Hinduism is the world’s third largest religion with more than a billion followers. The majority of Hindu people live in India and Nepal. However it is also practiced by certain South Asian diaspora in Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines & Bali (Indonesia). The Hindu calendar, also called Panchanga, is an ancient time reckoning system used for, among other things, determining the dates of Hindu festivals. Here we have provided the dates of the public holidays 2020.
Day | Date | Holiday Name |
January 2020 | ||
Wednesday | 01 January 2020 | New Year's Day |
Thursday | 02 January 2020 | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti |
Tuesday | 14 January 2020 | Lohri |
Wednesday | 15 January 2020 | Pongal |
Wednesday | 15 January 2020 | Makar Sankranti |
Saturday | 25 January 2020 | Chinese New Year |
Sunday | 26 January 2020 | Republic Day |
Wednesday | 29 January 2020 | Vasant Panchami |
February 2020 | ||
Sunday | 09 February 2020 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
Tuesday | 18 February 2020 | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
Wednesday | 19 February 2020 | Shivaji Jayanti |
Friday | 21 February 2020 | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri |
March 2020 | ||
Monday | 09 March 2020 | Holika Dahan |
Tuesday | 10 March 2020 | Holi |
April 2020 | ||
Thursday | 02 April 2020 | Rama Navami |
Monday | 06 April 2020 | Mahavir Jayanti |
Friday | 10 April 2020 | Good Friday |
Sunday | 12 April 2020 | Easter Day |
Monday | 13 April 2020 | Vaisakhi |
Tuesday | 14 April 2020 | Mesadi/Vaisakhadi |
Tuesday | 14 April 2020 | Ambedkar Jayanti |
May 2020 | ||
Friday | 01 May 2020 | May Day |
Thursday | 07 May 2020 | Buddha Purnima/Vesak |
Thursday | 07 May 2020 | Birthday of Ravindranath |
Sunday | 10 May 2020 | Mother's Day |
Friday | 22 May 2020 | Jamat Ul-Vida |
Monday | 25 May 2020 | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitr |
July 2020 | ||
Sunday | 05 July 2020 | Guru Purnima |
Friday | 31 July 2020 | Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha |
August 2020 | ||
Monday | 03 August 2020 | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) |
Tuesday | 11 August 2020 | Janmashtami (Smarta) |
Wednesday | 12 August 2020 | Janmashtami |
Saturday | 15 August 2020 | Independence Day |
Sunday | 16 August 2020 | Parsi New Year |
Saturday | 22 August 2020 | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi |
Saturday | 29 August 2020 | Muharram/Ashura |
Monday | 31 August 2020 | Onam |
October 2020 | ||
Friday | 02 October 2020 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
Thursday | 22 October 2020 | Maha Saptami |
Friday | 23 October 2020 | Maha Ashtami |
Saturday | 24 October 2020 | Maha Navami |
Sunday | 25 October 2020 | Dussehra |
Thursday | 29 October 2020 | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad |
Saturday | 31 October 2020 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
November 2020 | ||
Wednesday | 04 November 2020 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) |
Saturday | 14 November 2020 | Naraka Chaturdasi |
Saturday | 14 November 2020 | Diwali/Deepavali |
Sunday | 15 November 2020 | Govardhan Puja |
Monday | 16 November 2020 | Bhai Duj |
Friday | 20 November 2020 | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) |
Tuesday | 24 November 2020 | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
Monday | 30 November 2020 | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
December 2020 | ||
Thursday | 24 December 2020 | Christmas Eve |
Friday | 25 December 2020 | Christmas |
Thursday | 31 December 2020 | New Year's Eve |
