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India (Orissa) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
India (Orissa) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
No alcohol served in shops, restaurants during most holidays
The nature of holidays in India appeals to culture, national values and religion
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant |  |
| Tuesday January 3, 2023 | Winter holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Saturday January 14, 2023 | Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Magh Bihu/Tusu Puja | Hinduism | |
| Monday January 23, 2023 | Netaji's Birthday - Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti - Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday January 26, 2023 | Vasant Panchami - Basanta Panchami | Buddhism (Mahayana) | |
| Thursday January 26, 2023 | Republic Day | Secular holiday | |
| Saturday February 18, 2023 | Maha Shivaratri | Hinduism | |
| Friday March 3, 2023 | Chapchar Kut | Events, celebrations... | |
| Sunday March 5, 2023 | Panchayatiraj Divas | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday March 7, 2023 | Dola Purnima | Hinduism | |
| Wednesday March 8, 2023 | Holi / Holika | Hinduism | |
| Thursday March 30, 2023 | Ramanavani | Hinduism | |
| Saturday April 1, 2023 | National State Day | Secular holiday | |
| Saturday April 1, 2023 | Banks Inventory Day | Banks only | |
| Tuesday April 4, 2023 | Mahavir Jayanti | Jainism | |
| Friday April 7, 2023 | Good Friday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Friday April 14, 2023 | Maha Vishub Sankranti | Hinduism | |
| Friday April 14, 2023 | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati | Secular holiday | |
| Saturday April 22, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Friday May 5, 2023 | Buddha Purnima | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
| Friday May 5, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Friday May 19, 2023 | Banks remain open | Banks only | |
| Friday May 19, 2023 | Savitri Brata | Hinduism | |
| Wednesday June 14, 2023 | Pahili Sankranti | Banks only | |
| Thursday June 15, 2023 | Raja | Secular holiday | |
| Monday June 19, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Tuesday June 20, 2023 | Chariot festival | Hinduism | |
| Tuesday June 20, 2023 | Kang (Rathajatra) | Hinduism | |
| Thursday June 29, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Christmas Day
-Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.
Winter holiday (end)
-Tuesday January 3, 2023
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State council for technical education and vocational training
https://sambadenglish.com/
Official calendar
Schooling is mandatory till age 14
Teaching languages: Odia, English
schools close on Saturday school uniforms required
Dates confirmed till Feb 2023
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
Make a Paypal donation of euros 10 to [email protected] to purchase the full calendar for Odissa
Contact [email protected] to purchase a file containing confirmed calendars of 550 countries and regions.
Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Magh Bihu/Tusu Puja
-Saturday January 14, 2023
Hinduism : Celebration of the harvest, which is observed for three days: Bhogi Pongal, Surya Pongal and Mattu Pongal. A colourful and traditional festival with many a ceremony devoted to various deities and cattle races.
Netaji's Birthday - Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti - Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti
-Monday January 23, 2023
Secular holiday : Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 18 August 1945) was an Indian nationalist whose defiant patriotism made him a hero in India, but whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan left a troubled legacy. The honorific Netaji (Hindustani: Respected Leader ), first applied in early 1942 to Bose in Germany by the Indian soldiers of the Indische Legion and by the German and Indian officials in the Special Bureau for India in Berlin, was later used throughout India. [Wikipedia]
Vasant Panchami - Basanta Panchami
-Thursday January 26, 2023
Buddhism (Mahayana) : Vasant means, the spring season . This is the great spring festival, falling on the fifth day of the month of Magh, the first day of spring.
On this day everyone wears a yellow cloth. It represents the ripening of the spring crops. Even the food is coloured yellow by using saffron. Spiritually, the yellow colour is a sign of prosperity; it is the colour of love.
On this day we offer special worship to the sun god, to Mother Ganga (the deity of the sacred river Ganges), and Mother Earth. They provide us the means of acquiring food and all that we need to keep alive. We express our gratitude to them by worshipping them. Hindus are ever mindful of the debt they owe to all nature. Worship of nature is extremely important to them.
