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Holidays and Observances in India in 2006

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Holidays and Observances in India in 2006

Date NameType
Jan 1SundayNew Year's DayRestricted Holiday
Jan 2MondayLast day of HanukkahObservance
Jan 5ThursdayGuru Govind Singh JayantiRestricted Holiday
Jan 11WednesdayBakrid/Eid ul-AdhaGazetted Holiday
Jan 14SaturdayPongalRestricted Holiday
Jan 14SaturdayMakar SankrantiRestricted Holiday
Jan 26ThursdayRepublic DayGazetted Holiday
Jan 29SundayLunar New YearObservance
Feb 2ThursdayVasant PanchamiRestricted Holiday
Feb 13MondayGuru Ravidas JayantiRestricted Holiday
Feb 14TuesdayValentine's DayObservance
Feb 19SundayShivaji JayantiRestricted Holiday
Feb 23ThursdayMaharishi Dayanand Saraswati JayantiRestricted Holiday
Feb 26SundayMaha Shivaratri/ShivaratriGazetted Holiday
Mar 15WednesdayHoliRestricted Holiday
Mar 20MondayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 30ThursdayChaitra SukhladiRestricted Holiday
Mar 30ThursdayUgadiRestricted Holiday
Mar 30ThursdayGudi PadwaRestricted Holiday
Apr 6ThursdayRama NavamiGazetted Holiday
Apr 11TuesdayMahavir JayantiGazetted Holiday
Apr 11TuesdayMilad un-Nabi/Id-e-MiladGazetted Holiday
Apr 13ThursdayFirst day of PassoverObservance
Apr 13ThursdayMaundy ThursdayObservance, Christian
Apr 14FridayGood FridayGazetted Holiday
Apr 14FridayVaisakhiRestricted Holiday
Apr 16SundayEaster DayRestricted Holiday
May 1MondayInternational Worker's DayObservance
May 8MondayBirthday of RabindranathRestricted Holiday
May 13SaturdayBuddha Purnima/VesakGazetted Holiday
May 14SundayMothers' DayObservance
Jun 18SundayFathers' DayObservance
Jun 21WednesdayJune SolsticeSeason
Jun 27TuesdayRath YatraRestricted Holiday
Aug 6SundayFriendship DayObservance
Aug 8TuesdayHazarat Ali's BirthdayRestricted Holiday
Aug 9WednesdayRaksha Bandhan (Rakhi)Restricted Holiday
Aug 15TuesdayIndependence DayGazetted Holiday
Aug 15TuesdayJanmashtami (Smarta)Observance
Aug 16WednesdayJanmashtamiGazetted Holiday
Aug 20SundayParsi New YearRestricted Holiday
Aug 27SundayGanesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka ChaturthiRestricted Holiday
Sep 5TuesdayOnamRestricted Holiday
Sep 23SaturdayFirst Day of Sharad NavratriObservance, Hinduism
Sep 23SaturdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 28ThursdayFirst Day of Durga Puja FestivitiesObservance, Hinduism
Sep 29FridayMaha SaptamiRestricted Holiday
Sep 30SaturdayMaha AshtamiRestricted Holiday
Oct 2MondayMahatma Gandhi JayantiGazetted Holiday
Oct 2MondayDussehraGazetted Holiday
Oct 7SaturdayMaharishi Valmiki JayantiRestricted Holiday
Oct 10TuesdayKaraka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)Restricted Holiday
Oct 20FridayJamat Ul-VidaRestricted Holiday
Oct 21SaturdayDiwali/DeepavaliGazetted Holiday
Oct 22SundayGovardhan PujaRestricted Holiday
Oct 23MondayBhai DujRestricted Holiday
Oct 24TuesdayRamzan Id/Eid-ul-FitarMuslim, Common local holiday
Oct 28SaturdayChhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)Restricted Holiday
Oct 31TuesdayHalloweenObservance
Nov 5SundayGuru Nanak JayantiGazetted Holiday
Nov 24FridayGuru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom DayRestricted Holiday
Dec 16SaturdayFirst Day of HanukkahObservance
Dec 22FridayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 23SaturdayLast day of HanukkahObservance
Dec 24SundayChristmas EveRestricted Holiday
Dec 25MondayChristmasGazetted Holiday
Dec 31SundayNew Year's EveObservance

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