What are India's main holidays?

Question

What are India's main holidays?

Answer 1

It depends on which part of India you are going.

If you goes to South (Tamil Nadu / Madras / Chennai), then they will have a big celebration during January 13,14 (Pongal) and April 13,14 (Tamil New Year). Also diwali is widely celebrated throghout the nation.

Answer 2

I've been to India four times and witnessed two major holidays: Holi - the festival of colors, where you might get sprayed with colored water or colored powders! and also Diwali, a kind of a new year celebration where candles are lit front of every house, bonfires are light and in the cities there are fireworks!

Answer 3

there are about 15 holidays/ oct 2 Gandhijayanti,Jan 26 republic day,august 15 independence day, christmas dec 25th,good fri day,gurunanak birth day, holi, divali,Ambedkar jayanthi,ramzan,miladinabi,dusserah,gudi... day of southern states,[ugadi,oonam,

Answer 4

The national holidays are : Republic Day - jan 26 , Independence Day -Aug 15 ,  Gandhi Birthday-Oct 2. The main festival holidays are Diwali , Holi , Dusherra

Answer 5

we get holidays on almost all the ocassions and major festivals like holi, diwali etc.

Answer 6

India, being a multicultural and multireligious society, celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. There are three national holidays in India:  These are:

1) Independence Day

2) Republic Day

3) Gandhi Jayanti.

In addition to the above festivals,  many states and regions have holidays for socal festivals depending on prevalent religious and linguistic demographics.

Please check the following link for Public Holidays for2008 and 2009.

http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/...