| Annual Closing of Reserve Bank of India - Thursday July 1, 2021 Banks only :
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| Banks Inventory Day - Friday July 2, 2021 Banks only : Annual Closing of the Royal Bank of India (RBI)
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| Behdiengkhlam - Sunday July 11, 2021 Secular holiday : The most celebrated religious festival among the Pnars. Behdienkhlam (chasing away the Demon of Cholera) is celebrated annually in July after the sowing period, the most important dance festival of the Jaintia tribes. This festival is also an invocation to God, seeking his blessings for a bumper harvest. The women however do not participate in the dancing, as they have an important function of offering sacrificial food to the spirits of the forefathers. [www.north-east-india.com]
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| U Tirot Sing Day - Saturday July 17, 2021 Hinduism : Irot Sing, also known as U Tirot Sing, was one of the chiefs of the Khasi people in the early 18th century. He drew his lineage from the Syiemlieh clan.He was Syiem (chief)of Nongkhlaw, part of the Khasi Hills. His title was Syiem — a constitutional head sharing corporate authority with his Council, generally representatives of leading clans within his territory. Tirot Sing fought against British attempts to take over control of the Khasi Hills [Wikipedia]
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| Behdeinkhlam - Wednesday July 21, 2021 cards/flowers : Agrarian festival that asks God to chase away plagues and diseases and to bless the people with good health and a bountiful
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Wednesday July 21, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Summer holiday (beginning) - Friday July 30, 2021 School holidays :
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| Summer holiday (end) - Monday August 9, 2021 School holidays :
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| Independence Day - Sunday August 15, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the day in 1947 when India achieved freedom from British rule
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| Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami) - Monday August 30, 2021 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
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| Banks Inventory Day - Thursday September 30, 2021 Banks only :
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