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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

  • Currency: Rupee (INR)
  • Banks are NOT working on 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month.
    No alcohol served in shops, restaurants during most holidays
    The nature of holidays in India appeals to culture, national values and religion

    Internet domain: .in - Telephone code: +91 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +5:30 (DST: no)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Wednesday March 8, 2023Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Saturday March 18, 2023Francophonies de PondicheryEvents, celebrations...
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    Saturday April 1, 2023Banks Inventory DayBanks only
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    Thursday April 6, 2023Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Friday April 7, 2023Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Tuesday April 11, 2023Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday April 14, 2023Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv SankratiSecular holiday
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    Saturday April 15, 2023VishuBuddhism (Theravada)
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    Friday April 21, 2023Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Saturday April 22, 2023End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Monday May 1, 2023Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Monday May 8, 2023Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday June 28, 2023Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Thursday June 29, 2023Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Friday June 30, 2023Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Saturday July 1, 2023Annual Closing of Reserve Bank of IndiaBanks only
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    Sunday August 6, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday August 15, 2023Independence DayNational Day
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    Wednesday August 16, 2023De Jure DaySecular holiday
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    Monday August 21, 2023Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Tuesday August 29, 2023Regional holidayHinduism
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    Friday September 1, 2023Beginning of school yearSchool holidays
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    Monday September 18, 2023Ganesh ChaturthiHinduism
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    Thursday September 28, 2023Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Saturday September 30, 2023Banks Inventory DayBanks only
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    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Wednesday March 8, 2023
    School holidays :

    Francophonies de Pondichery

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    Saturday March 18, 2023
    Culture : Festival, lasts one week

    Banks Inventory Day

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    Saturday April 1, 2023
    Banks only :

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday April 6, 2023
    School holidays :

    Good Friday

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    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)

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    Tuesday April 11, 2023
    School holidays :

    Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati

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    Friday April 14, 2023
    Secular holiday : This lawyer and politician drafted the constitution of India.

    Vishu

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    Saturday April 15, 2023
    Buddhism (Theravada) : Malayalam New Year

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday April 21, 2023
    School holidays :

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    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

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    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)

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    Monday May 8, 2023
    School holidays :

    Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday June 28, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Thursday June 29, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday June 30, 2023
    School holidays :

    Annual Closing of Reserve Bank of India

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    Saturday July 1, 2023
    Banks only :

    Regional holiday

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    Sunday August 6, 2023
    Secular holiday : Karkida Amavasai in Mahe regions only

    Independence Day

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    Tuesday August 15, 2023
    Secular holiday : Commemorates the day in 1947 when India achieved freedom from British rule

    De Jure Day

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    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)

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    Monday August 21, 2023
    School holidays :

    Regional holiday

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    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

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    Friday September 1, 2023
    School holidays :

    Ganesh Chaturthi

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    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)

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    Thursday September 28, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Banks Inventory Day

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    Saturday September 30, 2023
    Banks only :