floating Hindu festival marking the transition of the sun from Sagittarius to Capricorn and dedicated to the solar deity Surya 19 June July Rath Yatra Floating Hindu festival involving a public procession of chariots with the deities Jagannath Balarama and Subhadra celebrated in Ashadha month of Hindu calendar August September Onam Floating Hindu harvest festival celebrated by the people of Kerala commemorating the visit of Mahabali and celebrated in Chingam the first month of Malayalam Calendar January February Basant Panchami Floating Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Saraswati that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring and celebrated on the fifth day of Magha the eleventh month of Hindu calendar April Vishu Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Malayali New Year 20 April Vaisakhi Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Solar new year in North India and spring harvest on the first day of the month of Vaisakh in the Hindu calendar April Bohag Bihu Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Assamese New Year April Ugadi Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Telugu and Kannada New Year April Cheti Chand Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Sindhi New Year April Gudi Padwa Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Marathi and Konakani New Year March Nauroz Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Persian New Year October November Chhath Floating Hindu harvest festival dedicated to Sun God Surya celebrated in North and East India on the sixth day of the month of Kartika September October Navratri Floating Hindu festival celebrating the first day of the Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar October November Karva Chauth Floating Hindu festival celebrated by women to pray for the longevity of their husbands observed on the fourth day after the full moon in the month of KartikaState holidays editIn addition to the above various state governments and union territories designate additional holidays on local festivals or days of importance as holidays as per section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 1 Harvest festivals edit State holidays Harvest festivals 21 Date Name State UT January 13 January 14 Bhogi Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Telangana Kerala March 6 Chapchar Kut Mizoram January 16 January 17 Kanum Pongal Tamil Nadu October November Kati Bihu Assam January 13 January 14 Lohri Punjab January 14 January 15 Magh Bihu Assam January 14 January 15 Maghi Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu Punjab January 14 January 15 Sankranti Andhra Pradesh Gujarat Karnataka Sikkim Telangana Arunachal Pradesh Kerala Uttarakhand Punjab West Bengal August September Onam Kerala January 14 January 15 Pongal Puducherry Tamil Nadu August September Thiruvonam Kerala January 15 January 16 Uzhavar Thirunal Puducherry Tamil Nadu September October Wangala Assam Meghalaya Nagaland New year edit State holidays New year s days 21 Date Name State UT April 13 April 14 Bohag Bihu Assam March April Gudi Padwa Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Maharashtra August Losoong Sikkim February March Losar Ladakh January 1 New Year s Day Arunachal Pradesh Meghalaya Manipur Mizoram Nagaland Puducherry Rajasthan Sikkim Telangana Tamil Nadu December 31 New Year s Eve Manipur April 13 April 14 Pana Sankranti Odisha March 20 March 21 Parsi New Year Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Gujarat Maharashtra April 14 April 15 Pohela Boishakh Tripura West Bengal April 13 April 14 Puthandu Tamil Nadu March April Sarhul Jharkhand March April Sajibu Nongma Panba Manipur March April Ugadi Andhra Pradesh Goa Gujarat Jharkhand Karnataka Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Telangana April 13 April 14 Vaisakhi Jharkhand Punjab April 14 April 15 Vishu Kerala November Vikram Samvant New Year Gujarat Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu State days edit State holidays State days 21 Date Name State UT November 1 Andhra Pradesh Day Andhra Pradesh February 20 Arunachal Pradesh Statehood Day Arunachal Pradesh December 2 Asom Day Assam March 22 Bihar Day Bihar November 1 Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava Chhattisgarh December 19 Goa Liberation Day Goa May 2 Gujarat Day Gujarat November 1 Haryana Day Haryana April 15 Himachal Day Himachal Pradesh October 26 Jammu and Kashmir Accession day Jammu and Kashmir November 1 Kannada Rajyothsava Karnataka May 1 Maharashtra Day Maharashtra February 20 Mizoram State Day Mizoram December 1 Nagaland State Inauguration Day Nagaland April 1 Odisha Day Odisha August 16 Puducherry De Jure Transfer Day Puducherry November 1 Puducherry Liberation Day Puducherry May 16 Sikkim State Day Sikkim June 2 Telangana Formation Day Telangana September 17 Hyderabad Karnataka Liberation Day Karnataka Birth and anniversary days edit State holidays Birth and anniversary days 21 Date Name State UT April 14 Ambedkar Jayanti Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh West Bengal April 5 Babu Jag Jivan Ram s Birthday Bihar April 23 Basava Jayanti Karnataka July 13 Bhanu Jayanti Sikkim February 19 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Maharashtra December 18 Guru Ghasidas Jayanti Chandigarh February Guru Ravidass Jayanti Chandigarh Haryana Himachal Pradesh Punjab September 23 Heroes Martyrdom Day Haryana September 26 Janmotsav Assam June 4 Kabir Jayanti Chandigarh Himachal Pradesh Haryana Punjab November 15 Kanakadasa Jayanthi Karnataka May 25 Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti Tripura October 15 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Haryana September 23 Maharaja Hari Singh Ji s Birthday Jammu and Kashmir May 9 Maharana Pratap Jayanti Rajasthan July 13 Martyrs Day Jharkhand January 23 Netaji s Birthday Odisha Tripura West Bengal December 12 Pa Togan Sangma Meghalaya May 7 Rabindranath Tagore s Birthday West Bengal September 26 Ramdev Jayanti Rajasthan March 23 Shaheedi Diwas Punjab October 31 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel s Birthday Gujarat December 26 Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti Haryana July 31 Shaheed Udham Singh Martyrdom day Haryana August 20 Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi Kerala September 20 Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Kerala January 12 Swami Vivekananda s Birthday West Bengal January 15 January 16 Thiruvalluvar Day Tamil Nadu December 18 U Soso Tham Death Anniversary Meghalaya December 30 U Kiang Nangbah Meghalaya July 17 U Tirot Sing Day Meghalaya Religious days edit State holidays Religious days 21 Date Name Type State UT June July Akshaya Tritiya Hindu October November Ayudha Puja Hindu Tamil Nadu September October Bathukamma Hindu Telangana November Bhai Dooj Hindu Gujarat Rajasthan Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh June Bonalu Hindu Telangana October November Chhath Hindu Bihar Jharkhand Uttar Pradesh March Dol Jatra Hindu West Bengal October Durga Puja Hindu West Bengal August September Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu Andhra Pradesh Daman and Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli Goa Gujarat Karnataka Maharashtra Odisha Puducherry Telangana Tamil Nadu October November Ghatasthapana Hindu Rajasthan April Garia Puja Hindu Tripura November Govardhan Puja Hindu Haryana April Hanuman Jayanti Hindu August September Hartalika Teej Hindu Chandigarh Sikkim September October Haryali Teej Hindu Haryana March April Holi Hindu Pan India except Delhi Karnataka Kerala Lakshadweep Manipur Puducherry Tamil Nadu West Bengal March Holika Dahan Hindu Rajasthan August September Jhulan Purnima Hindu Odisha November Kali Puja Hindu West Bengal November Kartika Purnima Hindu Odisha Tamil Nadu July Ker Puja Hindu Tripura June Kharchi Puja Hindu Tripura August September Krishna Janmashtami Hindu Andaman and Nicobar Andhra Pradesh Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Delhi Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh Meghalaya Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh October Lakshmi Puja Hindu Odisha Tripura West Bengal October November Maha Astami Hindu Arunachal Pradesh Bihar Jharkhand Rajasthan Telangana West Bengal March April Maha Navami Hindu Andhra Pradesh Telangana October November Maha Saptami Hindu Odisha Sikkim Tripura West Bengal February March Maha Shivaratri Hindu Pan India except Andaman and Nicobar Islands Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Goa Lakshadweep Madhya Pradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Puducherry Sikkim Tamil Nadu West Bengal October Mahalaya Hindu Karnataka Odisha Tripura West Bengal October Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Hindu Chandigarh Haryana Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Punjab April Nag Panchami Hindu Maharashtra April May Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti Hindu Gujarat Himachal Pradesh Haryana Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan June Raja Parba Hindu Odisha August Raksha Bandhan Hindu Chandigarh Gujarat Haryana Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh March April Ram Navami Hindu Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Bihar Chandigarh Daman and Diu Gujarat Himachal Pradesh Haryana Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Telangana Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh November Rahasa Purnima Hindu Odisha June July Rath Jatra Hindu Odisha February Ratha Saptami Hindu Andhra Pradesh Goa Karnataka Maharashtra September October Teja Dashmi Hindu Rajasthan January February Thaipusam Hindu Tamil Nadu January February Vasant Panchami Hindu Haryana Odisha Punjab Tripura West Bengal September Vishwakarma day Hindu Assam Bihar Karnataka Uttar Pradesh West Bengal February Dosmoche Buddhist Ladakh July Drupka Teshi Buddhist Ladakh November Lhabab Duchen Buddhist Sikkim December Pang Lhabsol Buddhist Sikkim August Chehlum Muslim Bihar Uttar Pradesh April Jumat ul Vida Muslim Jammu and Kashmir January 28 Mohm Hajarat Ali Muslim Bihar April Shab I Qadr Muslim Jammu and Kashmir December Feast of St Francis Xavier Christian Goa April Easter Christian Kerala January 11 Missionary Day Christian Meghalaya January 5 Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Sikh Chandigarh Haryana June 19 Guru Hargobind Ji s birthday Sikh Jharkhand August 28 Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Sikh Punjab June 3 Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji s Martyrdom Day Sikh Punjab November 28 Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji s Martyrdom Day Sikh Punjab August Samvatsari Jain Gujarat July Behdienkhlam Indigenous Meghalaya November Chapchar Kut Indigenous Mizoram December Indigenous Faith Day Indigenous Arunachal Pradesh Assam January Gaan Ngai Indigenous Assam Manipur Nagaland January Imoinu Iratpa Indigenous Manipur October Indrajatra Indigenous Sikkim February Lui Ngai Ni Indigenous Manipur January Me Dam Me Phi Indigenous Assam November Ningol Chakouba Indigenous Manipur September Nuakhai Indigenous Odisha August Tendong Lho Rumfaat Indigenous Sikkim March Yaosang Indigenous Manipur Others edit State holidays Others 21 Date Name State UT May 1 May Day Assam Bihar Goa Karnataka Kerala Manipur Puducherry Telangana Tamil Nadu Tripura West Bengal July 6 MHIP day Mizoram August 13 Patriot s day Manipur April 24 Panchaytiraj Diwas Odisha June 30 Remna Ni Mizoram November 23 Seng Kut Snem Mizoram June 15 YMA Day MizoramOthers editBanks have specific holidays according to the various states or 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