Holi / Holika / Medin Poya/Dola Purnima
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Monday march 25, 2024
cards/flowers :
Good Friday
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Friday march 29, 2024
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Banks Inventory Day
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Monday april 1, 2024
Banks only :
Hindu, Navratri, Tamil, Telugu, Ugadi New Year
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Tuesday april 9, 2024
Secular holiday : The Hindu New Year, also known as Ugadi, is on the day following the new moon on or after the spring equinox.
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday april 11, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Ends the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. There were 30 days of strict fasting from sunup to sundown in honor of the first revelation to the Prophet Mohammed. In India, except in Arunachal Pradesh.
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati
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Sunday april 14, 2024
Secular holiday : This lawyer and politician drafted the constitution of India.
Tamil and Sinhala New Year
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Sunday april 14, 2024
Buddhism (Theravada) : Sri Lankans and Tamilnadu people celebrate their national new year's day (Puththandu in Tamil and Aluth Avurudhu in Sinhala). The specific time of the New Year is set by astrologers on the 13th or 14th. The sun moving from the house of Pisces to the house of Aries signals the dawn of the new year.
Parliamentary election
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Friday april 19, 2024
Special Events :
Mahavir Jayanti
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Sunday april 21, 2024
Jainism : Jain festival honoring Lord Mahavira on the founder's birthday.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Tuesday april 30, 2024
School holidays :
Labor Day/May Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha
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Thursday may 23, 2024
cards/flowers : Commemorates to Buddhists the birth, enlightenment and the passing away of Gautama Buddha.
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday june 10, 2024
School holidays : One week later for Class 12 -- two weeks later for Class 11
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday june 17, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Annual Closing of Reserve Bank of India
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Monday july 1, 2024
Banks only :
Banks Inventory Day
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Tuesday july 2, 2024
Banks only : Annual Closing of the Royal Bank of India (RBI)
Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah)
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Wednesday july 17, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : The first day of the year is observed on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. The first Islamic year beginning in 610 AD during which the emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra
Independence Day
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Thursday august 15, 2024
Secular holiday : Commemorates the day in 1947 when India achieved freedom from British rule
Raksha Bandhan
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Monday august 19, 2024
Hinduism : The annual festival of Raksha Bandhan, which is meant to commemorate the abiding ties between siblings of opposite sex, usually takes place in late August, and is marked by a very simple ceremony in which a woman ties a rakhi which may be a colorful thread, a simple bracelet, or a decorative string around the wrist of her brother(s). The word raksha signifies protection, and bandhan is an association signifying an enduring sort of bond; and so, when a woman ties a rakhi around the waist of her brother, she signifies her loving attachment to him. He, likewise, recognizes the special bonds between them, and by extending his wrist forward, he in fact extends the hand of his protection over her.
Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami)
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Monday august 26, 2024
Hinduism : Hindu celebration of the birthday of Sri Krishna, an incarnation of Lord Krishna. Sweets, fruits and milk products are available in abundance.
Sri or Shree: A prefix denoting auspiciousness
Ganesh Chaturthi
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Saturday september 7, 2024
Hinduism : During ten days, Hindus must prepare the celebration at home: their house must be cleaned up and purified, in particular at the place where the Ganesh statue wil be put. Those who participate in the procession, end and highlight of this celebration, also prepare their costume. Various religious ceremonies are celebrated. On the tenth day, the celebration culminates. Streets of main cities, especially Mumbaï (Bombay) are the field of extraordinary popular demonstrations. In this day, giant elephant idols are preceded by dancers and musicians.
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday september 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet.
Banks Inventory Day
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Monday september 30, 2024
Banks only :