Public Holidays in Haryana in 2016
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: Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday
- Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten living Sikh Gurus, was born on December 22nd 1666 in Patna, Bihar, India.
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: Republic Day
- Indian Republic Day is celebrated on January 26th and commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India.
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: Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti
- Haryana only. Sir Chhotu Ram was one of the most prominent pre-partition politicians in Punjab
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: Vasant Panchami
- 4th Day of Magha. On this day Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, art and culture
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: Guru Ravidas Jayanti
- Guru Ravidas was a north Indian mystic in the 15th century
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: Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
- Haryana. An important 19th century Hindu leader
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: Maha Shivratri
- According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.
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: Shaheedi Diwas
- Commemorates three martyrs executed by the British for planting a bomb in 1929
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: Holi
- Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
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: Bank Holiday
- All banks are closed on April 1 due to the customary annual closing of accounts
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: Vaisakhi
- The beginning of the harvest season and birth of the Khalsa
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: Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
- Celebrated to mark the birthday of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, politician, philosopher, anthropologist, historian and economist
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: Ram Navami
- Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya celebrated on the ninth day of Chaitra
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: Mahavir Jayanti
- Mahavir Jayanti celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara (24 great sages)
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: Parashurama Jayanti
- Parshurama is the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is the son of Renuka and one of the saptarishi Sage Jamadagni
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: Buddha Purnima
- Commemorates the birthday of Buddha
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: Maharana Pratap Jayanti
- 3rd day of Jyeshta. An eminent ruler in the region in the 16th century
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: Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti
- Gazetted holiday in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab.
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: Idul Fitr
- Marks the end of the fasting period of the Islamic month of Ramadan
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: Independence Day
- On the 15th of August 1947, India became completely independent from British rule
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: Janmashtami
- The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita
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: Teej
- Teej is a festival, celebrated in Northern India and Nepal to welcome the monsoon season
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: Bakrid
- Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day
- Honours those who have laid down their lives while safeguarding the frontiers of the nation
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: Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
- Maharaja Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, from whom the Agrawal and Agrahari communities are descended
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: Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
- Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
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: Islamic New Year
- Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
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: Dussehra
- The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
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: Ashura
- Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram.
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: Maharishi Valmiki Birthday
- Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE
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: Diwali
- Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
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: Haryana Day
- Commemorates the day when the state of Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966
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: Vishvakarma Day
- Haryana. A day of celebration for Vishwakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect
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: Chhath Puja
- Assam, Bihar, Haryana, UP. An ancient Hindu festival which give thanks to the Sun God
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: Guru Nanak's Birthday
- The Birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik
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: Mawlid
- Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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: Shaheed Udham Singh's Birthday
- Haryana. A revolutionary, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer on 13 March 1940
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