Public Holidays in Punjab in 2020
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: Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
- 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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: Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji
- 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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: 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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: Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji
- Sri Guru Nabha Das was a 16th century saint, theologian and the writer of the Holy Scripture, The Bhagat Maal.
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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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: 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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: Lord Parshuram 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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: Idu'l Fitr
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji
- Guru Arjun Dev was the fifth Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr, killed in 1606. ☬
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: Kabir Jayanti
- Several states. Birthday of a 15th century mystic and poet. Celebrated on Jyeshtha Purnima
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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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: 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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: Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
- Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
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: Baba Banda Singh Bahadur ji Birthday
- Commemorates the 350th birth anniversary of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur ji.
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: Agarsain 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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: Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji
- 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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: Vishvakarma Day
- Vishvakarma Puja is a day of celebration for Vishvakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect
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: Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak ji
- 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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: Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
- Punjab. Guru Teg Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus (Prophets) of the Sikh religion
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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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