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Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2014-December 2015 period.
2014 14 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 26 Jan Republic Day 17 Mar Holi 13 Apr Mahavir Jayanti 18 Apr Good Friday 21 Apr Easter Monday 6 May Buddha Purnima (Buddha's Birthday) 28 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 15 Aug Independence Day 17 Aug Krishna Janmashtami 2 Oct Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 3 Oct Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) 4 Oct Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 24 Oct Diwali (Festival of Lights) 25 Oct Muharram (Islamic New Year) 6 Nov Guru Nanak Jayanti 25 Dec Christmas Day 26 Dec Boxing Day 2015 3 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 26 Jan Republic Day 17 Feb Mahashivratri 6 Mar Holi 2 Apr Mahavir Jayanti 3 Apr Good Friday 6 Apr Easter Monday 1 Jun Buddha Purnima (Buddha's Birthday) 18 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 15 Aug Independence Day 5 Sep Krishna Janmashtami 23 Sep Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 2 Oct Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 13 Oct Muharram (Islamic New Year) 22 Oct Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) 11 Nov Diwali (Festival of Lights) 25 Nov Guru Nanak Jayanti 25 Dec Christmas Day 26 Dec Boxing Day Only the secular holidays of Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday are universally observed. (a) Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Eid al-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Eid al-Fitr itself. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha may last up to several days, depending on the region. (b) Hindu festivals are declared according to local astronomical observations and it is not possible to forecast the date of their occurrence exactly. |
