2021 Holiday Calendar: Looking For A Vacation Next Year? Check List Of Holidays In 2021

2021 Holiday Calendar: If 2020 has dampened your holiday plans, then it's time to check the list of holidays and plan your vacation in advance.

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Holidays in 2021: Most of our vacation dreams came crashing with the onset of pandemic that restricted our movement and confined us within the four walls of our home. But next year the fear of pandemic will hopefully subside as the vaccination to fight the Covid-19 seems to be on the way. It will be soon time to ring in the New Year and welcome 2021. For those who couldn’t take any vacation this year can cautiously plan their holiday in the coming year. We list the number of holidays in the year 2021 in our attempt to help you plan the vacation in advance without any hiccups. However, it is important to observe social distancing and follow the Covid-19 protocol to ensure that everyone is safe while spending their quality time with their loved ones during vacations. Also Read: What Is Moratorium? Know How It Gets Implemented And Other Details Here is the list of holidays in in India in 2021

Date	Name	Type
1 Jan	New Year's Day	Restricted Holiday
13 Jan	Lohri	Restricted Holiday
14 Jan	Pongal	Restricted Holiday
14 Jan	Makar Sankranti	Restricted Holiday
20 Jan	Guru Govind Singh Jayanti	Restricted Holiday
26 Jan	Republic Day	Gazetted Holiday
16 Feb	Vasant Panchami	Restricted Holiday
19 Feb	Shivaji Jayanti	Restricted Holiday
26 Feb	Hazarat Ali's Birthday	Restricted Holiday
27 Feb	Guru Ravidas Jayanti	Restricted Holiday
8 Mar	Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti	Restricted Holiday
11 Mar	Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri	Gazetted Holiday
28 Mar	Holika Dahana	Restricted Holiday
29 Mar	Holi	Gazetted Holiday
2 Apr	Good Friday	Gazetted Holiday
4 Apr	Easter Day	Restricted Holiday
13 Apr	Chaitra Sukhladi	Restricted Holiday
14 Apr	Vaisakhi	Restricted Holiday
14 Apr	Mesadi/Vaisakhadi	Restricted Holiday
21 Apr	Rama Navami	Gazetted Holiday
25 Apr	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
7 May	Jamat Ul-Vida	Restricted Holiday
13 May	Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar	Gazetted Holiday
26 May	Buddha Purnima/Vesak	Gazetted Holiday
12 Jul	Rath Yatra	Restricted Holiday
20 Jul	Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha	Gazetted Holiday
15 Aug	Independence Day	Gazetted Holiday
16 Aug	Parsi New Year	Restricted Holiday
19 Aug	Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date)	Gazetted Holiday
21 Aug	Onam	Restricted Holiday
22 Aug	Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)	Restricted Holiday
30 Aug	Janmashtami	Gazetted Holiday
10 Sep	Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi	Restricted Holiday
2 Oct	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
12 Oct	Maha Saptami	Restricted Holiday
13 Oct	Maha Ashtami	Restricted Holiday
14 Oct	Maha Navami	Restricted Holiday
15 Oct	Dussehra	Gazetted Holiday
19 Oct	Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date)	Gazetted Holiday
20 Oct	Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti	Restricted Holiday
24 Oct	Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)	Restricted Holiday
4 Nov	Diwali/Deepavali	Gazetted Holiday
5 Nov	Govardhan Puja	Restricted Holiday
6 Nov	Bhai Duj	Restricted Holiday
10 Nov	Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)	Restricted Holiday
19 Nov	Guru Nanak Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
24 Nov	Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day	Restricted Holiday
25 Dec	Christmas	Gazetted Holiday

Restricted holiday is also called an optional holiday and it is not mandatory to close the office on that day. Gazetted holiday is basically a holiday that is said by the government to be mandatory.