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Wednesday, 4 October 2017

08:19

Diwali,Or Deepavali Official Public Holidays 2017 and 2018

Diwali,Or Deepavali Official Public Holidays 2017 and 2018
Diwali, or Deepavali, is an official public holiday in many parts of India and is part of a five-day Hindu observance known as the ‘Festival of Lights’. In 2017, it falls between 18 and 20 October depending on your state.
Year
Date
Day
Holiday
States
2017
18 Oct
Wed
Deepavali
AP, GA, KA, KL, PY, TG
& TN
19 Oct
Thu
Diwali
National except AP, GA, KA, KL,
PY, TN & TG
20 Oct
Fri
Deepavali Holiday
DD, HR, KA, MH, ML, PB,
RJ, UK & UP
2018
6 Nov
Tue
Deepavali
AP, GA, KA, KL, PY, TG
& TN
7 Nov
Wed
Diwali
National except AP, GA, KA, KL,
PY, TN & TG
8 Nov
Thu
Deepavali Holiday
DD, HR, KA, MH, ML, PB,
RJ, UK & UP
Diwali is always celebrated between mid-October and mid-November in the western calendar, depending upon the lunar cycle each year.
The Festival of Lights is a colourful and happy celebration. Families prepare their homes and themselves for the special festivities that symbolise the victory of spiritual goodness and the lifting of spiritual darkness. Firecrackers are set off to drive away evil, oil lamps are lit, flower garlands are made, candles float in bowls of water outside homes and sweets are shared as part of the festivities.
Diwali can also represent the awareness of inner light within a person when ignorance is pushed aside by understanding and enlightenment.
In many regions, the five days of Diwali go something like this:
  • Day 1 – Dhanteras – the start of the financial year for most Indian businesses and is also the day of worship of the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi.
  • Day 2 – Naraka Chaturdasi – this is the day of cleansing. Oil baths are taken, people put on new clothes and food delicacies are prepared.
  • Day 3 – Diwali – The day of the new moon – Amavasya – and the official day of the Diwali holiday.
  • Day 4 – Kartika Shudda Padyami – the day recognised for when the tyrant, Bali, stepped out of hell and ruled the earth.
  • Day 5 – Yama Dvitiya (or Bhai Dooj) is the day when love is symbolised between brothers and sisters.
Although these days of celebration occur in many places, in north India, Diwali celebrates Rama’s homecoming and his coronation as king. In Gujarat, the festival honors Lakshmi, and in Bengal, Diwali is associated with the goddess, Kali.



Wednesday, 28 December 2016

07:53

BANK HOLIDAYS 2017-TAMILNADU

BANK HOLIDAYS 2017-TAMILNADU

Holidays declared under Negotiable Instrument Act by the State Government are observed by all the Banks in that state.
List of holidays in Tamil Nadu for 2017 under Negotiable Instrument Act:

S. No
Occasion/ Festival
Date
Day
1
New Year Day’s
01.01.2017
Sunday
2
Pongal
14.01.2017
Saturday
3
Thiruvalluvar Day
15.01.2017
Sunday
4
Uzhavar Thirunal
16.01.2017
Monday
5
Republic Day
26.01.2017
Thursday
6
Telugu New Year
29.03.2017
Wednesday
7
Annual closing of Bank Accounts
01.04.2017
Saturday
8
Mahavir Jayanti
09.04.2017
Sunday
9
Tamil New Year/ Good Friday/
Ambedkar Jayanti
14.04.2017
Friday
10
May Day
01.05.2017
Monday
11
Idu’L Fitr
26.06.2017
Monday


12
Shri Krishna Janmashtmi
14.08.2017
Tuesday
13
Independence Day
15.08.2017
Tuesday
14
Vinayakar Chathurthi
25.08.2017
Friday
15
Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid)
02.09.2017
Saturday
16
Ayutha Pooja
29.09.2017
Friday
17
Dussehra
30.09.2017
Saturday
18
Muharram
01.10.2017
Sunday
19
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
02.10.2017
Monday
20
Diwali (Deepawali)
18.10.2017
Thursday
21
Milad-un-nabi
01.12.2017
Friday
22
Christmas Day
25.12.2017
Monday

Source::BankersClub