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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.
2 June – 2010 Indian heatwave: A heat wave strikes India and South Asia, reaching 53°C (127°F) and killing many hundreds of people. [ 49 ] 7 June – The Magistrate court in Bhopal , India convicts eight people, one posthumously, for their role in the Bhopal disaster industrial catastrophe 25 years ago in 1984.
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.
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Many holidays in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina traditions are based on the lunar cycles in the lunisolar timekeeping with foundations in the Hindu calendar system. A few holidays, however, are based on the solar cycle, such as the Vaisakhi , Pongal and those associated with Sankranti . [ 64 ]
While Diwali is a religious festival, it has also become a secular national holiday celebrated widely across India, much like Christmas has become a holiday celebrated by Christians and non ...
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