Public Holidays in India in 2024

Upcoming Holidays in India

Dec 24 : Christmas Eve
Dec 25 : Christmas Day
Dec 26 : Christmas Holiday
Dec 26 : Boxing Day

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: New Year's Day

: Mannam Jayanthi

: New Year Celebration

: Missionary Day

: Birthday of Swami Vivekananda

: Bhogi

: Magh Bihu

: Pongal

: Sankranti

: Tusu Puja

: Thiruvalluvar Day

: Kanuma

  • In Andhra Pradesh, the Kanuma festival is celebrated on the third day of four-day Sankranti festival
  • More details about Kanuma

: Uzhavar Tirunal

: Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

: Public Holiday

: Imoinu Iratpa

: Ram Mandir Inauguration

: Ram Mandir Inauguration

: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

: Gann-Ngai

: Statehood Day

: Thaipoosam

: Imam Ali's Birthday

: Republic Day

: Me-dam-me-phi

: Shab-I-Miraj

: Losar

  • Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar
  • More details about Losar

: Vasant Panchami

: Lui-Ngai-Ni

: Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

: Mizoram State Day

: Statehood Day

: Guru Ravidas Jayanti

: Bhumchu Festival

: Bir Chilarai Divas

: Chapchar Kut

: Maha Shivratri

: Bihar Divas

: Shaheedi Diwas

: Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji

: Holi Dahan

: Doljatra

: Holi

  • Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
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: Holi

  • Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
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: Yaosang 2nd Day

  • Manipur. This festival that combines Hindu and folk traditions is celebrated for five days in spring on the full moon in the month of Lamda
  • More details about Yaosang 2nd Day

: Holi Holiday

: Maundy Thursday

: Good Friday

: Easter Sunday

  • Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
  • More details about Easter Sunday

: Bank Holiday

: Odisha Day

: Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday

: Jumat-ul-Wida

: Bakth Matha Karma Jayanthi

: Shab-I-Qadr

: Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji

: Sajibu Nongma Panba

: 1st Navratra

: Gudi Padwa

: Ugadi

: Cheti Chand

: Idul Fitr

: Sarhul

  • A key tribal festival, celebrated on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya, the third day of waxing moon in Chaitra month. Sarhul marks the beginning of New Year
  • More details about Sarhul

: Idul Fitr

: Following Day of Ramazan

: Cheiraoba

: Biju Festival

: Bohag Bihu Holiday

: Mahabishuba Sankranti

: Vaisakhi

: Vishu

  • Vishu is celebrated with much fanfare and energy in all parts of Kerala. It is considered a festival of light and fireworks
  • More details about Vishu

: Dr Ambedkar Jayanti

: Ashoka's Birth Anniversary

: Tamil New Year

: Bengali New Year

  • Mughal Emperor Akbar introduced the Bengali calendar in 1556 (Gregorian calendar) to make the collection of land tax easier in 'Subah Bangla', much of which is now in Bangladesh.
  • More details about Bengali New Year

: Bohag Bihu

  • This is the most important agricultural festival in Assam and marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year, signifying the time of harvest.
  • More details about Bohag Bihu

: Himachal Day

: Bohag Bihu Holiday

: Ram Navami

: Bakth Matha Karma Jayanthi

: Public Holiday

: Garia Puja

: Mahavir Jayanti

: Public Holiday

: Labour Day

: Maharashtra Day

: Public Holiday

: Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore

: Basava Jayanthi

: Parashurama Jayanti

: Sikkim State Day

: Buddha Purnima

: Janmotsav of Sri Sri Madhav Dev

: Public Holiday

: Public Holiday

: Public Holiday

: Public Holiday

: Savitri Amavasya

: Maharana Pratap Jayanti

: Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day

: Pahili Raja

: Raja Sankranti

: YMA Day

  • The Young Mizo Association (YMA) is the largest non-profit and nongovernmental organisation of the Mizo people. It was established on 15 June 1935.
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: Bakrid

  • Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Id-ul-Ad'ha

  • Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Bakrid

  • Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
  • More details about Bakrid

: Eid-ul-Azha Holiday

  • Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
  • More details about Eid-ul-Azha Holiday

: Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti

: Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday

: Eid-e-Ghadir

  • Shias believe that Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin of Prophet Muhammed, was appointed as the religious authority and leader of Islam
  • More details about Eid-e-Ghadir

: Remna Ni

  • On 30 June 1986, a peace agreement was signed between the Mizo National Front and the Central government, ending 20 years of insurgency in Mizoram
  • More details about Remna Ni

: Doctor's Day

: Behdienkhlam

  • Behdienkhlam (chasing away the Demon of Cholera) is celebrated in mid-July after the sowing period. It is the most important festival of the Jaintia tribes
  • More details about Behdienkhlam

: Public Holiday

: Public Holiday

: Public Holiday

: MHIP Day

: Ratha Yatra

: Ratha Yatra

: Drukpa Tsheshi

: Kharchi Puja

: Ashura

  • Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
  • More details about Ashura

