Holidays and Observances in India in 2010
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 5 | Tuesday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 14 | Thursday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 14 | Thursday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 20 | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
Feb 8 | Monday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Feb 12 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
Feb 14 | Sunday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
Feb 19 | Friday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Feb 27 | Saturday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
Mar 1 | Monday | Holi | Restricted Holiday |
Mar 16 | Tuesday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
Mar 16 | Tuesday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
Mar 16 | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
Mar 20 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season |
Mar 24 | Wednesday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
Mar 30 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Observance |
Apr 1 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
Apr 2 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
Apr 4 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
Apr 14 | Wednesday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
Apr 28 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
May 1 | Saturday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
May 9 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
May 9 | Sunday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
May 27 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
Jun 20 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
Jun 21 | Monday | June Solstice | Season |
Jun 26 | Saturday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
Jul 13 | Tuesday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
Jul 25 | Sunday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
Aug 1 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
Aug 15 | Sunday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
Aug 19 | Thursday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
Aug 23 | Monday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
Aug 24 | Tuesday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
Sep 1 | Wednesday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
Sep 2 | Thursday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
Sep 10 | Friday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
Sep 10 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
Sep 11 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
Sep 23 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season |
Oct 2 | Saturday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
Oct 8 | Friday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
Oct 13 | Wednesday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
Oct 14 | Thursday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 15 | Friday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 17 | Sunday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
Oct 22 | Friday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 26 | Tuesday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 31 | Sunday | Halloween | Observance |
Nov 5 | Friday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
Nov 6 | Saturday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
Nov 7 | Sunday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
Nov 11 | Thursday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
Nov 17 | Wednesday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha | Gazetted Holiday |
Nov 21 | Sunday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
Nov 24 | Wednesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
Dec 2 | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
Dec 9 | Thursday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
Dec 17 | Friday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
Dec 22 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
Dec 31 | Friday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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