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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.
It is celebrated on the full moon day of the Vaisakha month of the Buddhist calendar. [6] April 14: Ambedkar Jayanti: Fixed Honors B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), the father of Indian Constitution, who was born on April 14, 1891 [7] December 25: Christmas Day: Fixed
December 2016 Aden suicide bombing. A suicide bomber kills at least 50 soldiers and injures 70 more at a military barracks in Aden, Yemen. December 2016 Istanbul bombings. Two bombs, one detonated by a suicide bomber, near the Vodafone Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, kill at least 29 people and injure more than 150 others. Ten people have been ...
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.
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. [28]
2016 in Indian sports describes the year's events in Indian sport. The main highlight for this year for India is the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the T20 World cup . Calendar by month
Diwali, also known as Divali or Deepawali, is a major festival celebrated over five days in many parts of India by people of different faiths including many Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Muslims and some ...
Christmas Parade by students at the 2016 Kolkata Christmas Festival. Kolkata Christmas Festival is held in December (from December 22 to December 30 in 2017). It initially spanned just the period around Christmas Day but has since been extended. The festival is hosted at Allen Park on Park Street (renamed Mother Teresa Sarani). Park Street is ...