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The exact dates of the festival are determined according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, and sometimes the festival may be held for a day more or a day less depending on the adjustments for sun and moon movements and the leap year. [2] [6] [11] In many regions, the festival falls after the autumn harvest, and in others, during harvest. [14]
Vasant Navratri: First nine days of the Chaitra month (Hindu calendar) Navratri is the Hindu festival of worship and dance. In Sanskrit the term literally means "nine nights". During this festival the forms of Shakti are worshipped, and effigies are burned. During these nine days, devotees fasts to devote their worship for shakti.
The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day).
Date Festival name Region / Communities / Religions [3] Solar: 1 Vaisakh (13/14 April) Vaisakhi: Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, and parts of Delhi: Lunar: varies, Mar/Apr: Chaitra Navaratri (Hindu Lunar New Year)
Durga Ashtami or Maha Ashtami is the eighth day of the Navaratri festival celebrated by Hindus in veneration of the goddess Durga.In Eastern India, Durga Ashatmi is also one of the most auspicious days of the five days-long Durga Puja festival. [1]
Date Observed Description Image Shaheedi Jor Maghi Mela : January 14: This festival commemorates to the 40 Muktas (40 Martyrs) who fought in the Battle of Muktsar. Parkash Utsav Dasmeh Patshah Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji: January 5: This festival's name, when translated, means the birth celebration of the 10th Divine Light, or Divine Knowledges.
In Colombia, in the holy week there are consecutive holidays Jueves Santo (Holy Thursday) and Viernes Santo (Holy Friday) with variable dates in March or April. In The Netherlands, Remembrance of the Dead is celebrated on 4 May from 19:00 and Liberation Day on the 5th. This way Remembrance of the Dead and Liberation Day constitute one ...
Date Name Type Details 26 January: Republic Day: Fixed Celebrates the 1950 adoption of the Constitution of India [2] 15 August: Independence Day: Fixed Celebrates the 1947 Independence from the British rule [3] 2 October: Gandhi Jayanti: Fixed Honors Mahatma Gandhi, who was born on 2 October 1869 [4]