As we begin our 2018 journey, here's a look at all the holidays in India. 2018 is going to be an exciting year for those who want long weekends as proper planning can give you about 15 of them throughout this year. If your new year's resolution is to travel, 2018 has got your back.
Let's start by listing out the potential long weekends from January throughout December. You might need to apply leaves on some occasions to fill the gap in a long weekend. Here's your guide:
January
Jan. 20 – Saturday
Jan. 21 – Sunday
Jan. 22 – Basant PanchmiJan. 26 – Republic Day
Jan. 27 – Saturday
Jan. 28 – Sunday
February
Feb. 10 – Saturday
Feb. 11 – Sunday
Feb. 12 – Apply for leave
Feb. 13 – Maha Shivratri
March
March 1 – Holika Dhan
March 2 – Holi
March 3 – Saturday
March 4 – SundayMarch 29 – Mahavir Jayanti
March 30 – Good Friday
March 31 – Saturday
April 1 – Sunday
April
April 28 – Saturday
April 29 – Sunday
April 30 – Buddha Purnima
May 1 – Labour Day
June
June 15 – Eid-ul-Fitr
June 16 – Saturday
June 17 – Sunday
August
Aug. 15 – Independence Day
Aug. 16 – Apply for leave
Aug. 17 – Parsi New Year
Aug. 18 – Saturday
Aug. 19 – SundayAug. 22 – Eid-ul-Adha
Aug. 23 – Apply for leave
Aug. 24 – Onam
Aug. 25 – Saturday
Aug. 26 – Sunday
September
Sept. 1 – Saturday
Sept. 2 – Sunday
Sept. 3 – JanmashtmiSept. 13 – Ganesh Chaturthi
Sept. 14 – Apply for leave
Sept. 15 – Saturday
Sept. 16 – Sunday
October
Sept. 29 – Saturday
Sept. 30 – Sunday
Oct. 1 – Apply for leave
Oct. 2 – Gandhi JayantiOct. 18 – Ram Navami
Oct. 19 – Dussehra
Oct. 20 – Saturday
Oct. 21 – Sunday
November
Nov. 3 – Saturday
Nov. 4 – Sunday
Nov. 5 – Dhanteras
Nov. 6 – Apply for leave
Nov. 7 – Diwali
Nov. 8 – Govardhan Puja
Nov. 9 – Bhai Duj
Nov. 10 – Saturday
Nov. 11 – Sunday
December
Dec. 22 – Saturday
Dec. 23 – Sunday
Dec. 24 – Apply for leave
Dec. 25 – Christmas
Are you looking forward to 2018 now? But do note that these long weekends are based on general holidays and it is best to check with your HR for your official holiday list and refer to this guide for a long weekend. Some public holidays might differ from one state to another.
For your better information, we have listed central government's compulsory and restricted holidays in 2018 below:
Compulsory holidays 2018
January 26 – Republic Day
February 14 – Maha Shivratri
March 29 – Mahavir Jayanti
March 30 – Good Friday
April 30 – Buddha Purnima
June 16 – Eid-ul-Fitr
August 15 – Independence Day
August 22 – Eid-ul-Adha
September 3 – Janmashtami
September 21 – Muharam
October 2 – Gandhi Jayanti
October 19 – Dussehra
November 7 – Diwali
November 21 – Milad-un-Nabi / Eid Milad
November 23 – Guru Nanak's birthday
December 25 – Christmas
Restricted holidays 2018
January 1 – New Year's Day
January 22 – Basant Panchami
January 31 – Guru Ravida's birthday
February 10 – Swami Dayananda / Saraswati Jayanti
February 19 – Shivaji Jayanti
March 1 – Holika Dahan
April 14 – Vaisakhi
May 9 – Guru Rabindranath's birthday
June 15 – Jamat-ul-vida
July 14 – Rath Yatra
August 17 – Parsi New Year
August 25 – Onam
September 13 – Vinayaka Chaturthi
October 16 – Dussehra Maha Saptami
October 17 – Dussehra Maha Ashtami
October 18 – Dussehra Maha Navami
October 24 – Maharishi Valmiki's birthday
October 27 – Karva Chouth
November 6 – Deepavali (South India)
November 8 – Govardhan Puja
November 9 – Bhai Duj
November 13 – Pratihar Sashthhi
November 24 – Guru Tej Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
December 24 – Christmas
If you're here for the calendar for Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist Religions, check them out below. Note that Islamic, Jewish and Baha'i holidays begin at sunset the previous day.
