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Date Name Type Details March – April: Eid al-Fitr: Floating Muslim festival that celebrates of the day of breaking the fast. It is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar. [6] March – April: Mahavir Janma Kalyanak: Floating
Date: 14 November : Next time: 14 ... felt that the children of today will make the India of tomorrow, ... officially declared Children's Day in India by a special ...
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). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta ...
Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday in India, celebrated annually on 2 October to honour the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the key leaders of the Indian independence movement and a pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of nonviolence.
Generally, this day falls during 14th or 15th of the month of April. Those following the lunar calendar consider the month of Chaitra (corresponding to March-April) as the first month of the year, so the new year is celebrated on the first day of this month like Ugadi in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra.
Teachers' Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers. It may include celebrations to honor them for their special contributions in a particular field area, or the community tone in education. This is the primary reason why countries celebrate this day on different dates, unlike many other International Days.
The Union of India is a federal union made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. India achieved independence from British rule on 15 August 1947 and became a republic on 26 January 1950. Many states celebrate a state day to mark its formation, statehood, reorganisation or other associated events while some like Assam and Bengal celebrate it ...
Republic Day: 26 January Telugu New Years Day 23 March Annual closing of accounts for commercial & co-operative banks 1 April Mahaveer Jayanthi 6 April Good Friday: 10 April Tamil New Year Day, B R Ambedkar’s birthday: 14 April May Day (Labour's day) 1 May Ramzan: 5 May Bakrid: 1 August Krishna Jayanthi: 11 August Independence day: 15 August ...