Public Holidays in Punjab in 2023
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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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: Ram Navami
- Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya celebrated on the ninth day of Chaitra
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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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: 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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: Idu'l Fitr
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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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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: Public Holiday
- A public holiday in Punjab and Chandigarh in honour of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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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
- 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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: 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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: Mahatma Gandhi Birthday
- Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
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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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: Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji
- Punjab. The fourth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism. Given the title of Sikh Guru in August 1574
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: Diwali
- Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
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: Kartar Singh Sarabha Martyrdom Day
- Punjab only. Kartar Singh Sarabha was executed in Lahore Jail on November 16th 1915 at the age of 19
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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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: Public Holiday
- Nepal has declared a public holiday to mark the funeral of Subhash Chandra Nembang, a notable politician.
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: Shaheedi Sabha
- Punjab. Commemorates the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh's family in 1705.
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