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Since 2009, Diwali has been celebrated every year at 10 Downing Street, the residence of the British Prime Minister. [ 180 ] Diwali was first celebrated in the White House by George W. Bush in 2003, and its religious and historical significance was officially recognized by the United States Congress in 2007.
1 January – New Year's Day; 18 April – Good Friday; 19 April – Easter Saturday; 21 April – Easter Monday; 7 September – Constitution Day; 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday; 10 October – Fiji Day; 22 October – Diwali; 25 December – Christmas Day; 26 December – Boxing Day
As 2025 gets started, planning for the year is in full swing. Here is a list of 2025 holidays, special events, big games, cultural milestones and other key dates to mark on your calendar ...
Vaisakhi marks the beginning of Hindu Solar New Year in Punjab, Northern, Eastern, North-eastern and Central India according to the solar Vikram Samvat calendar. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] and marks the first day of the month of Vaisakha , which is usually celebrated on 13 or 14 April every year and is a historical and religious festival in Hinduism .
The dates change each year because they are based on the Hindu lunar calendar, but it typically occurs in October and November. This year, Diwali will be celebrated on Nov. 12, coinciding with the ...
Diwali is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the Hindu month of Kartika and, much like Easter, the date changes every year. In 2019, Diwali started on October 25 , in 2020, it fell on November 14 ...
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. As per the Indian Calendar based on the lunar cycle, Kartik is the first month of the year and the New Year in Gujarat falls on the first bright day of Kartik (Ekam).
The festival, that is spread over a period of five days, also marks the beginning of the new year in the Hindu calendar, and celebrates the year’s last rice-crop harvest, as per JSTOR.