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India (Puducherry) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
India (Puducherry) : 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday March 8, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays |  |
| Saturday March 18, 2023 | Francophonies de Pondichery | Events, celebrations... | |
| Saturday April 1, 2023 | Banks Inventory Day | Banks only | |
| Thursday April 6, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Friday April 7, 2023 | Good Friday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Tuesday April 11, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Friday April 14, 2023 | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati | Secular holiday | |
| Saturday April 15, 2023 | Vishu | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
| Friday April 21, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Saturday April 22, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday May 8, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday June 28, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Thursday June 29, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Friday June 30, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Saturday July 1, 2023 | Annual Closing of Reserve Bank of India | Banks only | |
| Sunday August 6, 2023 | Regional holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday August 15, 2023 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Wednesday August 16, 2023 | De Jure Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday August 21, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Tuesday August 29, 2023 | Regional holiday | Hinduism | |
| Friday September 1, 2023 | Beginning of school year | School holidays | |
| Monday September 18, 2023 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hinduism | |
| Thursday September 28, 2023 | Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Saturday September 30, 2023 | Banks Inventory Day | Banks only | |
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Wednesday March 8, 2023
School holidays :
Francophonies de Pondichery
-Saturday March 18, 2023
Culture : Festival, lasts one week
Banks Inventory Day
-Saturday April 1, 2023
Banks only :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
-Thursday April 6, 2023
School holidays :
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.
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Tuesday April 11, 2023
School holidays :
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati
-Friday April 14, 2023
Secular holiday : This lawyer and politician drafted the constitution of India.
Vishu
-Saturday April 15, 2023
Buddhism (Theravada) : Malayalam New Year
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
-Friday April 21, 2023
School holidays :
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.
Labor Day/May Day
-Monday May 1, 2023
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 .
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Monday May 8, 2023
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday June 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Thursday June 29, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Friday June 30, 2023
School holidays :
Annual Closing of Reserve Bank of India
-Saturday July 1, 2023
Banks only :
Regional holiday
-Sunday August 6, 2023
Secular holiday : Karkida Amavasai in Mahe regions only
Independence Day
-Tuesday August 15, 2023
Secular holiday : Commemorates the day in 1947 when India achieved freedom from British rule
De Jure Day
-Wednesday August 16, 2023
Secular holiday : In 1962, the day when the rights and laws enshrined in the Indian Constitution were extended to the people of Puducherry
Summer holiday (end)
-Monday August 21, 2023
School holidays :
Regional holiday
-Tuesday August 29, 2023
Hinduism : Onam falls, on the 12th day of the waxing moon in the Hindu month of Bhadon (around August September) once the golden yellow rice fields have been harvested at that time of the year. There is no specific god associated with Onam. Neither is any special puja (a ritualistic prayer ceremony) performed. First day, Atham and tenth day, Thiruonam are most important of all. in Mahe only
Beginning of school year
-Friday September 1, 2023
School holidays :
Ganesh Chaturthi
-Monday September 18, 2023
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)
-Thursday September 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Banks Inventory Day
-Saturday September 30, 2023
Banks only :
