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India (Tamil Nadu) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
India (Tamil Nadu) : 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday February 5, 2023 | Thaipoosam Cavadee | Hinduism |  |
| Wednesday March 8, 2023 | Holi / Holika / Medin Poya/Dola Purnima | cards/flowers | |
| Wednesday March 22, 2023 | Hindu, Navratri, Tamil, Telugu, Ugadi New Year | Secular holiday | |
| 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 | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati | Secular holiday | |
| Friday April 14, 2023 | Tamil and Sinhala New Year | Buddhism (Theravada) | |
| Saturday April 22, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Friday May 5, 2023 | Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha | cards/flowers | |
| Friday May 5, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday June 12, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Thursday June 29, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Saturday July 1, 2023 | Annual Closing of Reserve Bank of India | Banks only | |
| Saturday July 29, 2023 | Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Thaipoosam Cavadee
-Sunday February 5, 2023
Hinduism : Marks the end of a 10-day fasting period during which people go to the local temple and get themselves pierced with various needles attached to various object.
Holi / Holika / Medin Poya/Dola Purnima
-Wednesday March 8, 2023
cards/flowers :
Hindu, Navratri, Tamil, Telugu, Ugadi New Year
-Wednesday March 22, 2023
Secular holiday : The Hindu New Year, also known as Ugadi, is on the day following the new moon on or after the spring equinox.
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.
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati
-Friday April 14, 2023
Secular holiday : This lawyer and politician drafted the constitution of India.
Tamil and Sinhala New Year
-Friday April 14, 2023
Buddhism (Theravada) : Sri Lankans and Tamilnadu people celebrate their national new year's day (Puththandu in Tamil and Aluth Avurudhu in Sinhala). The specific time of the New Year is set by astrologers on the 13th or 14th. The sun moving from the house of Pisces to the house of Aries signals the dawn of the new year.
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. In India, except in Arunachal Pradesh.
Labor Day/May Day
-Monday May 1, 2023
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 .
Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha
-Friday May 5, 2023
cards/flowers : Commemorates to Buddhists the birth, enlightenment and the passing away of Gautama Buddha.
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Friday May 5, 2023
School holidays :
Summer holiday (end)
-Monday June 12, 2023
School holidays : One week later for Class 12 -- two weeks later for Class 11
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Thursday June 29, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Annual Closing of Reserve Bank of India
-Saturday July 1, 2023
Banks only :
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
