14 Long Weekends in 2016 (India)

Here is a piece of very useful information which will help you to plan your vacations properly.

14 long weekends in 2016 to plan a trip during 2016:


1. New Years Day Weekend: 1st - 3rd January (Friday-Sunday)

2. Republic Day Weekend: 23rd - 26th January (Saturday-Tuesday; Apply leave on Monday)

3. Shivratri Weekend:  5th - 7th March (Saturday-Monday)

4. Holi/Easter Weekend: 24th -27th March, (Thursday-Sunday)

5. Gudi Padwa Weekend: 8th-10th April (Friday-Sunday)

6. Ambedkar Jayanti/Ram Navami Weekend: 14th- 17th April (Thursday-Sunday)

7. Independence Day Weekend: 13th-15th August (Saturday-Monday)

8. Janamashthami Weekend: 25th - 28th August (Thursday-Sunday, Apply leave on Friday)

9. Ganesh Chaturthi Weekend:  3rd-5th September, (Saturday-Monday)

10. Bakri Id Weekend: 10th-12th September, (Saturday-Monday)

11. Dussehra/Durga Puja Weekend: 8th-12th October, (Saturday-Wednesday, Apply leave on Monday)
12. Diwali Weekend: 28th-30th October (Friday-Sunday)

13. Guru Nanak Jayanti Weekend: 12th-14th November, (Saturday-Monday)

14. Id-e-Milad Weekend: 10th - 13th December (Saturday-Tuesday, Apply leave on Monday)



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2016 Indian Festival Calendar

English New Year

New Year's Day (Jan 1st)

New Year is the time at which a new calendar year begins. According to the modern Gregorian calendar and  the Julian calendar, January 1 is the first day of the year. 

The day was dedicated to 'Janus' god of gateways and beginnings by Julian calendar. New Year's Day is often observed with fireworks at the midnight(12 A.M)  as the new year starts .Making New Year's resolutions,Inviting people for celebrations and midnight parties are observed during this special day of the year.

Everyone starts their new year with lots of expectation and goo wishes.


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2016 Indian Festival Calendar


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2016 Indian Festival Calendar

Here Goes the reference for the 2016 Indian Festival Calendar :

January :

01    Friday            English New Year14    Thursday         Lohri15    Friday             Makar Sankranti 16    Saturday         Guru Govind Singh jayanthi20 Wednesday     Tailang Swami Jayanti23 Saturday         Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti26 Tuesday          Republic Day31   Sunday           Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

February :

12  Friday            Vasant Panchami(Saraswati Puja)

22  Monday         Guru Ravidas Jayanti

March :

04    Friday            Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti

07  Monday         Maha Shivaratri

10    Thursday       Ramakrishna Jayanti

20    Sunday          Vernal Equinox , Parsi New Year

23    Wednesday Chhoti Holi , Holika Dahan

24    Thursday Holi

25  Friday           Good Friday

26    Saturday   Shivaji Jayanti

27    Sunday         Easter

April :

01    Friday             Bank's Holiday

08  Friday             Gudi Padwa , Ugadi

09    Saturday         Jhulelal Jayanti

13    Wednesday Solar New Year , Baisakhi

14    Thursday        Ambedkar Jayanti

15    Friday             Rama Navami

19    Tuesday          Mahavir Swami Jayanti

21  Thursday        Hazarat Ali's Birthday

May :

03  Tuesday        Vallabhacharya Jayanti

07   Saturday         Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti

11   Wednesday Shankaracharya Jayanti , Surdas Jayanti

21   Saturday Buddha Purnima

June :

07   Tuesday         Maharana Pratap Jayanti

20   Monday         Kabirdas Jayanti

21   Tuesday         Longest Day of Year

July :

01  Friday            Jamat Ul-Vida

06  Wednesday    Jagannath Rathyatra

07   Thursday       Eid al-Fitr , Ramadan

August :

10   Wednesday Tulsidas Jayanti

15  Monday        Independence Day

18   Thursday Rakhi , Raksha Bandhan

25   Thursday Krishna Janmashtami

September :

05   Monday         Ganesh Chaturthi

13   Tuesday         Onam , Eid al-Adha , Bakrid

22   Thursday        Autumnal Equinox

October :

01  Saturday        Maharaja Agresen Jayanti

02   Sunday          Gandhi Jayanti

03 Monday        Al-Hijra , Islamic New Year

09 Sunday          Durga Ashtami

10 Monday        Maha Navami

11   Tuesday         Dussehra , Madhvacharya Jayanti

12 Wednesday    Day of Ashura , Muharram

16   Sunday          Valmiki Jayanti , Meerabai Jayanti

19   Wednesday Karwa Chauth

29   Saturday        Narak Chaturdashi

30   Sunday          Diwali , Lakshmi Puja

31 Monday        Gowardhan Puja

November :

01   Tuesday          Bhaiya Dooj

06  Sunday           Chhath Puja

14  Monday          Guru Nanak Jayanti , Nehru Jayanti

December :

12   Monday          Milad an-Nabi , Id-e-Milad

21   Wednesday  Shortest Day of Year

25  Sunday           Merry Christmas

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