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Public Holidays in Goa in 2018
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Goa Liberation Day
19 December 2018 This Regional holiday is in 6 days. Goa. Marks the surrender of Portuguese forces in Goa on 19 December 1961
Christmas Day
25 December 2018 This Regional holiday is in 12 days. The day celebrates the Nativity of Jesus, the date which according to tradition took pl...
Republic Day
26 January 2019 This National holiday is in 44 days. Republic Day is an important national holiday that commemorates the establishment of th...
National and Regional Public holidays of Goa in 2018
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | January 26 | Republic Day | |
| Tuesday | February 13 | Maha Shivratri | Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha |
| Friday | March 02 | Holi | |
| Sunday | March 18 | Gudi Padwa | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Goa |
| Friday | March 30 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Sunday | April 01 | Bank Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
| Saturday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar |
| Tuesday | May 01 | May Day | Many states |
| Saturday | June 16 | Idul Fitr | Several states |
| Wednesday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
| Wednesday | August 22 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. Many states |
| Tuesday | September 11 | Muharram | Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community |
| Thursday | September 13 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Tuesday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Thursday | October 18 | Dusshera | Vijaya Dashmi. Several states |
| Tuesday | November 06 | Deepavali | Several states |
| Wednesday | November 21 | Id-e-Milad | |
| Monday | December 03 | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa only. |
| Wednesday | December 19 | Goa Liberation Day | Goa only |
| Tuesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |
Key
| National Holiday | Regional Holiday | Not a Public Holiday |
Notes
- Only the secular holidays of Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday are observed nationally.
- Public holidays in India tend to be observed on a strictly regional basis. The above dates are Government of India holidays, when government offices will be closed nationwide. In addition, there are numerous festivals and fairs which are also observed in some states as holidays, the dates of which change from year to year.
- Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are the latest known dates.
- Although not government official holidays, Christmas Day and New Year's Day are observed nationally.