Public Holidays in India: India is a country which is located in the South-Asia with a big number of people which is over 1.3 billion people. With so many people, there will be so many cultures living together and celebrating every moment to the fullest.
We do not want anybody to miss all the celebration and enjoyment so we are presenting to you the list of all the Public Holidays in India 2020. If you living in India or planning to visit there, then you can find all the information related to the public holidays in the country.
Public Holidays in India 2020
Here is the full list of all the public holidays that are going to be celebrated in the year 2020. You can use this list to make your plans according to this holiday list.
| Dates | Holidays |
| Jan 01 | New Year’s Day |
| Jan 14 | Lohri |
| Jan 15 | Makar Sankranti |
| Jan 23 | Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| Jan 26 | Republic Day |
| Jan 29 | Basant Panchami |
| Fab 21 | Maha Shivratri |
| Mar 09 | Holika Dahan |
| Mar 10 | Holi |
| Apr 01 | Bank’s Holiday |
| Apr 02 | Ram Navami |
| Apr 08 | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Apr 13 | Baisakhi |
| Apr 14 | Ambedkar Jayanti |
| Apr 26 | Akshaya Tritiya |
| Jun 23 | Jagannath Rath Yatra |
| Jul 01 | Ashadhi Ekadashi |
| Jul 05 | Guru Purnima |
| Jul 23 | Hariyali Teej |
| Jul 25 | Nag Panchami |
| Aug 03 | Raksha Bandhan |
| Aug 12 | Janmashtami |
| Aug 15 | Independence Day |
| Aug 22 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Aug 31 | Onam/Thiruvonam |
| Sept 01 | Anant Chaturdashi |
| Oct 02 | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Oct17 | Sharad Navratri |
| Oct 24 | Durga Maha Navami Puja, Durga Puja Ashtami |
| Oct 25 | Dussehra, Sharad Navratri Purana |
| Nov 04 | Karva Chauth |
| Nov 13 | Dhanteras |
| Nov 14 | Diwali, Narak Chaturdashi |
| Nov 14 | Children’s Day |
| Nov 15 | Govardhana Puja |
| Nov 16 | Bhai Dooj |
| Nov 20 | Chhath Puja |
| Dec 25 | Merry Christmas |
Public Holidays 2020 in India
So now you had the list of all the holidays, we can discuss some of the most important holidays in the country. At the beginning of the year, the very first holiday is on the 1st of January that is New year’s day. It is the day when we start everything new and leave the past behind and focus on new goals and aims to achieve. Another big festival which is celebrated in India is Lohri, which is not the festival of all the religions living in the country.
It is the festival of the state Panjab and Punjabi’s. After talking about the states, let’s talk about the festival of the country which is Republic Day which comes on the 26th of January and it is celebrated all over the country. It was the day when India got its constitution.
Another very big festival which is celebrated in the country is Holi which is coming on March 10th, 2020. It is so big that it is not only celebrated by Hindus in the country but also across the country. It is the festival of colors and joy and like all other festivals, a symbol of the victory of good over evil.
And here comes another country proud moment with the celebration of Independence day on 15th of August. Diwali is a festival of lights and sweets which is on the 14th of November, 2020. And last but not least the Christmas which is on the 25th of December every year.
India Public Holidays 2020
You see, India is a very diverse cultured country and people of many religions live together here. There are hundreds of festivals and holidays which vary from state to state. Here we are providing you the list of those public holidays which take place all over the country at the same time.
This holiday list can be used for many other purposes too. If you want to make any plans regarding any important work or event then you can manage your work according to it and the list will get you informed about the holiday whether it’s because of some festivals or blank holidays etc. This list of holidays is for the country India, we also provide you the list of Public holidays for the country Australia.
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