Let's look at the holiday and observances calendar for India in 2019:
*The holidays marked with an asterisks fall on a different date every year. Double check a few days in advance of the holiday to assure the date hasn't changed.
January 2019
1 - New Year’s Day (limited)
13 - Guru Gobindsingh's Birthday (Sikh)*
14 - Pongal (Tamil Harvest Festival)
20 - Sabarimala Makaravilakku/Makara Jyothi (Kerala)*
26 - Republic Day (National Holiday)
February 2019
10 - Vasant Panchami* (Hindus in the states of Bihar, Haryana, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art and culture.)
19 - Shivaji Jayanti (Maharasthra) (Same day every year)
20 – Attukal Pongala (Kerala)*
28 - Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
March 2019
4 – Mahashivarathri*
21 – Holi* (Traditionally a holiday/day off in North India. Some companies in South India celebrate at work, but do not have a day off.)
April 2019
6 - Ugadi* (Telugu New Year - Andhra Pradesh/Telegana)
6 - Gudi Padwa* (Marathi New Year - Maharashtra)
13 – Ramanavami* (Birthday of Lord Ram, in most parts of India.)
14 – Baishakhi (Harvest Festival for Sikhs/Punjabis)
14 – Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti (Birthday of the social reformer, a National Holiday.)
14 – Tamil New Year
14 – Palm Sunday*
15 – Vishu (Kerala)
19 - Good Friday*
21 - Easter*
22 – Earth Day
April End - School Ends India
May 2019
1 - Labour Day (National Holiday)
5 - Ramadan starts/Eid al-Adha* (Muslim holiday)
7 - Akshaya Tritiya*
18 - Buddha Purnima* (Honours the birth, enlightenment, and death of Siddhartha Gautama, or Lord Buddha. Popular in north and northeast India.)
June 2019
June beginning – School Starts India
1 (approx) - Monsoon in Kerala starts
4 - Ramadan Ends/Eid al-Fitr*
19 - Juneteenth
31 - Laylat al-Baraat/Laylat al-Qadr*
1 (approx) - Monsoon in Kerala starts
4 - Ramadan Ends/Eid al-Fitr*
19 - Juneteenth
31 - Laylat al-Baraat/Laylat al-Qadr*
July 2019
No holidays
August 2019
10 - Bakrid (Muslim holiday)*
15 - Independence Day (National Holiday)
15 - Raksha Bandhan* (North Indian festival to celebrate brothers.)
24 - Krishna Jayanthi / Krishna Janamasthami / Gokulashtami* (all the same name for Lord Krishna's birthday)
31 - Muhharam* (Islamic new year) starts (Islamic New Year)
15 - Independence Day (National Holiday)
15 - Raksha Bandhan* (North Indian festival to celebrate brothers.)
24 - Krishna Jayanthi / Krishna Janamasthami / Gokulashtami* (all the same name for Lord Krishna's birthday)
31 - Muhharam* (Islamic new year) starts (Islamic New Year)
September 2019
1 - 13 - Onam* (Kerala, Actual day off may be Sept 10 or 11.)
2 - Ganesh Chathurthi*
9-10 - Ashura* (Muslim holiday)
28 - Muhharam* (Islamic new year) ends
29 - Navarathri* Starts
October 2019
2 - Gandhi Jayanthi (National Holiday)
8 – Navarathri ends*
8 – Vijaya Dashami, Vidhyarmbam* (end of Navarathri)
27 - 31 – Diwali / Deepawali* (See this site for Diwali dates until 2040) (Oct. 27 may be the day off.)
November 2019
1 – Kerala Day (Kerala Piravi)
10 – Nabhidinam* (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday)
12 - Guru Nanak’s Birthday*
14 – Children’s Day
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