Holidays and Observances in India in 2014
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 7 | Tuesday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 14 | Tuesday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 14 | Tuesday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
Jan 14 | Tuesday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
Jan 26 | Sunday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
Jan 31 | Friday | Lunar New Year | Observance |
Feb 4 | Tuesday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
Feb 14 | Friday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
Feb 19 | Wednesday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Feb 24 | Monday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Feb 27 | Thursday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
Mar 16 | Sunday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
Mar 17 | Monday | Holi | Restricted Holiday |
Mar 20 | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
Mar 31 | Monday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
Mar 31 | Monday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
Mar 31 | Monday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
Apr 8 | Tuesday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
Apr 13 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
Apr 14 | Monday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
Apr 14 | Monday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
Apr 15 | Tuesday | First day of Passover | Observance |
Apr 15 | Tuesday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
Apr 17 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
May 1 | Thursday | International Worker's Day | Observance |
May 9 | Friday | Birthday of Rabindranath | Restricted Holiday |
May 11 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
May 13 | Tuesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
May 14 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
Jun 15 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
Jun 21 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
Jun 29 | Sunday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
Jul 12 | Saturday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
Jul 25 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
Jul 29 | Tuesday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common local holiday |
Aug 3 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
Aug 10 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
Aug 15 | Friday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
Aug 17 | Sunday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Observance |
Aug 18 | Monday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
Aug 18 | Monday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
Aug 29 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
Sep 6 | Saturday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
Sep 23 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
Sep 25 | Thursday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
Sep 30 | Tuesday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
Oct 1 | Wednesday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 2 | Thursday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
Oct 2 | Thursday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 3 | Friday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
Oct 6 | Monday | Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha | Gazetted Holiday |
Oct 11 | Saturday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 22 | Wednesday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 23 | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
Oct 24 | Friday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 25 | Saturday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 29 | Wednesday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
Oct 31 | Friday | Halloween | Observance |
Nov 4 | Tuesday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
Nov 6 | Thursday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
Nov 24 | Monday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
Dec 17 | Wednesday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
Dec 22 | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 24 | Wednesday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
Dec 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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