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India (Ladakh) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
India (Ladakh) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
No alcohol served in shops, restaurants during most holidays
The nature of holidays in India appeals to culture, national values and religion
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday April 1, 2023 | Banks Inventory Day | Banks only |  |
| Tuesday April 4, 2023 | Mahavir Jayanti | Jainism | |
| Friday April 7, 2023 | Good Friday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Friday April 14, 2023 | Banks remain open | Banks only | |
| Friday April 14, 2023 | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday April 18, 2023 | Banks remain open | Banks only | |
| Tuesday April 18, 2023 | Revelation of the Quran (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Saturday April 22, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Friday May 5, 2023 | Buddha Purnima | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
| Friday June 30, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Wednesday July 5, 2023 | Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday | Sikhism | |
| Thursday July 13, 2023 | Martyrs' Day | Events, celebrations... | |
| Saturday July 29, 2023 | Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Tuesday August 15, 2023 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Thursday September 7, 2023 | Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami) | Hinduism | |
| Thursday September 28, 2023 | Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Banks Inventory Day
-Saturday April 1, 2023
Banks only :
Mahavir Jayanti
-Tuesday April 4, 2023
Jainism : Jain festival honoring Lord Mahavira on the founder's birthday.
Good Friday
-Friday April 7, 2023
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Banks remain open
-Friday April 14, 2023
Banks only :
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati
-Friday April 14, 2023
Secular holiday : This lawyer and politician drafted the constitution of India.
Banks remain open
-Tuesday April 18, 2023
Banks only :
Revelation of the Quran (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Tuesday April 18, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Believed to be the night when the Quran was first revealed. Some but not all Muslims believe that revelation of the Quran occurred in two phases, with the first phase being the revelation in its entirety on Laylat al-Qadr to the angel Gabriel (Jibril in Arabic) in the lowest heaven, and then the subsequent verse-by-verse revelation to Muhammad by Gabriel, across 23 years. [Wikipedia]
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Saturday April 22, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Ends the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. There were 30 days of strict fasting from sunup to sundown in honor of the first revelation to the Prophet Mohammed.
Buddha Purnima
-Friday May 5, 2023
Buddhism (Theravada) :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Friday June 30, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday
-Wednesday July 5, 2023
Sikhism : Also Saccha Badshah (ਸੱਚਾ ਪਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ True King) (19 June 15952 March 1644) was the sixth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 25 May 1606 following in the footsteps of his father Guru Arjan Dev. From the very beginning he was the deadly enemy of Mughals. (Wikipedia)
Martyrs' Day
-Thursday July 13, 2023
Culture : To mark a 1931 protest against the rule of Maharaja Hari Singh in the then princely state. On that day, 22 Kashmiri men and women were shot dead as they gathered outside the Srinagar central jail to protest against the arrest and subsequent trial of Abdul Qadeer Gazi, who was seen as a crusader against Singhs Dogra regime.
Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah)
-Saturday July 29, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : The first day of the year is observed on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. The first Islamic year beginning in 610 AD during which the emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra
Independence Day
-Tuesday August 15, 2023
Secular holiday : Commemorates the day in 1947 when India achieved freedom from British rule
Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami)
-Thursday September 7, 2023
Hinduism : Hindu celebration of the birthday of Sri Krishna, an incarnation of Lord Krishna. Sweets, fruits and milk products are available in abundance.
Sri or Shree: A prefix denoting auspiciousness
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Thursday September 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
