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 2023
Following is the list of festivals to be celebrated all over India during the year 2023.Day | Date | Holiday Event | Holiday type |
Sunday | January 01 | New Years Day | Restricted Holiday |
Sunday | January 15 | Makar Sankranti | Also known as Pongal, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki |
Thursday | January 26 | Republic Day | Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India |
Friday | April 7 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
Saturday | April 22 | Idul Fitr | Many states |
Monday | May 01 | May Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only |
Thursday | June 29 | Idul Juha | Many states |
Wednesday | July 19 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
Tuesday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
Wednesday | September 06 | Janmashtami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
Tuesday | September 19 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
Thursday | September 28 | Milad-un-Nabi | |
Monday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
Tuesday | October 24th | Vijaya Dashami | Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu. Dussehra |
Sunday | November 12 | Diwali | Deepawali |
Monday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |