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India (Puducherry) : 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

  • Currency: Rupee (INR)
  • Banks are NOT working on 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month.
    No alcohol served in shops, restaurants during most holidays
    The nature of holidays in India appeals to culture, national values and religion

    Internet domain: .in - Telephone code: +91 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +5:30 (DST: no)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Wednesday december 20, 2023Christmas holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Monday january 8, 2024Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday january 15, 2024Banks remain openBanks only
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    Monday january 15, 2024Magh Bihu/Tusu Puja - PongalHinduism
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    Monday january 15, 2024Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Magh Bihu/Tusu PujaHinduism
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    Wednesday january 17, 2024Uzhavar ThirunalHinduism
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    Wednesday january 17, 2024Uzhavar ThirunalHinduism
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    Friday january 26, 2024Republic DaySecular holiday
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    Friday february 16, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday march 4, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Saturday march 16, 2024Francophonies de PondicheryEvents, celebrations...
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday april 1, 2024Banks Inventory DayBanks only
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    Thursday april 11, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Saturday april 13, 2024VishuBuddhism (Theravada)
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    Sunday april 14, 2024VishuBuddhism (Theravada)
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    Sunday april 14, 2024Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv SankratiSecular holiday
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    Friday april 19, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Monday may 6, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday june 17, 2024Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Friday june 28, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Christmas holiday (beginning)

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    Wednesday december 20, 2023
    School holidays :

    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Christmas holiday (end)

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    Monday january 8, 2024
    School holidays : Lycée français de Pondichery
    www.lfpondichery.net
    Puducherry public schools follow a different calendar
    Schooling is mandatory till age 14
    Teaching languages: Tamil, English, Malayalam (in Mahé), Telugu (in Yanam), French
    schools close on Saturday
    school uniforms required

    We carry confirmed dates till July 2024 -- heat waves may affect the calendar

    Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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    Banks remain open

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    Monday january 15, 2024
    Banks only :

    Magh Bihu/Tusu Puja - Pongal

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    Monday january 15, 2024
    Hinduism : Celebration of the harvest, which is observed for three days: Bhogi Pongal, Surya Pongal and Mattu Pongal. A colourful and traditional festival with many a ceremony devoted to various deities and cattle races.

    Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Magh Bihu/Tusu Puja

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    Monday january 15, 2024
    Hinduism : Celebration of the harvest, which is observed for three days: Bhogi Pongal, Surya Pongal and Mattu Pongal. A colourful and traditional festival with many a ceremony devoted to various deities and cattle races.

    Uzhavar Thirunal

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    Wednesday january 17, 2024
    Hinduism : Also called Thai Pongal: a harvest festival celebrated by Tamils Unusually for South Indian Hindu festivals, Thai Pongal is timed by an astronomical event - the winter solstice. Pongal is traditionally dedicated to the Sun God Surya and marks the beginning of the northward journey of the Sun from its southernmost-limit, a movement traditionally referred to as uttarayana. [Wikipedia]

    Uzhavar Thirunal

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    Wednesday january 17, 2024
    Hinduism : Also called Thai Pongal: a harvest festival celebrated by Tamils Unusually for South Indian Hindu festivals, Thai Pongal is timed by an astronomical event - the winter solstice. Pongal is traditionally dedicated to the Sun God Surya and marks the beginning of the northward journey of the Sun from its southernmost-limit, a movement traditionally referred to as uttarayana. [Wikipedia]

    Republic Day

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    Friday january 26, 2024
    Secular holiday : It was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress at midnight of December 31, 1929 - January 1, 1930, that the Tri-Colour Flag was unfurled by the nationalists and a pledge taken that every year on January 26, the Independence Day would be celebrated and that the people would unceasingly strive for the establishment of a Sovereign Democratic Republic of India. The professed pledge was successfully redeemed on January 26, 1950, when the Constitution of India framed by the Constituent Assembly of India came into force, although the Independence from the British rule was achieved on August 15, 1947. It is because of this that August 15 is celebrated as Independence Day, while January 26 as Republic Day.

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday february 16, 2024
    School holidays :

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday march 4, 2024
    School holidays :

    Francophonies de Pondichery

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    Saturday march 16, 2024
    Culture : Festival, lasts one week

    Good Friday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    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 Inventory Day

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    Monday april 1, 2024
    Banks only :

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Thursday april 11, 2024
    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.

    Vishu

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    Saturday april 13, 2024
    Buddhism (Theravada) : Malayalam New Year

    Vishu

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    Sunday april 14, 2024
    Buddhism (Theravada) : Malayalam New Year

    Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati

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    Sunday april 14, 2024
    Secular holiday : This lawyer and politician drafted the constitution of India.

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday april 19, 2024
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    Labor Day/May 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 shoot 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 .

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday may 6, 2024
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    Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday june 17, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday june 28, 2024
    School holidays :