India has only three National Holidays. Other holidays pertaining to festivals, religious holidays and births of leaders are legislated by the individual states.
List of holidays to be celebrated in INDIA during the year 2019
Following is the list of festivals to be celebrated all over India during the year 2019.Day | Date | Holiday Event | Holiday type |
Tuesday | January 01 | New Years Day | Restricted Holiday |
Tuesday | January 14 | Makar Sankranti | Also known as Pongal, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki |
Saturday | January 26 | Republic Day | Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India |
Friday | April 19 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
Wednesday | May 01 | May Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only |
Wednesday | June 05 | Idul Fitr | Many states |
Monday | August 12 | Idul Juha | Many states |
Thursday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
Friday | August 23 | Janmashtami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
Monday | September 02 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
Tuesday | September 10 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
Wednesday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
Tuesday | October 08 | Vijaya Dashami | Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu. Dussehra |
Sunday | October 27 | Deewali | Deepawali |
Sunday | November 10 | Milad-un-Nabi | |
Wednesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |