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FESTIVALS OF INDIA

It is well known that no other country holds so many festivals of antiquity as does India. Each festival brings an episode of some remote past back to the memory. Owing to its religious and regional variations, India has a number of festivals.

There are said to be more number of festivals in India, than there are days in a year. The religious and national ones are celebrated with great gaiety. The cultural ones attract many great artists from all over India. Hardly a day passes without a festival taking place somewhere in India. They range from small one-day village or temple functions to weeklong art functions.

In India, during the pre-historic Indus valley civilization (3000BC to 1500BC) people had been celebrating various occasions of joy. This is evident from the archaeological excavations at Mohenjadaro and Harappa. Those practices continued during the Epic and Vedic times (800-300BC). During the Mauryan times functions like birthday, marriages, return from a victory were indeed a grand show of wealth and pomp. Festive assemblies like Utsavs were held by the Kings to entertain people where delicious food and drinks were supplied. Such social festivals continued to be popular during the imperial Gupta age too. Festivals accompanied the worship of Gods and Goddesses.


Only a few of the festivals take place on a particular date. Most of them follow the lunar calendar and hence the exact date of the festivals varies from year to year. Muslim holidays and Muslim festivals follow the Islamic calendar. Most of the cultural festivals take place during the winter season. Most of the days of the festivals are not determined by the pre-set dates of a linear calendar, but according to the waxing and the waning of the moon. Fairs and festivals are moments of remembrance and commemoration of the birthdays and the deeds of great gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, gurus, prophets and saints. Seasonal or secular festivals underline the unity that draws together seemingly diverse groups.

For the men, festivals mean display of valour and virility through various races like the boat races of Kerala, or wrestling matches and animal fights. For the women it means cleaning the house and decorating it according to their artistic inclinations and proving their culinary skills to satisfy their wards and their hubbies. For the children, it is a time to be away from the tedious schools, with savories to munch all the time, new costumes and plenty of free time to roam around with their friends. Festivals also reinforce the presence of God in the life of the individual, the family and the community as a whole.

LIST OF FESTIVALS - 2025

New Year's Day 1st, January Id-Ul-Fitr * 31th, March
Lohri 13th, January Independence Day 15th, August
Makara Sankranti 14th, January Raksha Bandan 9th, August
Republic Day 26th, January Gokula Astami 15th, August
Vasanth Panchami 2th, February Id - Ul - Zuha * 7th, June
Maha Shivratri 26th, February Muharram 27th, July
Holi 14th, March Gandhi Jayanthi 2nd, October
Good Friday 18th, April Dussera 2th, October
Easter 20th, April March Diwali 20th, October
Ram Navami 6th, April Govardan Puja 22th, October
Baisakhi 13th, April Guru Nanak Jayanthi 5th, November November
Tamil New Year 14th, April Id- Ul - Milad * 28th, September
Mahavir Jayanthi 10th, April Christmas 25th, December

RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS OF INDIA - (2025)

Hindu Festivals

Makara Sankranthi/Pongal January, 14th
Maha Shivratri February, 26th
Holi March, 14th
Telugu New Year March, 30th
Tamil New Year April, 14th
Ram Navami April, 6th
Mahavir Jayanthi April, 10th
Onam festival September, 5th
Gokula Ashtami August, 16th
Ganesh Chathurthi August, 27th
Dussehra October, 2th
Diwali October, 20th

Christian Festivals

Palm Sunday April, 13th
Good Friday April, 18th
Easter Day April, 20th
Christmas Day December, 25th

Buddhist Festivals

Paranirvana Day February, 15th
Wesak(Buddha Day) May, 12th
Dharma Day July, 10th

Jewish Festivals

Purim March 13th - March 14th
Passover 1st Day April, 12th
Jewish New Year September 22nd - September 24th
Day of Atonement October 1st - October 2nd
Tabernacles October 1st - October 2nd

Sikh Festivals

Birthday of Guru Gobind January ,6th
Baisakhi April, 13th
Martyrdom of ArjanDev May, 30th
Gurunanak Jayanthi November, 5th
TeghBahadur Martyr Day November, 24th

Islamic Festivals

Id-Ul-Zuha * June 6th - June 7th
Al- Hijira( Muslim Newyear) July 25th - July 26th
Muharram July, 27th
Milad-Un-Nabi* September 4th - September 5th
Id-e-Milad September 4th - September 5th
Lailat-Al-IsrawaAl-Miraj January , 27th
Ramadan 1st February , 28th
Id-ul-fitr March 30th - March 31th
Ramzan Id March 31st
* Subject to appearance of Moon

NATIONAL FESTIVALS OF INDIA - (2025)

Valentines' Day February, 14th
Doctor's Day July, 1st
May Day May, 1st
Mother's Day May, 11th
Father's Day June, 15th
Friendship Day August, 3rd
Teacher's Day September, 5th
Grand Parent's Day September, 7th
Children's Day November, 14th


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