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January 2014
1 – New Year’s Day
5 – Guru Gobindsingh’s Birthday (Sikh)
14 – Pongal (Tamil Harvest Festival)
14 – Sabarimala Makaravilakku (Kerala)
14 – Nabhidinam
16 – Tu B’Shvat, The New Year for Trees
17 – Thaipusam
20 – Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
26 – Republic Day
February 2014
2 – Groundhog’s Day
4 – Vasant Panchami
7 – Guru Ravidas’s Birthday (Sikh)
14 – Valentine’s Day
16 – Attukal Pongala (Kerala)
17 – Presidents Day
19 – Shivaji Jayanti (Maharasthra)
19 – Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
28 – Mahashivarathri
March 2014
9 – Daylight Savings Time Begins
17 – St. Patrick’s Day
17 – Holi
April 2014
1 – April Fool’s Day
8 – Ramanavami
13 – Palm Sunday
14 – Baishakhi
14 – Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
14 – Tamil New Year
14 – Vishu (Kerala)
15, 16 – Purim
18 – Good Friday
20 – Easter
22 – Earth Day
27-28 – Yom HaShoah
April End – School Ends India
May 2014
1 – May Day
2 – Akshaya Tritiya
5 – Cinco De Mayo
11 – Mother’s Day
?? – Buddha Purnima
26 – Memorial Day
26 – Laylat al-Miraj
May mid to June end- school ends USA
June 2014
Throughout June – Graduation Season USA
June beginning – School Starts India
15 – Father’s Day
19 – Juneteenth
24 – Laylat al-Baraat
July 2014
4 – Independence Day (USA)
10 – Ramadan Starts
28 – Eid al-Fitr
August 2014
3 – Laylat al-Qadr
10 – Rakhi
17 – Krishna Jayanthi
15 – Independence Day (India)
29 – Ganesh Chathurthi
August mid- September – “Back to
School Season” School starts USA
September 2014
1 – Labor Day (USA)
6 – Onam
11 – Patriot Day (USA)
24-26 Rosh Hashanah
Sept 25 – Oct 4 – Navarathri
October 2014
2 – Gandhi Jayanthi
4-5 – Eid al-Adha
3 – 4 – Yom Kippur
4 – Vijaya Dashami, Vidhyarmbam (end of Navarathri)
13 – Columbus Day
23 – 27 – Diwali / Deepawali
24 – Islamic New Year
31 – Halloween
November 2014
1 – Kerala Day and Tamil Nadu Day
2 – Daylight Savings Time Ends
3 – Ashura
11 – Veterans Day
14 – Children’s Day
17 – Kathigai Deepam
17 – Guru Nanak’s Birthday
27 – Thanksgiving (USA)
28 – Black Friday
December 2014
24 – Christmas Eve
25 – Christmas Day
26 – Jan 1 – Kwanzaa
29 – New Year’s Eve
*Take note, not all holidays listed are days off. Not all Indian holidays are observed in every office, even within the same state or region. Check with the local Human Resources office for detailed the holiday schedule for the particular office you are working with.
Thank you for spending your time here. Sending you the wishes of every season in 2014 and beyond!
Author of this post, Jennifer Kumar, is a business coach building your team’s cross-cultural understanding. to work more effectively across cultures. To build your teams through our programming, take a look at our coaching or learning interventions or get in touch with us today.
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