Home   Calendar   Holidays   India   2008
Flag for India

Holidays and Observances in India in 2008

Suggested countries: United States | Australia | Canada | United Kingdom | List of all countries

Holidays and Observances in India in 2008

Date NameType
Jan 1TuesdayNew Year's DayRestricted Holiday
Jan 5SaturdayGuru Govind Singh JayantiRestricted Holiday
Jan 15TuesdayPongalRestricted Holiday
Jan 15TuesdayMakar SankrantiRestricted Holiday
Jan 26SaturdayRepublic DayGazetted Holiday
Feb 7ThursdayLunar New YearObservance
Feb 11MondayVasant PanchamiRestricted Holiday
Feb 14ThursdayValentine's DayObservance
Feb 19TuesdayShivaji JayantiRestricted Holiday
Feb 21ThursdayGuru Ravidas JayantiRestricted Holiday
Mar 2SundayMaharishi Dayanand Saraswati JayantiRestricted Holiday
Mar 6ThursdayMaha Shivaratri/ShivaratriGazetted Holiday
Mar 20ThursdayMaundy ThursdayObservance, Christian
Mar 20ThursdayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 21FridayGood FridayGazetted Holiday
Mar 21FridayMilad un-Nabi/Id-e-MiladGazetted Holiday
Mar 22SaturdayHoliRestricted Holiday
Mar 23SundayEaster DayRestricted Holiday
Apr 6SundayUgadiRestricted Holiday
Apr 6SundayGudi PadwaRestricted Holiday
Apr 7MondayChaitra SukhladiRestricted Holiday
Apr 13SundayRama NavamiGazetted Holiday
Apr 13SundayVaisakhiRestricted Holiday
Apr 18FridayMahavir JayantiGazetted Holiday
Apr 20SundayFirst day of PassoverObservance
May 1ThursdayInternational Worker's DayObservance
May 8ThursdayBirthday of RabindranathRestricted Holiday
May 11SundayMothers' DayObservance
May 20TuesdayBuddha Purnima/VesakGazetted Holiday
Jun 15SundayFathers' DayObservance
Jun 21SaturdayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 4FridayRath YatraRestricted Holiday
Jul 17ThursdayHazarat Ali's BirthdayRestricted Holiday
Aug 3SundayFriendship DayObservance
Aug 15FridayIndependence DayGazetted Holiday
Aug 16SaturdayRaksha Bandhan (Rakhi)Restricted Holiday
Aug 19TuesdayParsi New YearRestricted Holiday
Aug 24SundayJanmashtamiGazetted Holiday
Aug 24SundayJanmashtami (Smarta)Observance
Sep 3WednesdayGanesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka ChaturthiRestricted Holiday
Sep 12FridayOnamRestricted Holiday
Sep 22MondaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 26FridayJamat Ul-VidaRestricted Holiday
Sep 30TuesdayFirst Day of Sharad NavratriObservance, Hinduism
Oct 2ThursdayMahatma Gandhi JayantiGazetted Holiday
Oct 2ThursdayRamzan Id/Eid-ul-FitarMuslim, Common local holiday
Oct 5SundayFirst Day of Durga Puja FestivitiesObservance, Hinduism
Oct 6MondayMaha SaptamiRestricted Holiday
Oct 7TuesdayMaha AshtamiRestricted Holiday
Oct 9ThursdayDussehraGazetted Holiday
Oct 14TuesdayMaharishi Valmiki JayantiRestricted Holiday
Oct 17FridayKaraka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)Restricted Holiday
Oct 28TuesdayDiwali/DeepavaliGazetted Holiday
Oct 29WednesdayGovardhan PujaRestricted Holiday
Oct 30ThursdayBhai DujRestricted Holiday
Oct 31FridayHalloweenObservance
Nov 4TuesdayChhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)Restricted Holiday
Nov 13ThursdayGuru Nanak JayantiGazetted Holiday
Nov 24MondayGuru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom DayRestricted Holiday
Dec 9TuesdayBakrid/Eid ul-AdhaGazetted Holiday
Dec 21SundayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 22MondayFirst Day of HanukkahObservance
Dec 24WednesdayChristmas EveRestricted Holiday
Dec 25ThursdayChristmasGazetted Holiday
Dec 29MondayLast day of HanukkahObservance
Dec 31WednesdayNew Year's EveObservance

No holidays shown? That's because you didn't select any holiday types. Please check at least one of the boxes.

While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. If you find an error, please let us know.

  • 2007
  • 2009
Show holidays on a calendar| Print holidays to PDF

Unable to find that country

Please check your spelling and try again or select one of the available countries.

You Might Also Like