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Public Holidays in Telangana in 2018
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Christmas Day
25 December 2018 This Regional holiday is in 14 days. The day celebrates the Nativity of Jesus, the date which according to tradition took pl...
Boxing Day
26 December 2018 This Regional holiday is in 15 days. Meghalaya, Mizoram, Telangana. The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St...
New Year's Day
1 January 2019 This Regional holiday is in 21 days. New Years Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar,...
National and Regional Public holidays of Telangana in 2018
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | January 01 | New Year's Day | Several states |
| Sunday | January 14 | Bhogi | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| Monday | January 15 | Sankranti | Several states |
| Friday | January 26 | Republic Day | |
| Tuesday | February 13 | Maha Shivratri | Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha |
| Thursday | March 01 | Holi | Telangana, Jammu Province |
| Sunday | March 18 | Ugadi | Telugu and Kannada New Year |
| Monday | March 26 | Ram Navami | Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Telangana |
| Friday | March 30 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Sunday | April 01 | Bank Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
| Thursday | April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only |
| Saturday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar |
| Saturday | June 16 | Idul Fitr | Several states |
| Sunday | June 17 | Idul Fitr Holiday | Telangana |
| Monday | August 06 | Bonalu | |
| Wednesday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
| Friday | August 17 | Public Holiday | Several states. Govt. holiday for funeral of Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Wednesday | August 22 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. Many states |
| Monday | September 03 | Janmashtami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
| Tuesday | September 11 | Muharram | Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community |
| Thursday | September 13 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Friday | September 21 | Muharram | Many states |
| Tuesday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Tuesday | October 09 | Bathukamma Starting day | Nine days before Durgastami |
| Wednesday | October 17 | Durgastami | Several states |
| Thursday | October 18 | Mahanavami | Several states. Ninth Day of Dussehra |
| Thursday | October 18 | Dusshera | Vijaya Dashmi. Several states |
| Wednesday | November 07 | Deepavali | Telengana |
| Wednesday | November 21 | Id-e-Milad | |
| Friday | November 23 | Guru Nanak Birthday | The Birthday of the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik |
| Friday | December 07 | Public Holiday | General Elections to State Legislative Assembly |
| Tuesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |
| Wednesday | December 26 | Boxing Day | Meghalaya, Mizoram, Telangana |
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.
Public Holiday News
- 14 August 2018: Bakrid 2018: India To Celebrate Eid-ul-Adha On August 23