Public Holidays in Sikkim in 2023
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Maghe Sankranti
- A popular harvest and thanksgiving festival marking the start of spring
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: Sonam Lhosar
- This is the New Year of the Tamang people and the most important festival in their calendar.
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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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: Losar
- Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar
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: Holi Dahan
- The day before Holi commemorates the burning of the demon Holika
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: Bhumchu Festival
- An annual Buddhist festival that is said to predict the fate of Sikkim state for the coming year.
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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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: 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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: Id-Ul-Fitr
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Sikkim State Day
- The Northeast Indian state of Sikkim joined the Indian union on May 16th 1975
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: Saga Dawas
- Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana
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: Bhanu Jayanti
- Sikkim. Marks the birth anniversary of an important 19th century Nepali writer, poet, and translator.
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: Drukpa Tsheshi
- A public holiday on the fourth day of the sixth month in the Bhutanese calendar
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: Tendong Lho Rum Faat
- Tendong Lho Rumfaat (Prayer of the Tendong Mountain) is a festival of the Lepcha people of north-east India.
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: Independence Day
- On the 15th of August 1947, India became completely independent from British rule
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: Nepali Bhasha Manyata Diwas
- Marks the day the language was recognised in the eighth schedule of the Constitution in 1992.
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: Pang Lhabsol
- This is the main festival of the Hindu Nepalese community of Sikkim celebrated usually in the month of September.
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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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: Indra Jatra
- An eight-day long festival of the Newari community of the Kathmandu Valley, commonly known as Yenyā
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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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: Birthday of Nar Bahadur Bhandari
- Marks the birthday of a former Chief Minister of Sikkim.
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: Maha Navami
- The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
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: Durga Puja
- Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
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: Lhabab Duechen
- Marks return of Lord Buddha to earth from the heavenly realm after three months of teaching
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: Laxmi Puja (Deepawali)
- The third day of Tihar is when Lakshmi the goddess of wealth is worshipped
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: Teyongsi Sirijunga Sawan Tongnam
- This festival celebrates the birth anniversary of Limboo revivalist Teyongsi Sirijonga.
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: Kagyed Dance
- Kagyed is a masked dance performed by Buddhist monks in Sikkim as reverence to the almighty and as a means to ward off evils.
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: Losoong/Namsoong
- An important harvest festival for Lepchas and Bhutias in Sikkim.
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: Losoong/Namsoong
- An important harvest festival for Lepchas and Bhutias in Sikkim.
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: Losoong/Namsoong
- An important harvest festival for Lepchas and Bhutias in Sikkim.
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: Losoong/Namsoong
- An important harvest festival for Lepchas and Bhutias in Sikkim.
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: Losoong/Namsoong
- An important harvest festival for Lepchas and Bhutias in Sikkim.
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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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: Sakewa
- An important festival for the Kirat Khambu Rai community in Sikkim.
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: Tamu Lhosar
- The festival of Tamu Lhosar is marked as the New Year by the Gurung people to celebrate their unique cultural and traditional values.
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: Barahimizong
- Mangar people come together to pay homage to their forefathers by performing various religious rituals and rites.
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