Public Holidays in Haryana in 2020
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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
- 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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: Maha Shivratri
- According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.
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: Holi
- Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology
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: Shaheedi Diwas
- Commemorates three martyrs executed by the British for planting a bomb in 1929
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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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: 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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: 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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: 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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: Id-ul-Fitr
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Maharana Pratap Jayanti
- 3rd day of Jyeshta. Honours an eminent ruler in the region in the 16th century
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: Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti
- Several states. Birthday of a 15th century mystic and poet. Celebrated on Jyeshtha Purnima
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: Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh
- A revolutionary, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer on March 13th 1940
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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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: Raksha Bandhan
- Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters.
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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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: Independence Day
- On the 15th of August 1947, India became completely independent from British rule
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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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: Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
- Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
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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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: Dussehra
- The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
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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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: Haryana Day
- Commemorates the day when the state of Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966
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: Diwali
- Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
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: Vishvakarma Day
- Vishvakarma Puja is a day of celebration for Vishvakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect
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: Guru Nanak's Birthday
- Falls on the full moon day of the Kartik month of the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated all over India to commemorate the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
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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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