India’s Holidays 2025: India has three national (gazetted) holidays every year that are celebrated all over India in states and union territories. These are national days to celebrate national festivals of historical and cultural importance, which are declared with school closures nationwide, banks, and government offices. What follows is a close-up look at the national holidays for 2025, followed by some significant public holidays.
The Republic Day is celebrated to mark the adoption of India’s Constitution on 1950, making India an independent democratic republic.The day is commemorated with a grand parade in New Delhi, showcasing India’s military strength, cutural mix, and development.Events with Flag unfurling, or Flag-related events, take place nationwide.
This day celebrates the occasion of independence from British colonial domination in 1947. The Prime Minister offers an address to the nation from the Red Fort, Delhi. Hoisting of tricolor flags takes place in thousands of offices, schools and colonies across the country. National pride and unity fill the day.
Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday is a day for pause, reflection, and remembrance. There will be celebration throughout the day, including prayer services, clean-up efforts, and remembrance events around Raj Ghat and other sites around the nation where people will participate in services that honor Gandhi’s principle of truth, non-violence, peace and harmony.
In addition to the three national holidays, there are numerous regional, religious and cultural holidays in India. These holidays include for example:
Holi – 14 March (Friday)
Eid-ul-Fitr – 31 March (Monday)
Good Friday – 18 April (Friday)
Buddha Purnima – 12 May (Monday)
Bakrid – 7 June (Saturday)
Muharram – 6 July (Sunday)
Diwali – 20 October (Monday)
Guru Nanak Jayanti – 5 November (Wednesday)
Christmas – 25 December (Thursday)
Leave Management: Take advantage of holidays that fall around a long weekend like Independence Day and Holi to have an extra holiday or spend some time with family.
Banking Services: Banks are closed on gazetted holidays—pre-plan banking needs.
Also Read: Bank Holidays in June 2025: See Complete List
Travel Rush: Anticipate packed tourist hotspots and travel bookings during national holiday and festival periods.
India’s national holidays—Republic Day, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jayanti—are more than work vacations. They are fervent festivities of India’s democratic principles and ideals. Having these, and other significant holidays in 2025, on your calendar allows one to plan work, travel, and personal festivities accordingly.
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