Public Holidays in Tamil Nadu in 2018

Tamil Nadu 2018
Tamil Nadu
2018

List of Holidays in Tamil Nadu in 2018

Day Date Holiday Name Type Comments
Monday New Year's Day Regional Holiday Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Miizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only
Sunday Pongal Regional Holiday
Monday Thiruvalluvar Day Regional Holiday
Tuesday Uzhavar Tirunal Regional Holiday Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only
Friday Republic Day Public Holiday
Sunday Telugu New Year's Day Regional Holiday Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
Thursday Mahaveer Jayanthi Regional Holiday The most important religious holiday in Jainism
Friday Good Friday Regional Holiday
Sunday Bank Holiday Not A Public Holiday Banks only. Annual accounts closing
Monday Bank Holiday Not A Public Holiday Banks only. Annual accounts closing
Saturday Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Regional Holiday
Saturday Tamil New Year Regional Holiday Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only
Tuesday Labour Day Regional Holiday Many states
Friday Ramzan Holiday Regional Holiday Most states
Wednesday Public Holiday Regional Holiday
Wednesday Independence Day Public Holiday
Wednesday Bakrid Regional Holiday Many states
Sunday Krishna Jayanthi Regional Holiday
Thursday Ganesh Chaturthi Regional Holiday Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Friday Ashura Regional Holiday Day of Ashurah
Tuesday Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Public Holiday
Thursday Dussehra Regional Holiday Vijaya Dashami
Friday Dussehra Regional Holiday Vijaya Dashami
Monday Deepavali Holiday Government Holiday Tamil Nadu
Tuesday Deepavali Regional Holiday Tamil Nadu
Wednesday Maulud Nabi Regional Holiday Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Tuesday Christmas Day Regional Holiday Observed in all states
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Notes

  • Public holidays observed by private companies usually follow the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) Act. The four national holidays, (26th January, 1st May, 15th August and 2nd October) are supplemented by five festival holidays selected from any of the festivals given the religious and regional interests of the employees