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  2. Indian New Year's days - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, few regions in India consider the period between consecutive Sankarantis as one month and few others take the period between consecutive Purnimas as a month. In Gujarat the new year is celebrated as the day after Diwali. As per the Hindu Calendar, it falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu month of Kartik.

  3. Japanese New Year - Wikipedia

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    Since 1873, the official Japanese New Year has been celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, on January 1 of each year, New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu). Prior to 1872, traditional events of the Japanese New Year were celebrated on the first day of the year on the modern Tenpō calendar, the last official lunisolar calendar.

  4. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    15th of the Full moon day of Kartik (November–December) A unique festival is celebrated in Varanasi this day which is called Dev Devali. The Kartik Purnima festival also coincides with the Jain light festival and Guru Nanak Jayanti: Chhath: Morning worship at Jamshedpur: Chhath is mainly observed in Bihar and Terai, but is also celebrated ...

  6. 2016 in India - Wikipedia

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    28 September- India Surgical Strike on Pakistan. 30 September – Bihar liquor ban: Patna High Court struck down liquor ban law. [15] 2 October – 2016 Baramulla attack. 11 October – Jangaon district was formed in 2016 in Telangana. 13 October – BJP joined People's Party of Arunachal- lead Government in Arunachal Pradesh. [31]

  7. Ugadi - Wikipedia

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    The Sindhis celebrate the same day as Cheti Chand, which is the beginning of their calendar year. [20] Manipuris also celebrate their New Year as Sajibu Nongma Panba on the same day. [21] The Hindus of Bali in Indonesia also celebrate their new year on the same day as Nyepi. [22] Ugadi is one of the five Hindu national public holidays in Mauritius.

  8. What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it ... - AOL

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    It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the diaspora. Over five days, people take part in festive gatherings , fireworks displays ...

  9. Sindhi Cultural Day - Wikipedia

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    Sindhi cultural day was celebrated on Sunday, 2 December 2018. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] The theme this year was Aekta (unity). [ 37 ] [ 38 ] People all across the province celebrated the day by arranging Ajrak stalls, cultural gatherings and rallies; [ 39 ] [ 40 ] main event in Hyderabad was arranged at Sindh Museum .