Religious holidays in 2018:
Hindu festivals
Jan. 14: Makar Sankranti/Pongal
Jan. 22: Vasant Panchami
Feb. 13: Maha Shivaratri
March 1: Holika Dahan
March 1-2: Holi
March 18: Gudi Padwa (Hindi New Year)
March 18: Ugadi (Kannada, Telugu New Year)
March 25: Rama Navami
March 31: Hanuman Jayanti
April 14: Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
April 14: Vaisakhi/Baisakhi/Vishu
April 15: Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year)
April 18: Akshaya Tritiya
May 15: Savitri Puja
July 14: Puri Ratha Yatra
July 27: Guru Purnima
Aug. 15: Nag Panchami
Aug. 24: Varalakshmi Vratam
Aug. 24: Onam
Aug. 26: Raksha Bandhan
Sept. 2: Krishna Janmashtami
Sept. 13: Ganesh Chaturthi
Sept. 17: Vishwakarma Puja
Oct. 8: Mahalaya Amavasya
Oct. 10-18: Navaratri
Oct. 19: Dusshera
Oct. 23: Sharad Purnima
Oct. 27: Karwa Chauth
Nov. 5: Dhanteras
Nov. 6: Diwali
Nov. 9: Bhai Dooj
Nov. 13: Chhath Puja
Nov. 23: Kartik Poornima
Dec. 18: Geeta Jayanti
Dec. 16: Dhanu Sankranti
Christian festivals
Jan. 6: Epiphany
Feb 2: Candlemas
Feb 14: St. Valentine's Day
Feb. 14: Ash Wednesday
March 17: St. Patrick's Day
March 19: St. Joseph's Day
March 25: Palm Sunday
March 29: Maundy Thursday
March 30: Good Friday
April 1: Easter
April 2: Easter Monday
May 10: Ascension of Jesus
May 20: Pentecost
May 27: Trinity Sunday
May 31: Corpus Christi
June 29: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
Aug. 1: Lammas
Aug. 15: The Assumption of Mary
Sept. 14: Holy Cross Day
Sept. 29: Michaelmas
Oct. 31: All Hallows Eve
Nov. 1: All Saints' Day
Nov. 2: All Souls' Day
Nov. 25: Christ the King
Nov. 30: St. Andrew's Day
Dec. 2: Advent
Dec. 6: St. Nicholas Day
Dec. 24: Christmas Eve
Dec. 25: Christmas
Dec. 28: Holy Innocents
Dec. 31: Watch Night
Islamic festivals
April 13: Lailat al Miraj
May 1: Lailat al Bara'ah
May 15: Start of Ramadan
June 10: Laylat al Qadr
June 14: Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
Aug. 20: Waqf al Arafa – Hajj
Aug. 21: Eid al-Adha
Sept. 11: Hijra (Islamic New Year)
Sept. 20: Ashura
Nov. 20: Milad un Nabi
Buddhist festivals
Jan. 2 – Mahayana New Year
Feb. 8 – Nirvana Day
Feb. 15 – Parinirvana
Feb. 16 – Lunar New Year
March 15 – Magha Puja/Sangha Day
April 30 – Theravada New Year
May 22 – Hanamatsuri
May 29– Wesak or Buddha Day
July 27 – Asala/Dharma Day
Dec. 8 – Bodhi Day
Jewish Holidays
Jan. 30: Tu B'Shevat
Feb. 28-March 1: Purim
March 30: Passover
April 28: Second Passover
May 2: Lag B'Omer
May 19-21: Shavuot
July 26: The 15th of Av
July 30: Fast of the 17th of Tammuz
July 31: Fast of Tish'a B'Av
Sept. 9-11: Rosh Hashanah
Sept. 18: Yom Kippur
Sept 23-30: Sukkot
Dec. 3-10: Chanukah or Hanukkah
Dec 22: December Solstice
On behalf of International Business Times, India, we wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year.
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