New Delhi: We are nearing the end of this year as people are getting drenched in the festive spirit and planning their New Year holidays. Everyone is looking at 2022 with new hopes of a COVID-free world.
Most importantly, our life is incomplete without festivals and celebrations. It is one of the common threads that binds all the communities across the country because of the diverse religions and cultures. Festivities are a time to have fun, reunite families and celebrate age-old customs and traditions.
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With the new year just a few days away, here are the festival dates to look forward to as the festivities continue into the next year as well.
Festivals in India are celebrated state wise where some celebrations are based on religion and some events are centered around the community as well. So, every day is a new festival in the country. Some festivals are gazetted holidays that give you a chance to plan a holiday around the same time.
We have shared below a list of festivals that will prove to be essential and give you more reasons to be positive and joyful in the coming year.
Date Festival/Event Name
9 Jan Sunday Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
13 January Thursday Lohri
14 january friday pongal
14 Jan Friday Makar Sankranti
26 January Wednesday Republic Day
February 1 Tuesday Chinese New Year
5 Feb Saturday Vasant Panchami
14 February Monday Valentine’s Day
15th February Tuesday Hazrat Ali’s Birthday
16 Feb Wednesday Guru Ravidas Jayanti
19 Feb Saturday Shivaji Jayanti
26 Feb Saturday Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
1 Mar Tuesday Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri
17 Mar Thursday Holika Dahana
18 March Friday Holi
March 18 Friday Dolyatra
2 Apr Saturday Ugadi
2 Apr Saturday Gudi Padwa
10 Apr Sunday Rama Navami
14 Apr Thursday Mahavir Jayanti
14 April Thursday Vaisakhi
14 April Thursday Mesadi / Vaishakhdi
14 Apr Thursday Ambedkar Jayanti
15 april friday good friday
16 April Saturday First Day of Passover
April 17th Sunday Easter Day
29 April Friday Jamaat-ul-Wida (tentative date)
May 3 Tuesday Ramadan Eid / Eid-ul-Fitr (tentative date)
May 3 Tuesday Ramadan Eid / Eid-ul-Fitr (tentative date)
16 May Monday Buddha Purnima/Vesak
1 Jul Friday Rath Yatra
10th July Sunday Bakr Eid / Eid ul-Adha (tentative date)
13 Jul Wednesday Guru Purnima
9th August Tuesday Muharram/Ashura (tentative date)
11 Aug Thursday Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)
16 August Tuesday Parsi New Year
19 August Friday Janmashtami
31 August Wednesday Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
8 September Thursday Onam
26 september monday first day of sharad navratri
1st October Saturday First day of Durga Puja festival
2 Oct Sunday Maha Saptami
3 October Monday Maha Ashtami
4 October Tuesday Maha Navami
5 October Wednesday Dussehra
9 Oct Sunday Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
9 October Sunday Milad-un-Nabi/Eid-e-Milad (tentative date)
13 Oct Thursday Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)
24 October Monday Diwali/Deepawali
25 October Tuesday Govardhan Puja
26 Oct Wednesday Bhai Duj
30 Oct Sunday Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)
8 Nov Tuesday Guru Nanak Jayanti
25 December Sunday Christmas
29 Dec Thursday Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
Source: timeanddate.com
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