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.
Hindu festival of colors to celebrate the victory of good over evil and arrival of spring, celebrated on full-moon day in the month of Phalguna in the Hindu calendar[17]
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[18]
Hindu harvest festival celebrated by the people of Kerala commemorating the visit of Lord Vishnu as Vamana 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.[23] Schools, colleges and other educational institutions have specific term holidays according to the state or board.
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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 DetailsJanuary 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 DetailsApril 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 that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ central figure of Christianity c 6to4BC 30or33AD who was born 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 Zuha Floating Muslim festival that honours the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son either Isaac or Ismail as an act of obedience to God s 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 Muslim festival that marks the parting of the Red Sea by Moses salvation of the Israelites Noah s disembarkment from the Ark and the death of Husayn ibn Ali grandson of Muhammad It is celebrated on the tenth of Muharram the first month of the Islamic calendar 15 September Prophet Mohammad s Birthday Floating Muslim festival that celebrates the birth of prophet Muhammad It is celebrated in Rabi al Awwal the third month in the Islamic calendar 16 Optional edit Central holidays Optional 5 Date Name Type DetailsMarch April Holi Floating Hindu festival of colors to celebrate the victory of good over evil and arrival of spring celebrated on full moon day in the month of Phalguna in the Hindu calendar 17 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 calendarMarch 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 calendarFebruary 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 18 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 19 January Makar Sankranti Floating Hindu festival marking the transition of the sun from Sagittarius to Capricorn and dedicated to the solar deity SuryaJune 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 calendarAugust September Onam Floating Hindu harvest festival celebrated by the people of Kerala commemorating the visit of Lord Vishnu as Vamana and celebrated in Chingam the first month of Malayalam CalendarJanuary Pongal Floating Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamil people dedicated to Sun God Surya on the first day of the month of Thai in the Tamil calendar 20 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 calendarApril Vishu Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Malayali New Year 21 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 calendarApril Bohag Bihu Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Assamese New YearApril Ugadi Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Telugu and Kannada New YearApril Cheti Chand Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Sindhi New YearApril Gudi Padwa Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Marathi and Konakani New YearMarch Nauroz Floating Celebrates the beginning of the Persian New YearOctober 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 KartikaSeptember October Navratri Floating Hindu festival celebrating the first day of the Hindu Vikram Samvat calendarOctober 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 22 Date Name State UTJanuary 13 January 14 Bhogi Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Maharashtra Tamil Nadu TelanganaMarch 6 Chapchar Kut MizoramJanuary 16 January 17 Kanum Pongal Tamil NaduOctober November Kati Bihu AssamJanuary 13 January 14 Lohri PunjabJanuary 14 January 15 Magh Bihu AssamJanuary 14 January 15 Maghi Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu PunjabJanuary 14 January 15 Makar Sankranti Gujarat Karnataka Sikkim Telangana Tamil NaduAugust September Onam KeralaJanuary 14 January 15 Surya Pongal Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Puducherry Tamil NaduAugust September Thiruvonam KeralaJanuary 15 January 16 Uzhavar Thirunal Puducherry Tamil NaduSeptember October Wangala Assam Meghalaya NagalandNew year edit State holidays New year s days 22 Date Name State UTApril 13 April 14 Bohag Bihu AssamMarch April Gudi Padwa Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu MaharashtraAugust Losoong SikkimFebruary March Losar LadakhJanuary 1 New Year s Day Arunachal Pradesh Meghalaya Manipur Mizoram Nagaland Puducherry Rajasthan Sikkim Telangana Tamil NaduDecember 31 New Year s Eve ManipurApril 13 April 14 Pana Sankranti OdishaMarch 20 March 21 Parsi New Year Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Gujarat MaharashtraApril 14 April 15 Pohela Boishakh Tripura West BengalApril 13 April 14 Puthandu Tamil NaduMarch April Sarhul JharkhandMarch April Sajibu Nongma Panba ManipurMarch April Ugadi Andhra Pradesh Goa Gujarat Jharkhand Karnataka Rajasthan Tamil Nadu TelanganaApril 13 April 14 Vaisakhi Jharkhand PunjabApril 14 April 15 Vishu KeralaNovember Vikram Samvant New Year GujaratState days edit State holidays State days 22 Date Name State UTFebruary 20 Arunachal Pradesh Statehood Day Arunachal PradeshDecember 2 Asom Day AssamMarch 22 Bihar Day BiharNovember 1 Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava ChhattisgarhDecember 19 Goa Liberation Day GoaMay 2 Gujarat Day GujaratNovember 1 Haryana Day HaryanaApril 15 Himachal Day Himachal PradeshOctober 26 Jammu and Kashmir Accession day Jammu and KashmirNovember 1 Kannada Rajyothsava KarnatakaMay 1 Maharashtra Day MaharashtraFebruary 20 Mizoram State Day MizoramDecember 1 Nagaland State Inauguration Day NagalandApril 1 Odisha Day OdishaAugust 16 Puducherry De Jure Transfer Day PuducherryNovember 1 Puducherry Liberation Day PuducherryMay 16 Sikkim State Day SikkimJune 2 Telangana Formation Day TelanganaBirth and anniversary days edit State holidays Birth and anniversary days 22 Date Name State UTApril 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 BengalApril 5 Babu Jag Jivan Ram s Birthday BiharApril 23 Basava Jayanti KarnatakaJuly 13 Bhanu Jayanti SikkimFebruary 19 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti MaharashtraDecember 18 Guru Ghasidas Jayanti ChandigarhFebruary Guru Ravidass Jayanti Chandigarh Haryana Himachal Pradesh PunjabSeptember 23 Heroes Martyrdom Day HaryanaSeptember 26 Janmotsav AssamJune 4 Kabir Jayanti Chandigarh Himachal Pradesh Haryana PunjabNovember 15 Kanakadasa Jayanthi KarnatakaMay 25 Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti TripuraOctober 15 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti HaryanaSeptember 23 Maharaja Hari Singh Ji s Birthday Jammu and KashmirMay 9 Maharana Pratap Jayanti RajasthanJuly 13 Martyrs Day JharkhandJanuary 23 Netaji s Birthday Odisha Tripura West BengalDecember 12 Pa Togan Sangma MeghalayaMay 7 Rabindranath Tagore s Birthday West BengalSeptember 26 Ramdev Jayanti RajasthanMarch 23 Shaheedi Diwas PunjabOctober 31 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel s Birthday GujaratDecember 26 Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti HaryanaJuly 31 Shaheed Udham Singh Martyrdom day HaryanaAugust 20 Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi KeralaSeptember 20 Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi KeralaJanuary 12 Swami Vivekananda s Birthday West BengalJanuary 15 January 16 Thiruvalluvar Day Tamil NaduDecember 18 U Soso Tham Death Anniversary MeghalayaDecember 30 U Kiang Nangbah MeghalayaJuly 17 U Tirot Sing Day MeghalayaReligious days edit State holidays Religious days 22 Date Name Type State UTJune July Akshaya Tritiya HinduOctober November Ayudha Puja Hindu Tamil NaduSeptember October Bathukamma Hindu TelanganaNovember Bhai Dooj Hindu Gujarat