| Banks Inventory Day - Monday April 2, 2018 Banks only :
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| Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati - Sunday April 14, 2019 Secular holiday : This lawyer and politician drafted the constitution of India. Date is confirmed in 2018
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| Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha - Monday April 30, 2018 Buddhism (Theravada) : Only celebrated in Andaman & Nicobar Island, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Mizoram, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh. Date is confirmed in 2018
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| Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha - Monday April 30, 2018 Buddhism (Theravada) :
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| Summer holiday (beginning) - Friday May 11, 2018 School holidays : Early closing in 2016 due to heat wave
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| End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) - Saturday June 16, 2018 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.
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| Summer holiday (end) - Monday July 2, 2018 School holidays :
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| Banks Inventory Day - Tuesday July 2, 2019 Banks only : Annual Closing of the Royal Bank of India (RBI)
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| Independence Day - Wednesday August 15, 2018 Secular holiday : Commemorates the day in 1947 when India achieved freedom from British rule
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Wednesday August 22, 2018 Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It cele ates A aham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Wednesday August 22, 2018 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Civil Servants holiday - Monday September 3, 2018 Secular holiday :
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| Ashura - Friday September 21, 2018 Muslim, Sufi : Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) during his fight against injustice
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| Banks Inventory Day - Saturday September 29, 2018 Banks only :
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| Mahatma Gandhi Birth Anniversary - Tuesday October 2, 2018 Secular holiday : He is the man who played a significant role in achiveing independence for India from the British Empire with his simplicity and strong will power. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as 'Bapu' or 'Father of the nation', was born on the 2nd of October in 1869, in Porbunder, Gujarat. He studied law in U.K and practiced law in South Africa. But he left his profession and returned to India to join the Indian freedom struggle. Gandhiji was a preacher of truth and 'Ahimsa'(non-violence). He started the 'Satyagraha' movement for the Indian freedom struggle. He believed in living a simple life and in 'Swadeshi'. He proved to the world that freedom can be achieved through the path of non-violence. Gandhiji is a symbol of peace and truth. www.indiaa2z.com
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| Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Tuesday October 16, 2018 School holidays :
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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Friday October 19, 2018 School holidays :
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| Vijaya Dashami (Dasera) - Friday October 19, 2018 Hinduism : The victory of Durga on evil forces, the destruction of Vasanas (subjectivity, selfishness, desires...) and the achievement of the deepest Self. Dominance of Saraswati (pure science) over Lakshmi (applied science)
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