: U Tirot Sing Day

: Ashura

  • Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
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: Kharchi Puja

: Bonalu

  • A Hindu festival in Telangana celebrating Goddess Mahakali in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad
  • More details about Bonalu

: Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh

: Ker Puja

: Karkidaka Vavu

: Hareli

: Tendong Lho Rum Faat

: Public Holiday

: Adivasi Divas

: Patriot's Day

: Independence Day

: Parsi New Year

: De jure Transfer Day

: Raksha Bandhan

: Jhulan Purnima

: Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti

: Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev

: Janmashtami

: Krishna Jayanthi

: Ayyankali Jayanthi

: Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev

: Harithalika

: Ganesh Chaturthi

: Samvatsari

: Vinayagar Chathurthi

: Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday

: Nuakhai

  • Nuakhai is an agricultural festival observed by people of western Odisha to welcome the new rice of the season
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: Nuakhai Holiday

: Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi

: First Onam

  • Onam lasts 10 days with official state holidays on three or four days starting from Onam Eve (Uthradom) to the Third Onam Day
  • More details about First Onam

: Karam

: Thiruvonam

: Third Onam

: Mawlid

  • Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
  • More details about Mawlid

: Fourth Onam

: Mawlid

  • Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
  • More details about Mawlid

: Indra Jatra

: Anant Chaturdashi

: Maulud Nabi

: Pang Lhabsol

: Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi

: Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi

: Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day

: Maharaja Hari Singh Birth Anniversary

: Mahatma Gandhi Birthday

: Mahalaya

: Bathukamma Starting Day

: Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti

: Maha Saptami

: Durgastami

: Dussehra

: Durga Ashtami

: Navami of Durga Puja

: Ayudha Puja

  • On Ayudha Puja, the ninth day of Navaratri, many common and seemingly mundane tools and implements are cleaned and worshipped.
  • More details about Ayudha Puja

: Mahanavami

: Dussehra

: Ayudha Puja

  • On Ayudha Puja, the ninth day of Navaratri, many common and seemingly mundane tools and implements are cleaned and worshipped.
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: Mahanavami

: Durga Puja

  • Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
  • More details about Durga Puja

: Dussehra

: Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev

: Dussehra

: Durga Puja

  • Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
  • More details about Durga Puja

: Durga Puja Holiday

  • Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
  • More details about Durga Puja Holiday

: Vijaya Dashami Holiday

: Vijaya Dashami Holiday

: Public Holiday

: Kumar Purnima

: Lakshmi Puja

: Public Holiday

: Kati Bihu

  • An important Assamese festival to ensure strong growth and healthy crops that begins at the start of the month of Kati.
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: Maharishi Valmiki Birthday

: Accession Day

  • Commemorates October 26th 1947, when Maharaja Hari Singh signed off the Instrument of Accession, in which Jammu and Kashmir joined the Dominion of India.
  • More details about Accession Day

: Narak Chaturdashi

: Deepavali Holiday

: Sardar Patel's Birthday

: Diwali

  • Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
  • More details about Diwali

: Kali Puja

  • Kali Puja is celebrated on the new moon day of the Hindu month Kartik. It is celebrated on the same day as Diwali, when other regions worship the godess Lakshmi.
  • More details about Kali Puja

: Haryana Day

: Puducherry Liberation Day

: Kannada Rajyothsava

: Kut

: Diwali

  • Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
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: Vishvakarma Day

: Govardhan Puja

: Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)

: Govardhan Puja

: Bhai Bij

: Vikram Samvat New Year

  • Gujuarat. Named after king Vikramaditya, this calendar remains widely used in western India. In Gujarat, the second day of Diwali is celebrated as the first day of the Vikram Samvat calendar
  • More details about Vikram Samvat New Year

: Govardhan Puja

: Diwali (Bali Pratipada)

: Deepavali Holiday

: Bhai Bij

: Ningol Chakkouba

: Bhratridwitiya

: Bhatri Dwitiya

: Chhath Puja

: Wangala Festival

: Chhath Puja Holiday

: Chhath Puja

: Public Holiday

: Rasa Purnima

: Guru Nanak's Birthday

  • Falls on the full moon day of the Kartik month of the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated all over India to commemorate the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
  • More details about Guru Nanak's Birthday

: Kartar Singh Sarabha Martyrdom Day

: Kanakadasa Jayanthi

: Public Holiday

: Seng Kut Snem

: Lachit Divas

: Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

: State Inauguration Day

: Indigenous Faith Day

: Asom Divas

: Feast of St. Francis Xavier

: Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

: Mahaparinirvan Diwas

: Public Holiday

: Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma

: Guru Ghasidas Jayanti

: Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham

: Goa Liberation Day

: Public Holiday

: Christmas Eve

  • Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.
  • More details about Christmas Eve

: Christmas Day

: Christmas Holiday

: Boxing Day

  • The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
  • More details about Boxing Day

: Shaheedi Sabha

: Christmas Festival

: U Kiang Nangbah

: Losoong/Namsoong

: New Year's Eve

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