Rajasthan Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh June Bonalu Hindu TelanganaOctober November Chhath Hindu Bihar Jharkhand Uttar PradeshMarch Dol Jatra Hindu West BengalOctober Durga Puja Hindu West BengalAugust 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 RajasthanApril Garia Puja Hindu TripuraNovember Govardhan Puja Hindu HaryanaApril Hanuman Jayanti HinduAugust September Hartalika Teej Hindu Chandigarh SikkimSeptember October Haryali Teej Hindu HaryanaMarch April Holi Hindu Pan India except Delhi Karnataka Kerala Lakshadweep Manipur Puducherry Tamil Nadu West BengalMarch Holika Dahan Hindu RajasthanAugust September Jhulan Purnima Hindu OdishaNovember Kali Puja Hindu West BengalNovember Kartika Purnima Hindu Odisha Tamil NaduJuly Ker Puja Hindu TripuraJune Kharchi Puja Hindu TripuraAugust 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 PradeshOctober Lakshmi Puja Hindu Odisha Tripura West BengalOctober November Maha Astami Hindu Arunachal Pradesh Bihar Jharkhand Rajasthan Telangana West BengalMarch April Maha Navami Hindu Andhra PradeshOctober 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 BengalOctober Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti Hindu Chandigarh Haryana Karnataka Madhya Pradesh PunjabApril Nag Panchami Hindu MaharashtraApril May Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti Hindu Gujarat Himachal Pradesh Haryana Madhya Pradesh RajasthanJune Raja Parba Hindu OdishaAugust Raksha Bandhan Hindu Chandigarh Gujarat Haryana Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Uttarakhand Uttar PradeshMarch 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 PradeshNovember Rahasa Purnima Hindu OdishaJune July Rath Jatra Hindu OdishaFebruary Ratha Saptami Hindu Andhra Pradesh Goa Karnataka MaharashtraSeptember October Teja Dashmi Hindu RajasthanJanuary February Thaipusam Hindu Tamil NaduJanuary February Vasant Panchami Hindu Haryana Odisha Punjab Tripura West BengalSeptember Vishwakarma day Hindu Assam Bihar Karnataka Uttar Pradesh West BengalFebruary Dosmoche Buddhist LadakhJuly Drupka Teshi Buddhist LadakhNovember Lhabab Duchen Buddhist SikkimDecember Pang Lhabsol Buddhist SikkimAugust Chehlum Muslim Bihar Uttar PradeshApril Jumat ul Vida Muslim Jammu and KashmirJanuary 28 Mohm Hajarat Ali Muslim BiharApril Shab I Qadr Muslim Jammu and KashmirDecember Feast of St Francis Xavier Christian GoaApril Easter Christian KeralaJanuary 11 Missionary Day Christian MeghalayaJanuary 5 Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Sikh Chandigarh HaryanaJune 19 Guru Hargobind Ji s birthday Sikh JharkhandAugust 28 Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Sikh PunjabJune 3 Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji s Martyrdom Day Sikh PunjabNovember 28 Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji s Martyrdom Day Sikh PunjabAugust Samvatsari Jain GujaratJuly Behdienkhlam Indigenous MeghalayaNovember Chapchar Kut Indigenous MizoramDecember Indigenous Faith Day Indigenous Arunachal Pradesh AssamJanuary Gaan Ngai Indigenous Assam Manipur NagalandJanuary Imoinu Iratpa Indigenous ManipurOctober Indrajatra Indigenous SikkimFebruary Lui Ngai Ni Indigenous ManipurJanuary Me Dam Me Phi Indigenous AssamNovember Ningol Chakouba Indigenous ManipurSeptember Nuakhai Indigenous OdishaAugust Tendong Lho Rumfaat Indigenous SikkimMarch Yaosang Indigenous ManipurOthers edit State holidays Others 22 Date Name State UTMay 1 May Day Assam Bihar Goa Karnataka Kerala Manipur Puducherry Telangana Tamil Nadu Tripura West BengalJuly 6 MHIP day MizoramAugust 13 Patriot s day ManipurApril 24 Panchaytiraj Diwas OdishaJune 30 Remna Ni MizoramNovember 23 Seng Kut Snem MizoramJune 15 YMA Day MizoramOthers editBanks have specific holidays according to the various states or union territories in addition to every second and fourth Saturdays of the month 23 Schools colleges and other educational institutions have specific term 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