Indian people celebrate various religious festival, national festival, and community events. Public and Bank holidays Calendar for 2010 in India is given below. 2010 List of Holidays in India and festival names are sorted by the months. Annual holiday calendar is useful for traveling and business planning. Generally on these days bank remains closed and no transactions are made. In Indian banks some holidays are incorporated as both optional and gazetted holidays.
Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Dussehra, Janmashtami, Makar Sankranti, Maha Shivaratri are Hindu festivals. Bakrid, Muharram, Mawlid an-Nab, Ramzan are Islamic festivals. Sikh festivals include Guru Nanak Jayanti. The Christian festivals include Christmas, Good Friday. Jain festivals include Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushan. National festivals include Republic Day, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jayanti. All festivals are celebrated in India with great enjoyment and that are also included in holiday calendar 2010.
List of Public & Bank Holidays for 2010 in India:
| January 2010 | ||
| 1st January | Thursday | New year Day |
| 14th January | Thursday | Makar Sankranti (Kite Festival Holiday), Pongal |
| 26th January | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| February 2010 | ||
| 12th February | Friday | Mahashivratri |
| 27th February | Saturday | ID-E-Milad |
| March 2010 | ||
| 1st March | Monday | Holi (Festival Of Colours) |
| 24th March | Wednesday | Shri Ram Navami |
| 28th March | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| April 2010 | ||
| 2nd April | Friday | Good Friday Holiday |
| May 2010 | ||
| 27th May | Thursday | Buddha Purnima |
| July 2010 | ||
| 13th July | Tuesday | Rath Yatra |
| August 2010 | ||
| 15th August | Sunday | Independence Day |
| 24th August | Tuesday | Rakhi (Raksha Bandhan) |
| September 2010 | ||
| 2nd September | Thursday | Janmashtami |
| 10th September | Friday | Id ul Fitr (End of Ramadan) |
| 11th September | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| October2010 | ||
| 2nd October | Saturday | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) |
| 17th October | Sunday | Dusshehra, Deepavali Festival, Diwali (Also called Festival of Lights) |
| November 2010 | ||
| 5th November | Friday | Diwali Festival Holiday |
| 7th November | Sunday | Hindu Calendar New Year |
| 17th November | Wednesday | Id-ul Zuha/Bakrid (Also known as Bakri EID) |
| 21st November | Sunday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| December 2010 | ||
| 17th December | Friday | Moharram (Islamic New Year) |
| 25th December | Saturday | Christmas Day |
There are many holidays in India, isn’t it? Many reasons to celebrate.