Holidays in India in 2015
Date | Day | Holiday name | Holiday type |
January 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Restricted holiday |
January 4 | Sunday | Milad un-Nabi and Id-e-Milad |
Gazetted holiday |
January 5 | Monday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted holiday |
January 15 | Thursday | Pongal | Restricted holiday |
January 22 | Thursday | Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Campaign Launch Day | Observance |
January 24 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted holiday |
January 26 | Monday | Republic Day | Gazetted holiday |
February 3 | Tuesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted holiday |
February 14 | Saturday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted holiday |
February 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
February 17 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri and Shivaratri | Gazetted holiday |
February 19 | Thursday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted holiday |
February 19 | Thursday | Chinese New Year | Observance |
March 5 | Thursday | Holika Dahana | Restricted holiday |
March 6 | Friday | Dolyatra | Restricted holiday |
March 20 | Friday | March equinox | Season change |
March 21 | Saturday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted holiday |
March 28 | Saturday | Rama Navami | Gazetted holiday |
April 2 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
April 2 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted holiday |
April 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted holiday |
April 4 | Saturday | First day of Passover | Observance |
April 5 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted holiday |
April 14 | Tuesday | Vaisakhi | Restricted holiday |
April 14 | Tuesday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
April 15 | Wednesday | Mesadi and Vaisakhadi | Restricted holiday |
May 1 | Friday | May Day | Observance |
May 3 | Sunday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted holiday |
May 4 | Monday | Buddha Purnima and Vesak | Gazetted holiday |
May 9 | Saturday | Birthday of Ravindranath | Restricted holiday |
May 10 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
June 21 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
June 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season change |
July 17 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted holiday |
July 18 | Saturday | Rath Yatra | Restricted holiday |
July 19 | Sunday | Ramzan Id and Eid-ul-Fitar |
Muslim, common local holidays |
August 2 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
August 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | Gazetted holiday |
August 15 | Saturday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance |
August 18 | Tuesday | Parsi New Year | Restricted holiday |
August 28 | Friday | Onam | Restricted holiday |
August 29 | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan(Rakhi) | Restricted holiday |
September 5 | Saturday | Janmashtami | Gazetted holiday |
September 17 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi and Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted holiday |
September 23 | Wednesday | September equinox | Season |
September 25 | Friday | Bakr Id and Eid ul-Adha |
Gazetted holiday |
October 2 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted holiday |
October 20 | Tuesday | Maha Saptami | Restricted holiday |
October 21 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted holiday |
October 22 | Thursday | Dussehra (Maha Navami) |
Gazetted holiday |
October 24 | Saturday | Muharram and Ashura | Gazetted holiday |
October 27 | Tuesday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted holiday |
October 30 | Friday | Karaka Chaturthi(Karva Chauth) | Restricted holiday |
October 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
November 10 | Tuesday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted holiday |
November 11 | Wednesday | Diwali and Deepavali | Gazetted holiday |
November 12 | Thursday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted holiday |
November 13 | Friday | Bhai Duj | Restricted holiday |
November 17 | Tuesday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi and Surya Sashthi) | Restricted holiday |
November 24 | Tuesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted holiday |
November 25 | Wednesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted holiday |
December 7 | Monday | First day of Hanukkah | Observance |
December 14 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
December 22 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season change |
December 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Restricted holiday |
December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Gazetted holiday |
December 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance, Christian |
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