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Smita (-)     29 December 2008

Maximum number of holidays in ayear

Hi,

 

 I am preparing a holiday list for 2009, can anyone help me out with the maximum number of holidays to be given in a year.

 

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Smita



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JAGADEESH GOVIND

JAGADEESH GOVIND (ADVOCATE)     29 December 2008

Hai,


Normaly companies are providing 13 holidays excluding sundays , per year ie 4 National Holidays( Republic Day,May Day,IndependenceDay and  Gandhi Jayanthi ) and 9 Festival Holidays.


Regards,


JAGADEESH

RAKHI BUDHIRAJA ADVOCATE

RAKHI BUDHIRAJA ADVOCATE (LAWYER AT BUDHIRAJA & ASSOCIATES SUPREME COURT OF INDIA)     29 December 2008

Yes, Mr. Jagdish is absolutely right. I do agree with him


 

AEJAZ AHMED

AEJAZ AHMED (Legal Consultant/Lawyer)     29 December 2008

DEAR SMITA,


I think following details will be helpful for your work, 


Public holidays in India

 

India, being a multicultural and multireligious society, celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. There are three national holidays in India: Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti. In addition, many states and regions have local festivals depending on prevalent religious and linguistic demographics. Popular religious festivals include the Hindu festivals of Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Dussehra and the Islamic festivals of Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-aladha, Mawliid-Annabi which are celebrated throughout the country.Moharram, mourning for the Prophet Muhammad's Grandson is observed by some sects of Islam. In addition, the Sikh festivals such as Guru Nanak Jayanti , the Christian festivals such as Christmas, Good Friday and Jain festivals like Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushan are celebrated in certain areas where these religions have a significant following.

 

While having so many Government Holidays keep in line with the idea of peaceful co-existence of all religions, there have been demands from various public bodies that the system of a multitude of religious holidays is hampering economic activities to a great extent.The past two Central Govt. Pay Commissions have recommended the abolition of all Central Govt. Holidays on religious festivals, and instead, substitute with Three national Holidays , i.e, The Independence day (Aug 15), The Republic day (Jan-26) and Gandhi Jayanti--Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation-- (Oct-02).It was also recommended to increase the amount of existing Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays)depending on one's religious persuasion from existing two to eight. The rationale being, 8 holidays can more than cater for the festivals of any particular religion. So there is no point in having more than these many number of holidays,since religion does not warrant a Hindu to celebrate Iid or a Muslim to celebrate Diwali. With the proposed system, however, it was left to the individual to chose which 8 Holidays to celebrate, irrespective of his religious belief. However,this logical recommendation has not been accepted by the Govt. of India, fearing a loss of popularity, and thus Indian Govt. continues with an unusually large number of religious holidays as compared to most other countries.

NATIONAL :


HINDUISIM:

Hindus celebrate a number of Festivals all through the year. From celebrating the advent of spring to celebrating the win of good over evil, Hindu religion and culture provide its followers endless reasons to celebrate. Given below is the list of just a few of these festivals that are celebrated with great zest and fervor.


ISLAMIC :


CHRISTIAN :


SIKHISM :


BUDDHISM:


JAINISM:


ZOROASTRIAN:

The Parsis account for less than 0.007% of the Indian population, but as Mahatma Gandhi said, they are "in number beneath contempt, but in contribution, beyond compare." The same could be said of their festivals. Unfortunately, like the Parsis themselves, these are private and celebrated primarily within the community. The Parsis use the Shahenshahi ("Imperial") version of the Zoroastrian calendar, which differs significantly from the Qadimi ("Ancient") version that their Iranian co-religionists use. For example, New Year is celebrated in the spring by Iranians but falls in late summer for Parsis. In addition to seasonal festivals, called Gahambars, the most eminent celebratory occasions are listed below.


Major Hindu Festival dates 2009


  • Dhanurmasa Pooja Samapthi 13-01-2009

  • Makar Sakranti Pongal Wednesday 14-01-2009

  • Vasant Panchami Saturday 31-01-2009

  • Maha Shivaratri Monday (22) 23-02-2009

  • Holi Wednesday 11-03-2009

  • Chaandramaana Ugadi Friday 27-03-2009

  • Ramayana Week Friday 27-03-2009 to 03-04-2009

  • Ramanavami Friday 03-04-2009

  • Hanuman Jayanti Thursday 09-04-2009

  • Buddha Purnima Friday 08-05-2009

  • Guru Purnima Tuesday 07-07-2009

  • solar Eclipse Wednesday 22-07-2009

  • Raksha Bandhan Wednesday 05-08-2009

  • Krishna Janmashthami Friday 14-08-2009

  • Ganesh Chaturthi Sunday 23-08-2009

  • Pitr-paksha begins Saturday 05-09-2009 To 18-09-2009

  • Navaratri Begins Saturday 19-09-2009 To 27-09-2009

  • Durgashtami 26-09-2009

  • Mahanavami 27-09-2009

  • Vijay Dashami (Dasera) Monday 28-09-2009

  • Deepavali (Diwali) Saturday 17-10-2009

  • Vikram New Year 2066 Sunday 18-10-2009

  • lunar Eclipse Thursday 31-12-2009


Other Festival Holidays in 2009


  • January 2009,01 Thursday New Year,      26 Monday Republic Day

  • March 2009,09 Monday Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet), Sunni

  • April 2009,10 Friday Good Friday,      12 Sunday Easter (Western) ,Souramaana Ugadi, Vishu

  • May 2009,09 Saturday Buddha Jayanti / Buddha Purnima

  • June 2009,24 Wednesday Rath Yatra PURI

  • August 2009,15 Saturday Independence Day,       22 Saturday Ramadan begins

  • September 2009,02 Wednesday Onam,21 Monday E-d-ul-Fitr- Ramadan Ends,Mahalaya Amavasya

  • October 2009,02 Friday Gandhi Jayanti,     08 Thursday Karva Chauth

  • November 2009,02 Monday Guru Nanak Jayanti,       28 Saturday Eid-Ul-Adha

  • December 2009,25 Friday Christmas ,      About 10/12th Siva/Visnu Deeputsav

  • --Kinayath (talk) 05:50,        11 November 2008 (UTC)


Further, you can find some more details about National/Central/State holidays in the following attachments separately.


 

Attached File : 9 holidays and observances.doc downloaded: 159 times
AEJAZ AHMED

AEJAZ AHMED (Legal Consultant/Lawyer)     29 December 2008

DEAR SMITA,


I think following details will be helpful for your work, 


Public holidays in India

 

India, being a multicultural and multireligious society, celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. There are three national holidays in India: Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti. In addition, many states and regions have local festivals depending on prevalent religious and linguistic demographics. Popular religious festivals include the Hindu festivals of Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Dussehra and the Islamic festivals of Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-aladha, Mawliid-Annabi which are celebrated throughout the country.Moharram, mourning for the Prophet Muhammad's Grandson is observed by some sects of Islam. In addition, the Sikh festivals such as Guru Nanak Jayanti , the Christian festivals such as Christmas, Good Friday and Jain festivals like Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushan are celebrated in certain areas where these religions have a significant following.

 

While having so many Government Holidays keep in line with the idea of peaceful co-existence of all religions, there have been demands from various public bodies that the system of a multitude of religious holidays is hampering economic activities to a great extent.The past two Central Govt. Pay Commissions have recommended the abolition of all Central Govt. Holidays on religious festivals, and instead, substitute with Three national Holidays , i.e, The Independence day (Aug 15), The Republic day (Jan-26) and Gandhi Jayanti--Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation-- (Oct-02).It was also recommended to increase the amount of existing Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays)depending on one's religious persuasion from existing two to eight. The rationale being, 8 holidays can more than cater for the festivals of any particular religion. So there is no point in having more than these many number of holidays,since religion does not warrant a Hindu to celebrate Iid or a Muslim to celebrate Diwali. With the proposed system, however, it was left to the individual to chose which 8 Holidays to celebrate, irrespective of his religious belief. However,this logical recommendation has not been accepted by the Govt. of India, fearing a loss of popularity, and thus Indian Govt. continues with an unusually large number of religious holidays as compared to most other countries.

NATIONAL :


HINDUISIM:

Hindus celebrate a number of Festivals all through the year. From celebrating the advent of spring to celebrating the win of good over evil, Hindu religion and culture provide its followers endless reasons to celebrate. Given below is the list of just a few of these festivals that are celebrated with great zest and fervor.


