Holidays and Observances in India in 2013
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 14 | Monday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 14 | Monday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 18 | Friday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 25 | Friday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
Jan 26 | Saturday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
Feb 10 | Sunday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
Feb 14 | Thursday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
Feb 14 | Thursday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
Feb 19 | Tuesday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Feb 23 | Saturday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Feb 25 | Monday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Mar 10 | Sunday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
Mar 20 | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
Mar 26 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Observance |
Mar 26 | Tuesday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
Mar 27 | Wednesday | Holi | Restricted Holiday |
Mar 28 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
Apr 11 | Thursday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
Apr 11 | Thursday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
Apr 11 | Thursday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
Apr 13 | Saturday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
Apr 14 | Sunday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
Apr 14 | Sunday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
Apr 19 | Friday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
Apr 24 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
May 1 | Wednesday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
May 8 | Wednesday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
May 12 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
May 24 | Friday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
May 25 | Saturday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
Jun 16 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
Jun 21 | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
Jul 10 | Wednesday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
Jul 22 | Monday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
Aug 2 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
Aug 4 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
Aug 9 | Friday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
Aug 15 | Thursday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
Aug 18 | Sunday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
Aug 20 | Tuesday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
Aug 20 | Tuesday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
Aug 28 | Wednesday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
Aug 28 | Wednesday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
Sep 9 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
Sep 23 | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
Oct 2 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
Oct 5 | Saturday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
Oct 10 | Thursday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
Oct 11 | Friday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 12 | Saturday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 13 | Sunday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
Oct 16 | Wednesday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha | Gazetted Holiday |
Oct 18 | Friday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 22 | Tuesday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 31 | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
Nov 2 | Saturday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
Nov 3 | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
Nov 4 | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
Nov 5 | Tuesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
Nov 8 | Friday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
Nov 14 | Thursday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
Nov 17 | Sunday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
Nov 24 | Sunday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
Nov 28 | Thursday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
Dec 5 | Thursday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
Dec 21 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
Dec 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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