Need for this Calendar
This calendar will be useful for Indians and Americans working on distributed, global teams with multiple offices in India or in the US.
As India is a diverse country which celebrates different holidays in different parts of the country, this calendar mainly focuses on:
- India-wide Government Holidays
- Kerala Holidays
- Select South Indian (Tamil, Andhra, Karnataka) Holidays
- Always ask your India-based team which holidays they support. Holidays are not standard across the board. Some may be floating holidays. Your company’s HR would be the best resource for this.
1 - New Year’s Day
5 - Guru Gobindsingh's Birthday (Sikh)
15 - Pongal (Tamil Harvest Festival)
15 - Sabarimala Makaravilakku (Kerala)
18 - Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
25 - Tu B'Shvat, The New Year for Trees Festival
26 - Republic Day
When is ..... February 2016?
First Sunday- Superbowl (American Football Championship)
2 - Groundhog’s Day
3 – Thaipusam
12 - Vasant Panchami
14 – Valentine’s Day
15 - Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
15 - President's Day
19 - Shivaji Jayanti (Maharasthra)
19 – Attukal Pongala (Kerala)
25 - Guru Ravidas’s Birthday (Sikh)
26 – Mahashivarathri
When is ..... March 2016?
All Month - March Madness
8 - Daylight Savings Time Begins
17 – St. Patrick’s Day Observation
20 – Palm Sunday
23 – Purim
23 – Holi
25 – Good Friday
27 – Easter
When is ..... April 2016?
1 - April Fool’s Day
13 – Baishakhi
14 – Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
14 – Tamil New Year
14 – Vishu (Kerala)
15 – Ramanavami
15 – Tax Day USA
22 – Earth Day
April End - School Ends India
When is ..... May 2016?
1 May Day
1 Labor Day (India)
4-5 - Yom HaShoah
5 - Cinco De Mayo
8 – Mother’s Day
9 - Akshaya Tritiya 21 – Buddha Purnima
30 – Memorial Day
May mid to June end- school ends USA
When is ..... June 2016?
Throughout June - Graduation Season USA
June beginning – School Starts India
When is ..... July 2016?
When is ..... August 2016?
13-14 - Tisha B'Av
15 – Independence Day (India)18- Rakhi
25 – Krishna Jayanthi
When is ..... September 2016?
5 - Ganesh Chathurthi
5 - Labor Day (USA)
11 – Patriot Day (USA)
11 – Eid al-Adha
13 – Onam
When is ..... October 2016?
1-9 – Navarathri
2 - Islamic New Year / Muharram
2 - Gandhi Jayanthi
2-4 - Rosh Hashanah
8 or 9 – Vijaya Dashami, Vidhyarmbam (end of Navarathri)
10 – Columbus Day
11-12 - Yom Kippur
12 – Ashura
16-23 - Sukkot
31 – Halloween
2 - Islamic New Year / Muharram
2 - Gandhi Jayanthi
2-4 - Rosh Hashanah
8 or 9 – Vijaya Dashami, Vidhyarmbam (end of Navarathri)
10 – Columbus Day
11-12 - Yom Kippur
12 – Ashura
16-23 - Sukkot
31 – Halloween
When is ..... November 2016?
1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday, US Election Day
1 – Kerala and Tamil Nadu Day
6 - Daylight Savings Time Ends
11 – Veterans Day
14 - Guru Nanak’s Birthday
20 – Children’s Day
24 – Thanksgiving (USA)
25 - Black Friday
When is ..... December 2016?
12 – Kathigai Deepam
24 – Christmas Eve
? – Nabhidinam
24-Jan 1 - Chanukah/Hanukkah
25 – Christmas Day
26 – Jan 1 – Kwanzaa
29 – New Year’s Eve
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