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January |
- 1st - The Beginning of the
New Year
- 13th - Lohri : Punjabi festival,
celebrated a day before Makar Sankranti,
to mark the culmination of winter.
- 14th - Makar Sankranti : Celebrates
the Sun's entry into the Tropic
of Capricon in Magha Maas, as well
as the awakening of the Gods from
their long slumber.
- 14th - Pongal : The most important
and celebrated harvest festival
of South India.
- 21st - Bakr-id : Commemorates
Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to
sacrifice his son on Allah's orders.
- 26th - Republic Day : The
day Independent India adopted its
constitution.
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- 13th - Basant
Panchami : A festival celebrated during
Spring, in reverence of Goddess Saraswati
the Goddess of Knowledge.
- 14th - Valentine's
Day : Commemorating Saint Valentine of Rome,
who conducted secret marriages, defying
the decree of Emperor Claudius II that outlawed
marriagesof young men.
- 19th - Birth
anniversary of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
- 20th - Muharram
: Commemorating the death of Hazrat
Imam Hussain, in the battle of Karbala.
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March |
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8th
- Maha Shivratri : Festival to celebrate
the day Lord Shiva was married to Parvathy.
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8th
- International Woman's Day.
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14th
- Sikh New Year : Nanakshahi Era 537 begings.
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21st
- Jamshed Navroz : Beginning of Parsi New
Year as per Fasli Calendar.
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25th
- Good Friday : Originally known as God's
Friday, this is to commemorate the crucifixion
of Jesus Christ.
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25th
- Holi
: Celebrating Lord Vishnu's intervetion
to save Prahlad from Holika.
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26th
- Dhuleti/Vasantotsava : Celebrating the
arrival of Spring by sprayingcolored water
on others.
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27th
- Easter Sunday : Commemorating
the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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April |
- 9th - Ugadi :
Beginning of the Hindu Lunar Calendar. While
it is Ugadi in Andhra and Karnataka, in Maharashtrait
is Gudi Padava.
- 9th - Cheti Chand
: Beginning of Sindhi New Year.
- 13th - Baisakhi
: A festival in North India to celebrate harvest
and the New Year.
- 14th - Ambedkar
Jayanthi : Birth Anniversary of Dr. B R Ambedkar,
father of Indian Constitution.
- 14th - Puthandu/
Vishu : Beginning of the Tamil/ Malayalam
New Year.
- 15th - Poila Baisakh/
Bihu : Beginning of the Bengali and Assameae
New Year.18th
- 18th -
Ramnavami : Birth Anniversary
of Lord Rama.
- 22nd - Mahavir
Jayanti : Birth Anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavir,
founder of Jainism.
- 22nd - Eid - E
- Milad : Birth Anniversary of Prophet Mohammed.
- 24th - Hanuman
Jayanthi : Birth Anniversary of Hanuman, devotee
of Lord Rama.
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