Indian Festive Calendar 2022: Check Important Dates For Festivals Next Year

Every day is a new celebration in the country because of diverse faiths and culture. Check the festival dates in 2022

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New Delhi: We are almost close to the end of this year as people are soaking in the festive spirit and planning their New Year holidays.  Everyone is looking forward to 2022 with renewed hopes of a Covid-free world.

Most importantly our lives are incomplete without celebrations and festivities. It is one of the common threads that bind all communities across the country because of diverse faiths and cultures. Festivities give way to merry-making, reunions of families, and time to celebrate age-old customs and traditions.

With the New Year just a few days away from us, here are dates of festivals to look forward as the celebrations continue in the next year.

Festivals in India are celebrated state-wise where some of the celebrations are based on religion and some events are focused around the community as well. So, every day is a new celebration in the country. Some of the festivals are Gazetted holidays that give you the chance to plan a holiday around the same time.

We have shared the list of festivals below that would prove essential and give you more reasons to be positive and joyous in the coming year. 

Date                       Festival/Event Name   

9 Jan    Sunday         Guru Govind Singh Jayanti         

13 Jan   Thursday      Lohri    

14 Jan   Friday            Pongal 

14 Jan   Friday            Makar Sankranti           

26 Jan   Wednesday    Republic Day    

1 Feb    Tuesday          Chinese New Year        

5 Feb    Saturday           Vasant Panchami         

14 Feb  Monday Valentine's Day 

15 Feb  Tuesday            Hazarat 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 Mar  Friday               Holi      

18 Mar  Friday               Dolyatra           

2 Apr    Saturday           Ugadi   

2 Apr    Saturday           Gudi Padwa      

10 Apr   Sunday             Rama Navami   

14 Apr   Thursday           Mahavir Jayanti 

14 Apr   Thursday           Vaisakhi           

14 Apr   Thursday           Mesadi / Vaisakhadi      

14 Apr   Thursday           Ambedkar Jayanti         

15 Apr   Friday               Good Friday     

16 Apr   Saturday           First day of Passover     

17 Apr   Sunday             Easter Day

29 Apr   Friday   Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date)   

3 May   Tuesday            Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date)   

3 May   Tuesday            Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date)   

16 May Monday             Buddha Purnima/Vesak 

1 Jul     Friday               Rath Yatra

10 Jul    Sunday             Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date)        

13 Jul    Wednesday       Guru Purnima   

9 Aug    Tuesday            Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date)

11 Aug  Thursday           Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)           

16 Aug  Tuesday            Parsi New Year 

19 Aug  Friday               Janmashtami    

31 Aug  Wednesday       Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi     

8 Sep    Thursday           Onam  

26 Sep  Monday             First Day of Sharad Navratri       

1 Oct    Saturday           First Day of Durga Puja Festivities

2 Oct    Sunday             Maha Saptami  

3 Oct    Monday             Maha Ashtami

4 Oct    Tuesday            Maha Navami    

5 Oct    Wednesday       Dussehra

9 Oct    Sunday             Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti

9 Oct    Sunday             Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date) 

13 Oct  Thursday           Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) 

24 Oct  Monday             Diwali/Deepavali

25 Oct  Tuesday            Govardhan Puja

26 Oct  Wednesday       Bhai Duj

30 Oct  Sunday             Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)       

8 Nov    Tuesday            Guru Nanak Jayanti       

25 Dec  Sunday             Christmas        

29 Dec  Thursday           Guru Govind Singh Jayanti         

Source: timeanddate.com