Blogs > Tamil Nadu Holiday Calendar 2025
Date |
Day |
Holiday Name |
Description |
January 1, 2025 |
Wednesday |
New Year's Day |
Celebrates the beginning of the Gregorian
calendar year. |
January 14, 2025 |
Tuesday |
Pongal |
Harvest festival celebrated by Tamils. |
January 15, 2025 |
Wednesday |
Thiruvalluvar Day |
Honors the Tamil poet and philosopher
Thiruvalluvar. |
January 16, 2025 |
Thursday |
Uzhavar Thirunal |
Festival dedicated to farmers. |
January 26, 2025 |
Sunday |
Republic Day |
Marks the adoption of the Indian Constitution in
1950. |
February 11, 2025 |
Tuesday |
Thai Poosam |
Festival dedicated to Lord Murugan. |
March 30, 2025 |
Sunday |
Telugu New Year's Day |
Celebrated by the Telugu community as Ugadi. |
March 31, 2025 |
Monday |
Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)* |
Islamic festival marking the end of Ramadan. |
April 1, 2025 |
Tuesday |
Annual Closing of Accounts (Banks) |
Banks remain closed for annual account closing. |
April 10, 2025 |
Thursday |
Mahaveer Jayanthi |
Birth anniversary of Lord Mahavir, founder of
Jainism. |
April 14, 2025 |
Monday |
Tamil New Year / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti |
Celebrates the Tamil New Year and honors Dr. B.R.
Ambedkar. |
April 18, 2025 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
Christian observance commemorating the
crucifixion of Jesus Christ. |
May 1, 2025 |
Thursday |
May Day |
International Workers' Day. |
June 7, 2025 |
Saturday |
Bakrid (Id-ul-Azha)* |
Islamic festival commemorating the willingness of
Ibrahim to sacrifice. |
July 6, 2025 |
Sunday |
Muharram* |
Islamic day of mourning commemorating the
martyrdom of Imam Hussain. |
August 15, 2025 |
Friday |
Independence Day |
Celebrates India's independence from British rule
in 1947. |
August 16, 2025 |
Saturday |
Krishna Jayanthi |
Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. |
August 27, 2025 |
Wednesday |
Vinayakar Chathurthi |
Festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha. |
September 5, 2025 |
Friday |
Milad-un-Nabi* |
Islamic festival commemorating the birth of
Prophet Muhammad. |
October 1, 2025 |
Wednesday |
Ayutha Pooja |
Festival honoring tools and instruments. |
October 2, 2025 |
Thursday |
Vijaya Dasami / Gandhi Jayanthi |
Celebrates the victory of good over evil and
honors Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. |
October 20, 2025 |
Monday |
Deepavali |
Festival of lights symbolizing the triumph of
light over darkness. |
December 25, 2025 |
Thursday |
Christmas Day |
Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus
Christ. |