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  2. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    September – October. Dussehra (Vijayadashami) Floating. Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. It is celebrated on the tenth day of Ashvin, the seventh month in the Hindu Calendar [ 8] October – November. Diwali. Floating. Hindu festival of lights.

  3. Independence Day (India) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Independence Day is celebrated annually on 15 August as a public holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947, the day when the provisions of the Indian Independence Act, which transferred legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly, came into effect.

  4. List of Hindu festivals - Wikipedia

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    Champa Sashti festival is a six-day festival observed from the first to the sixth of the Hindu month of Margashirsha (November – early December). It is one of the most important festivals dedicated to Lord Khandoba .This festival celebrates the victory of Khandoba against the demons Mani-Malla. Prathamastami.

  5. Hindu calendar - Wikipedia

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    Calendars used by Hindus worldwide. A page from the Hindu calendar 1871-72. The Hindu calendar, also called Panchanga(Sanskrit: पञ्चाङ्ग), is one of various lunisolar calendarsthat are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinentand Southeast Asia, with further regional variations for social and Hindureligious purposes.

  6. Ganesh Chaturthi - Wikipedia

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    In the Gregorian calendar, Ganesh Chaturthi falls between 22 August and 20 September every year. [7] [12] [13] Although the origin of Ganesh Chaturthi remains unknown, it became increasingly popular after a public celebration was initiated by the prominent Anti-Colonial Freedom Fighter, Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, in Maharashtra in the year ...

  7. List of countries by number of public holidays - Wikipedia

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    public holidays Maximum number of public holidays Notes Albania [1] 14 14 Argentina [2] 19 19 Australia [3] 9 13 depending on state Austria [4] 13 18 depending on state and workplace Bangladesh [5] 22 22 Belgium [6] 10 10 Barbados [7] 12 12 Brazil [8] [9] 9 12 including bank holidays Bulgaria [10] 12 12 Cambodia [11] 21 21 Canada [12] 10 11 ...

  8. Here’s a list of holidays and observances in August

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    Homemade Pie Day. Swiss National Day. National Mountain Climbing Day. August 2. National Coloring Book Day. National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. A ugust 3. Clean Your Floors Day. National Watermelon Day.

  9. Indian national calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Indian national calendar, called the Shaka calendar or Śaka calendar, is a solar calendar that is used alongside the Gregorian calendar by The Gazette of India, in news broadcasts by All India Radio, and in calendars and official communications issued by the Government of India. [ 1] Śaka Samvat is generally 78 years behind the Gregorian ...