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.
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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