ISLAMIC :


CHRISTIAN :


SIKHISM :


BUDDHISM:


JAINISM:


ZOROASTRIAN:

The Parsis account for less than 0.007% of the Indian population, but as Mahatma Gandhi said, they are "in number beneath contempt, but in contribution, beyond compare." The same could be said of their festivals. Unfortunately, like the Parsis themselves, these are private and celebrated primarily within the community. The Parsis use the Shahenshahi ("Imperial") version of the Zoroastrian calendar, which differs significantly from the Qadimi ("Ancient") version that their Iranian co-religionists use. For example, New Year is celebrated in the spring by Iranians but falls in late summer for Parsis. In addition to seasonal festivals, called Gahambars, the most eminent celebratory occasions are listed below.


Major Hindu Festival dates 2009


  • Dhanurmasa Pooja Samapthi 13-01-2009

  • Makar Sakranti Pongal Wednesday 14-01-2009

  • Vasant Panchami Saturday 31-01-2009

  • Maha Shivaratri Monday (22) 23-02-2009

  • Holi Wednesday 11-03-2009

  • Chaandramaana Ugadi Friday 27-03-2009

  • Ramayana Week Friday 27-03-2009 to 03-04-2009

  • Ramanavami Friday 03-04-2009

  • Hanuman Jayanti Thursday 09-04-2009

  • Buddha Purnima Friday 08-05-2009

  • Guru Purnima Tuesday 07-07-2009

  • solar Eclipse Wednesday 22-07-2009

  • Raksha Bandhan Wednesday 05-08-2009

  • Krishna Janmashthami Friday 14-08-2009

  • Ganesh Chaturthi Sunday 23-08-2009

  • Pitr-paksha begins Saturday 05-09-2009 To 18-09-2009

  • Navaratri Begins Saturday 19-09-2009 To 27-09-2009

  • Durgashtami 26-09-2009

  • Mahanavami 27-09-2009

  • Vijay Dashami (Dasera) Monday 28-09-2009

  • Deepavali (Diwali) Saturday 17-10-2009

  • Vikram New Year 2066 Sunday 18-10-2009

  • lunar Eclipse Thursday 31-12-2009


Other Festival Holidays in 2009


  • January 2009,01 Thursday New Year,      26 Monday Republic Day

  • March 2009,09 Monday Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet), Sunni

  • April 2009,10 Friday Good Friday,      12 Sunday Easter (Western) ,Souramaana Ugadi, Vishu

  • May 2009,09 Saturday Buddha Jayanti / Buddha Purnima

  • June 2009,24 Wednesday Rath Yatra PURI

  • August 2009,15 Saturday Independence Day,       22 Saturday Ramadan begins

  • September 2009,02 Wednesday Onam,21 Monday E-d-ul-Fitr- Ramadan Ends,Mahalaya Amavasya

  • October 2009,02 Friday Gandhi Jayanti,     08 Thursday Karva Chauth

  • November 2009,02 Monday Guru Nanak Jayanti,       28 Saturday Eid-Ul-Adha

  • December 2009,25 Friday Christmas ,      About 10/12th Siva/Visnu Deeputsav

  • --Kinayath (talk) 05:50,        11 November 2008 (UTC)


Further, you can find some more details about National/Central/State holidays in the following attachments separately.


 

Attached File : 9 holidays and observances.doc downloaded: 130 times
AEJAZ AHMED

AEJAZ AHMED (Legal Consultant/Lawyer)     29 December 2008

Holidays for Central Government Employees:

Attached File : 53 holidays - central govt - india.pdf downloaded: 136 times
AEJAZ AHMED

AEJAZ AHMED (Legal Consultant/Lawyer)     29 December 2008

Holidays to High Court of A.P.

Attached File : 4 holidays - high court of andhra pradesh- n0tification.doc downloaded: 164 times
JAGADEESH GOVIND

JAGADEESH GOVIND (ADVOCATE)     29 December 2008

Sir,


Thank you very much for the valuable information


JAGADEESH

Shree.

Shree. ( Advocate.)     30 December 2008

THANKS Aejaz Sir, for your source of information.

Smita

Smita (-)     30 December 2008

Thanks sir for the information.


 

Manish Singh

Manish Singh (Advocate)     30 December 2008

A nice and informative data from M. Ezaz.


Smita, better check the official gazzette of your state for further clarification

Rajan Salvi

Rajan Salvi (Lawyer)     30 December 2008

Good work Mr Aejaz. By the way please answer query of Aftab regarding second marriage. He seems to be desperate and we [I ] is are ill equiped to anzwer the question.


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