Republic Day
-Thursday January 26, 2023
Secular holiday : It was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress at midnight of December 31, 1929 - January 1, 1930, that the Tri-Colour Flag was unfurled by the nationalists and a pledge taken that every year on January 26, the Independence Day would be celebrated and that the people would unceasingly strive for the establishment of a Sovereign Democratic Republic of India. The professed pledge was successfully redeemed on January 26, 1950, when the Constitution of India framed by the Constituent Assembly of India came into force, although the Independence from the British rule was achieved on August 15, 1947. It is because of this that August 15 is celebrated as Independence Day, while January 26 as Republic Day.
Maha Shivaratri
-Saturday February 18, 2023
Hinduism : A Hindu festival in honor of Lord Shiva and his marriage to Goddess Parvati. Ceremonies involving prayers and hymns take place mostly at night.
Chapchar Kut
-Friday March 3, 2023
Culture : Takes place after completion of the most arduous task of Jhum operation i.e., jungle-clearing (clearing of the remnants of burning). It is a spring festival celebrated with great fervour and gaiety. Chapchar Kut is estimated to have started in 1450-1700 A.D. in a village called Suaipui. [Wikipedia]
Panchayatiraj Divas
-Sunday March 5, 2023
Secular holiday : Commemorates the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution recognizing a major change in the Panchayat Raj system. Decentralization of power is now in the hands of the people by the State Legislatures
Dola Purnima
-Tuesday March 7, 2023
Hinduism :
Holi / Holika
-Wednesday March 8, 2023
Hinduism :
Ramanavani
-Thursday March 30, 2023
Hinduism : Festivities take place in the Rama temples. recitation of the Ramayana (Perayana), which can last up to 9 days. Classical music and sacred chants.
National State Day
-Saturday April 1, 2023
Secular holiday : N the memory of the formation of the state as a separate province on 1 April 1936. After losing its political identity completely in 1568 following the defeat and demise of the last king Mukunda Dev, efforts resulted in the formation of a politically separate state under British rule on linguistic basis on 1 April 1936. [Wikipedia]
Banks Inventory Day
-Saturday April 1, 2023
Banks only :
Mahavir Jayanti
-Tuesday April 4, 2023
Jainism : Jain festival honoring Lord Mahavira on the founder's birthday.
Good Friday
-Friday April 7, 2023
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.
Maha Vishub Sankranti
-Friday April 14, 2023
Hinduism : The traditional new year day festival of Buddhists and Hindus in Odisha, India. The festival date is set with the solar cycle of the lunisolar calendar, as the first day of the traditional solar month of Mesha. This is identical to the purnimanta system of lunar month Baisakh (on Indian national system, it is the 24th day of Chaitra).
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati
-Friday April 14, 2023
Secular holiday : This lawyer and politician drafted the constitution of India.
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Saturday April 22, 2023
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.
Buddha Purnima
-Friday May 5, 2023
Buddhism (Theravada) :
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Friday May 5, 2023
School holidays :
Banks remain open
-Friday May 19, 2023
Banks only :
Savitri Brata
-Friday May 19, 2023
Hinduism : A fasting day observed by married Hindu women of Nepal and the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha[1]on the Amavasya, the no moon day in month of Jyeshtha. It is also known as Sabitri Uwaans in Western Odisha region. [Wikipedia]
Pahili Sankranti
-Wednesday June 14, 2023
Banks only : First day of three-day Raja Sankranti in Orissa. The festival is dedicated to Mother earth, girls and women. Farmers prepare for the ensuing monsoon season by giving rest to farmlands for three days. Girls and women do not do any work for three days and they indulge in fun, games and merrymaking. [Hindu Blog]
Raja
-Thursday June 15, 2023
Secular holiday : The first day of the Raja Sankranti festival is known as Pahili Sankranti, the second day is Raja and third day is Basi Raja.
Summer holiday (end)
-Monday June 19, 2023
School holidays :
Chariot festival
-Tuesday June 20, 2023
Hinduism : Ratha Yatra, Rathajatra or Chariot festival is any public procession in a chariot. The term particularly refers to the annual Rathayatra in Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and other East Indian states, particularly the Odia festival that involve a public procession with a chariot with deities Jagannath (Vishnu avatar), Balabhadra (his brother), Subhadra (his sister) and Sudarshana Chakra (his weapon) on a ratha, a wooden deula-shaped chariot. It attracts over a million Hindu pilgrims who join the procession each year. [Wikipedia]
Kang (Rathajatra)
-Tuesday June 20, 2023
Hinduism :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Thursday June 29, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
