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Bank Holiday (Not a Public Holiday)
All banks are closed on April 1 due to the customary annual closing of accounts Banks only. Annual accounts closing Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Shab-I-Miraj (Regional Holiday)
Isra and Mi'raj marks the Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and the ascent into heaven Jammu & Kashmir Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Odisha Day (Regional Holiday)
Celebrated in Odisha to mark formation of the state as a separate province on April 1st 1936 Odisha Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Thiruvalluvar Day (Regional Holiday)
Tanil Nadu. The fourth day of the Pongal celebrations is called Thiruvalluvar Day. It is dedicated to the sun god, Surya. Puducherry, Tamil Nadu Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Easter Sunday (Regional Holiday)
Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed. Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Sankranti (Regional Holiday)
A harvest festival marking the start of spring. Several states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Good Friday (Regional Holiday)
Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus. Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Pongal (Regional Holiday)
A popular harvest and thanksgiving festival marking the start of spring Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Maundy Thursday (Regional Holiday)
Also Known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist Kerala only Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Magh Bihu Holiday (Regional Holiday)
A harvest festival marking the start of spring. Assam Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Shaheedi Diwas (Regional Holiday)
Commemorates three martyrs executed by the British for planting a bomb in 1929 Haryana Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Sankranti (Regional Holiday)
A harvest festival marking the start of spring. Several states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Holi (Regional Holiday)
Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Maghe Sankranti (Regional Holiday)
A popular harvest and thanksgiving festival marking the start of spring Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Yaosang 2nd Day (Regional Holiday)
Manipur. This festival that combines Hindu and folk traditions is celebrated for five days in spring on the full moon in the month of Lamda Manipur Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Bhogi (Regional Holiday)
Bhogi is the first day of the four-day celebration of Pongal Some states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Doljatra (Regional Holiday)
Doljatra is the last festival of the Bengali year and celebrates the love between Krishna and Radha Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Tusu Puja (Regional Holiday)
An important festival of the Tea Tribes of Assam celebrated in the month of Puh and Maagh Assam Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Bhumchu Festival (Regional Holiday)
An annual Buddhist festival that is said to predict the fate of Sikkim state for the coming year. Sikkim Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Birthday of Swami Vivekananda (Regional Holiday)
West Bengal only. Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna West Bengal Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Bihar Divas (Regional Holiday)
Bihar Divas marks the formation of the state of Bihar on March 22nd 1912 Bihar Only Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Missionary Day (Regional Holiday)
Marks the arrival of two Christian missionaries to the region in 1894 Mizoram Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Holi Dahan (Regional Holiday)
The day before Holi commemorates the burning of the demon Holika Day before Holi Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (Regional Holiday)
Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten living Sikh Gurus, was born on December 22nd 1666 in Patna, Bihar, India. Some states Information provided by www.officeholidays.com
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Doljatra (Regional Holiday)
Doljatra is the last festival of the Bengali year and celebrates the love between Krishna and Radha Information provided by www.officeholidays.com