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| Date | Day | Festivals | Remarks |
| Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year | People all over the world welcome new year |
| Jan 5 | Saturday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Birthday celebration of the Sikh Guru |
| Jan 9 | Wednesday | Muharram | It is celebrated in the memory of Hazrat Imam Hussain. |
| Jan 13 | Sunday | Lohri | It is a festival where fire is worshipped. |
| Jan 14 | Monday | Makar Sankranti | A known Hindu festival, also famed for Kite flying competitions |
| Jan 14 | Monday | Pongal | It is a harvest festival of south India |
| Jan 26 | Saturday | Republic Day | Indian Constitution came into force |
| Feb 11 | Monday | Vasant Panchami | Goddess Saraswati is worshipped |
| Feb 14 | Thursday | Valentines Day | A day when people celebrate love |
| Mar 6 | Thursday | Mahashivratri | Lord Shiva is worshipped |
| Mar 18 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | It celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara |
| Mar 21 | Friday | Good Friday | This day commemorates the crucification and death of Jesus |
| Mar 22 | Saturday | Holi | Famous Hindu festival of colours |
| Apr 14 | Monday | Baisakhi | It is a harvest festival of Punjab |
| Apr 19 | Saturday | Hanuman Jayanti | It is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Lord Hanuman |
| Apr 27 | Sunday | Easter | It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus |
| May 27 | Tuesday | Buddha Jayanti | Celebrated in the memory of Lord Buddha |
| July 18 | Friday | Guru Poornima | |
| Aug 15 | Friday | Independence Day | India attained freedom |
| Aug 16 | Saturday | Rakhi | A day celebrated to strengthen the bond between brothers& sisters |
| Aug 24 | Sunday | Sri Krishna Janmasthami | Birthday of Lord Krishna is celebrated |
| Sep 03 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Lord Ganesha's birth date is celebrated. Famous in Maharashtra |
| Sep 05 | Saturday | Teacher's Day | S. Radhakrishnan's birthday is celebrated on this day |
| Sep 12 | Friday | Onam | Famous for boat races |
| Sep 29 | Monday | Navratri Begins | Ten days of worship of Goddess Durga begins |
| Oct 2 | Thursday | Gandhi Jayanti | Father of the nation, Gandhi was born on this day |
| Oct 9 | Thursday | Dussehra | It is a festival of victory over evil. |
| Oct 18 | Saturday | Karva Chauth | It is a Hindu festival of married women held for the long life of their husbands |
| Oct 26 | Sunday | Dhanteras | It is celebrated in the honour of Dhanvantri, a physician of the Gods and an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. |
| Oct 28 | Tuesday | Diwali | It is a festival of lights where Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped |
| Oct 29 | Wednesday | Govardhan pooja | It is a festival celebrated to commemorate the lifting of Mount Govardhan by Krishna |
| Oct 30 | Thursday | Bhaidooj | Celebrated by the sisters for the long lives of their brothers |
| Nov 13 | Thursday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | The day is celebrated as the birth date of Guru Nanak Dev. |
| Nov 14 | Friday | Children's Day | Birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru is celebrated as Children's day |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas | Lord Christ's birthday is celebrated |
Holidays
in India
