2015 Public Holidays of West Bengal in India, Holiday List 2015
Day | Date | Holiday | Comments | ||
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Monday | January 12 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | West Bengal only. | ||
Friday | January 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian freedom movement | ||
Saturday | January 24 | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, West Bengal only | ||
Monday | January 26 | Republic Day | Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India | ||
Thursday | March 05 | Doljatra | Holi Dahan. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal only. | ||
Thursday | April 02 | Mahavir Jayanti | The most important religious holiday in Jainism | ||
Friday | April 03 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday | ||
Tuesday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar | ||
Wednesday | April 15 | Bengali New Year | Tripura, West Bengal only | ||
Friday | May 01 | May Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only | ||
Saturday | May 09 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Tripura, West Bengal. A Bengali polymath who reshaped literature and music. | ||
Saturday | July 18 | Idul Fitr | All states except Goa, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh | ||
Saturday | August 15 | Independence Day |
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Thursday | September 24 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. Except Delhi, Tamil Nadu. | ||
Friday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti | ||
Monday | October 12 | Mahalaya | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. | ||
Tuesday | October 20 | Saptami of Durgapuja | Tripura, West Bengal only | ||
Thursday | October 22 | Dussehra | Vijaya Dashami. Except Kerala | ||
Saturday | October 24 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah | ||
Tuesday | October 27 | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. | ||
Wednesday | November 11 | Kali Puja | West Bengal only. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali | ||
Wednesday | November 25 | Guru Nanak Birthday | The Birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik | ||
Friday | December 25 | Christmas Day |
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