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Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels. Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country.
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
Public holidays in Saint Kitts and Nevis; Public holidays in Saint Lucia; Public holidays in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Public holidays in Samoa; Public holidays in San Marino; Public holidays in São Tomé and Príncipe; Public holidays in Saudi Arabia; Public holidays in Senegal; Public holidays in Serbia; Public holidays in Seychelles
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. It is one of the three national holidays in India.
The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has 23 public holidays for staff working in government offices and banks. [1] They are declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881. [2] [3] Three of them are national holidays: Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanthi. [4] State-specific holidays include Pongal, Thiruvalluvar Day, and Tamil New ...
See Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland. In Poland during holidays on 1 and 3 May, when taking a few days of leave can result in 9-day-long holidays; this is called The Picnic (or Majówka). In Japan, golden-week lasts roughly a full week. Then, in 2007, the law was amended so that if any 2 public holidays occur both on a weekday and are ...
Source: [1] 1 January – New Year's Day 29 January – Chinese New Year 1 February – Abolition of Slavery day; 11 February - Thaipoosam Cavadee 26 February - Maha Shivaratri ...
Source: [2]. 1 January – New Year's Day 26 January – Liberation Day 16 February – Archbishop Janani Luwum Day 8 March – International Women's Day 30 March – Ramadan Bairam Holiday