Public Holidays in Karnataka in 2020
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: Sankranti
- Several states. A harvest festival marking the start of spring.
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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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: Maha Shivratri
- According to Hindu mythology, Shivaratri symbolizes the wedding day of Lord Shiva.
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: Ugadi
- Ugadi marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the moon's orbit.
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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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: Mahavir Jayanti
- Mahavir Jayanti celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara (24 great sages)
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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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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: Basava Jayanthi
- Karnataka. Marks the birthday of Basavanna, the founding saint of the Lingayat religion
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: May Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Khutub-E-Ramzan
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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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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: Independence Day
- On the 15th of August 1947, India became completely independent from British rule
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: Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vratha
- Ganesh Chaturthi is the day when all Hindus celebrate one of the most popular deities, Lord Ganesh
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: Last Day of Moharam
- Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
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: Mahalaya Amavasya
- Marks the first day of the festival of Durga Puja
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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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: Vijayadashami
- The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
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: Eid Milad
- Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
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: Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti
- Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He lived in the first millennium BCE
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: Kannada Rajyothsava
- All the Kannada speaking regions of south India were merged to form the state of Karnataka on Nov 1st 1956
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: Narak Chaturdashi
- Karnataka. The second day of the five-day-long festival of Diwali
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: Balipadyami Deepavali
- Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
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: Kanakadasa Jayanthi
- This public holiday in Karnataka marks the birthday of the great poet and saint shri Kanaka Dasa
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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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