Public Holidays in Kerala in 2019

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: Mannam Jayanthi

: Republic Day

: Maha Shivratri

: Bank Holiday

: Dr Ambedkar Jayanti

: Vishu

  • Vishu is celebrated with much fanfare and energy in all parts of Kerala. It is considered a festival of light and fireworks


: Maundy Thursday

: Good Friday

: Easter Sunday

  • Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.


: Labour Day

: Id-ul-Fitr

: Karkidaka Vavu

: Id-ul-Ad'ha

  • 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.


: Independence Day

: Sreekrishna Jayanthi

: Ayyankali Jayanthi

: Ashura

  • Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram


: First Onam

  • Onam lasts 10 days with official state holidays on three or four days starting from Onam Eve (Uthradom) to the Third Onam Day


: Thiruvonam

: Third Onam

: Fourth Onam

: Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi

: Mahatma Gandhi Birthday

: Mahanavami

: Vijayasasami

: Deepavali

: Milad-i-Sherif

: Christmas Day

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