Festivals form an integral part of the Indian culture and vary from state to state, with each state or city having its own set of customs and traditions of celebrating a festival. Here’s a complete list of government, public, and bank holidays in 2022.
Government holidays are of two types:
A Gazetted holiday observed by schools, banks, and other organizations which includes both private as well as the public.
Festival | Date | Day |
Republic Day | 26 January | Wednesday |
Mahashivratri | 1th March | Tuesday |
Holi | 18th March | Friday |
Good Friday | 15 April | Friday |
Ram Navami | 10 April | Sunday |
Mahavir Jayanti | 15 April | Friday |
Ramzan/Eid-ul-Fitr | 2 May | Monday |
Buddha Purnima | 16 May | Monday |
Bakr Id | 10 July | Sunday |
Independence Day | 15th August | Monday |
Janmashtami | 19 August | Friday |
Muharram | 30 July | Saturdayy |
Gandhi Jayanti | 2nd October | Sunday |
Dussehra | 5th October | Wednesday |
Diwali | 24th October | Monday |
Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti | 8 November | Tuesday |
Christmas | 25 December | Sunday |
It is an optional holiday and totally depends on an individual employee whether he or she is willing to take or not.
Festival | Date | Day |
New Year’s Day | 1 January | Saturday |
Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | 2 January | Sunday |
Lohri | 13 January | Thursday |
Pongal | 14 January | Friday |
Hazrat Ali Birthday | 14 February | Monday |
Holika Dahana | 18 March | Friday |
Easter day | 24 April | Sunday |
Chaitra Sukladi/ Baisakhi | 14th April | Thursday |
Birthday of Rabindranath | 7 May | Saturday |
Jamat-UI-Vida | 28 April | Thursday |
Onam | 30 August | Tuesday |
Rakshabandhan | 11 August | Thursday |
Ganesh Chaturthi | 31st August | Wednesday |
Maha Asthami | 3 October | Monday |
Maha Navami | 4 October | Tuesday |
Govardhan Puja | 26 October | Wednesday |
Bhai Duj | 26 October | Wednesday |
Chatt Puja | 30 October | Saturday |
Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24th November | Thursday |
Observance Days 2022
There are also some observance days celebrated in India. The list of the same are as follows:
Festival | Date | Day |
Chinese New Year | 1 February | Tuesday |
Valentine’s Day | 14 February | Monday |
First Day of Passover | 15 April | Friday |
Maundy | 14 April | Thursday |
Ambedkar Jayanti | 14th April | Thursday |
May Day | 01st May | Sunday |
Mother’s Day | 08 May | Sunday |
Father’s Day | 19 June | Sunday |
Guru Purnima | 13 July | Wednesday |
Friendship Day | 7 August | Sunday |
Halloween Day | 31st October | Sunday |
Children’s day | 14th November | Monday |
First Day of Hanukah | 18th November | Sunday |
Last Day of Hanukah | 26 December | Monday |