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 for celebrating a festival. Here’s a complete list of government, public, and bank holidays in 2023.
Government holidays are of two types:
A Gazetted holiday observed by schools, banks, and other organizations includes both private as well as the public.
Festival | Date | Day |
Republic Day | 26 January | Thursday |
Mahashivratri | 18 February | Saturday |
Holi | 08 March | Wednesday |
Good Friday | 07 April | Friday |
Ram Navami | 30 March | Thursday |
Mahavir Jayanti | 04 April | Tuesday |
Ramzan/Eid-ul-Fitr | 22 April | Saturday |
Buddha Purnima | 05 May | Friday |
Bakr Id | 29 June | Thursday |
Independence Day | 15 August | Tuesday |
Janmashtami | 06 September | Wednesday |
Muharram | 29 July | Saturday |
Gandhi Jayanti | 02 October | Monday |
Dussehra | 24 October | Tuesday |
Diwali | 12 November | Sunday |
Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti | 27 November | Monday |
Christmas | 25 December | Monday |
It is an optional holiday and totally depends on an individual employee whether he or she is willing to take it or not.
Festival | Date | Day |
New Year’s Day | 1 January | Sunday |
Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | 05 January | Thursday |
Lohri | 13 January | Friday |
Pongal | 15 January | Sunday |
Hazrat Ali Birthday | 03 February | Friday |
Holika Dahana | 07 March | Tuesday |
Easter day | 09 April | Sunday |
Chaitra Sukladi/ Baisakhi | 22 March | Wednesday |
Birthday of Rabindranath | 09 May | Tuesday |
Jamat-UI-Vida | 20 April | Thursday |
Onam | 20 August | Sunday |
Rakshabandhan | 30 August | Wednesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi | 19 September | Tuesday |
Maha Ashtami | 22 October | Sunday |
Maha Navami | 23 October | Monday |
Govardhan Puja | 13 November | Monday |
Bhai Duj | 15 November | Wednesday |
Chatt Puja | 19 November | Sunday |
Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24 November | Friday |
Observance Days 2023
There are also some observance days celebrated in India. The list of the same is as follows:
Festival | Date | Day |
Chinese New Year | 22 January | Sunday |
Valentine’s Day | 14 February | Tuesday |
First Day of Passover | 05 April | Wednesday |
Maundy | 06 April | Thursday |
Ambedkar Jayanti | 14 April | Friday |
May Day | 01 May | Monday |
Mother’s Day | 14 May | Sunday |
Father’s Day | 18 June | Sunday |
Guru Purnima | 03 July | Monday |
Friendship Day | 30 July | Sunday |
Halloween Day | 31 October | Tuesday |
Children’s day | 14 November | Tuesday |
First Day of Hanukah | 07 December | Thursday |
Last Day of Hanukah | 15 December | Friday |