Holidays 2020: List of important days you should know
This year, 2019, is going to end tomorrow and upcoming year 2020 has already started knocking at our doorsteps. Knowing holidays in advance are always helpful to plan a schedule accordingly. Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (August 15) and Mahatma Gandhi's birthday (October 2) are some of the days of national importance that most of us are aware of. But, besides these three days, there are some other state festivals on which the banks will remain closed.
India, which is popular for being a culturally diverse country, is known for celebrating various holidays and festivals. For example, there are festivals like Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Maha Shivratri, Onam, Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Holi etc. Though, the banks have different sets of holidays which depends upon the region, state where the festivals is going to be celebrated. Here are some bank holidays in 2020 that you would like to remember while scheduling your important bank work. Have a look on it.
January 2020
- January 1, 2020 (Wednesday)- New Year's Day
- January 15, 2020 (Wednesday)- Pongal
- January 26, 2020 (Sunday)- Republic Day
- January 30, 2020 (Thursday)- Vasant Panchami
February 2020
- February 21, 2020 (Friday)- Maha Shivaratri
March 2020
- March 10, 2020 (Tuesday)- Holi
- March 25, 2020 (Wednesday)- Ugadi
April 2020
- April 2, 2020 (Thursday)- Ram Navami
- April 6, 2020 (Monday)- Mahavir Jayanti
- April 10, 2020 (Friday)- Good Friday
- April 14, 2020 (Tuesday)- Dr B R Ambedkar Jayanti
May 2020
- May 1, 2020 (Friday)- May Day
- May 7, 2020 (Thursday)- Buddha Purnima
July 2020
- July 31, 2020 (Friday)- Bakrid/Eid-al-Adha
August 2020
- August 3, 2020 (Monday)- Raksha Bandhan
- August 11, 2020 (Tuesday)- Janmashthami
- August 30, 2020 (Sunday)- Muharram
October 2020
- October 2, 2020 (Friday)- Gandhi Jayanti
- October 26, 2020 (Monday)- Vijaya Dashami
- October 30, 2020 (Friday)- Eid e Milad
November 2020
- November 1, 2020 (Saturday)- Diwali
- November 16, 2020 (Monday)- Bhai Dooj
- November 30, 2020 (Monday)- Guru Nanak Jayanti
December 2020
- December 25, 2020 (Friday)- Christmas Day
(These holidays can vary depending upon the region, state and festival)
No comments: