Maharashtra Day/Labour Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoots again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis.In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Election Day
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Tuesday may 7, 2024
Secular holiday :
Election Day
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Monday may 20, 2024
Secular holiday :
Parliamentary election
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Monday may 20, 2024
Special Events :
Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha
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Thursday may 23, 2024
Buddhism (Theravada) :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday june 17, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Beginning of school year
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Monday july 1, 2024
School holidays :
Annual Closing of Reserve Bank of India
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Monday july 1, 2024
Banks only :
Banks Inventory Day
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Tuesday july 2, 2024
Banks only : Annual Closing of the Royal Bank of India (RBI)
Ashura - Moharram/Dr.Babu Jagjivan Ram (may last 2 days)
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Wednesday july 17, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Farsi New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) - in Mumbai only
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Thursday august 15, 2024
Zoroastrian : The first day of the first month of the Zoroastrian year
Independence Day
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Thursday august 15, 2024
Secular holiday : Commemorates the day in 1947 when India achieved freedom from British rule
Ganesh Chaturthi
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Saturday september 7, 2024
Hinduism : During ten days, Hindus must prepare the celebration at home: their house must be cleaned up and purified, in particular at the place where the Ganesh statue wil be put. Those who participate in the procession, end and highlight of this celebration, also prepare their costume. Various religious ceremonies are celebrated. On the tenth day, the celebration culminates. Streets of main cities, especially Mumbaï (Bombay) are the field of extraordinary popular demonstrations. In this day, giant elephant idols are preceded by dancers and musicians.
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday september 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Banks Inventory Day
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Monday september 30, 2024
Banks only :
Mahatma Gandhi Birth Anniversary
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Wednesday october 2, 2024
Secular holiday :
Vijaya Dashami (Dasera)
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Saturday october 12, 2024
Hinduism : The victory of Durga on evil forces, the destruction of Vasanas (subjectivity, selfishness, desires...) and the achievement of the deepest Self.
Dominance of Saraswati (pure science) over Lakshmi (applied science)
Vishvakarman
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Sunday october 20, 2024
Hinduism : Personification of creation and the abstract form of the creator God according to the Rigveda. He is the presiding deity of all Vishwakarma (caste), engineers, artisans and architects.[1] He is believed to be the Principal Architect of the Universe , and the root concept of the later Upanishadic figures of Brahman and Purusha. [Wikipedia]
Diwali (beginning)
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Friday october 25, 2024
School holidays :
International film festival
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Wednesday october 30, 2024
Culture : Lasts 1 week -
http://mumbaifilmfestival.com/index.html in Mumbai 2023 edition confirmed