印度节假日
Public Holidays in India
印度三大节
印度是一个充满着宗教信仰的国家，所以奠定了印度多彩多样的文化和习俗。灯节Diwali、洒红节Holi和十胜节Dussehra是印度教三大节日
印度洒红节(Holi)
Holi节是印度的传统节日，相当于中国的春节。Holi节大致在每年公历3月份左右。节日期间，人们会进行包括宴请宾客、燃烧火焰和涂抹色彩的庆祝活动，所以又被称为色彩节(Festival of Colours)。其中最有趣的庆祝形式就是涂抹色彩了，代表了好运和祝福。中文还把这个节日翻译成了洒红节。
印度排灯节(Diwali)
印度的灯节（Diwali迪瓦利）也被称作排灯节Festival of Light，是印度三大节日之一。这一节日已经传承了5千到7千年，印度最古老的节日。这一节日持续五天。为了迎接排灯节，印度的家家户户都会点亮蜡烛或油灯，因为它们象征着光明、繁荣和幸福于每年10月或11月中举行。常用问候语 Wish you all a very Happy Diwali.
2016印度节假日
| Date | Day | Holiday | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Fri | New Year's Day | AR ML MN MZ NL PY SK TN |
| 14 Jan | Thu | Makara Samkranti | AN AR AS GJ SK |
| 15 Jan | Fri | Pongal | AN AP AS PY TN |
| 16 Jan | Sat | Thiruvalluvar Day | PY TN |
| 17 Jan | Sun | Uzhavar Thirunal | TN |
| 23 Jan | Sat | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | TR WB |
| 26 Jan | Tue | Republic Day (National Day) | National |
| 12 Feb | Fri | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | HR OR WB |
| 19 Feb | Fri | Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | MH |
| 22 Feb | Mon | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | CG CH HP HR PB |
| 4 Mar | Fri | Maharshi Dayanand Sarswati Jayanti | HR |
| 7 Mar | Mon | Maha Shivaratri | AP CG CH GJ HP HR JK KA KL MH MP OR TG UK UP |
| 23 Mar | Wed | Doljatra / Holika Dahan | AS ML UP WB |
| 24 Mar | Thu | Holi | AN AR BR CG CH DD DL DN GA GJ HP HR JH JK LD MH MP MZ OR PB RJ SK UK UP |
| 25 Mar | Fri | Good Friday | AN AP AR AS BR CG CH DD DL DN GA GJ HP JH KA KL LD MH ML MN MZ NL OR PY SK TG TN UK UP WB |
| 8 Apr | Fri | Gudi Padva / Ugadi / Chetti Chand | AP GA GJ KA MH TG UP |
| 8 Apr | Fri | Telugu New Year | PY TN |
| 14 Apr | Thu | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | AP BR CG CH GA GJ HP HR JK KA KL MH OR PY SK TG TN UP WB |
| 14 Apr | Thu | Bengali New Year / Vaisakh / Masadi | TR WB |
| 15 Apr | Fri | Ram Navami (Vaishnava) | BR CG CH DD GJ HP HR MH MP MZ OR PB RJ SK UP |
| 20 Apr | Wed | Mahavir Jayanti | AN CG DD DL GJ HR KA MH MP MZ RJ TN UK UP |
| 21 Apr | Thu | Hazrat Alis Birthday | UP |
| 1 May | Sun | May Day | AS BR GA KA KL MN PY SK TN TR WB |
| 1 May | Sun | Maharashtra Day | MH |
| 8 May | Sun | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | GJ HP HR UP |
| 9 May | Mon | Basava Jayanti | KA |
| 8 May | Sun | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday | WB |
| 21 May | Sat | Buddha Purnima | AN AR DL HP JK MH MP MZ UK |
| 1 Jul | Fri | Jumat-ul-Wida | JK |
| 6 Jul | Wed | Ramazan/Idu’l Fitr (End of Ramadan) | AN AP AR AS BR CG CH DD DL DN GA GJ HP HR JK KA KL LD MH ML MN MP MZ NL OR PB PY RJ SK TG TN TR UK WB |
| 6 Aug | Sat | Teej | HR |
| 15 Aug | Mon | Independence Day | National |
| 17 Aug | Wed | Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) | GJ MH |
| 18 Aug | Thu | Raksha Bandhan | GJ RJ UP |
| 25 Aug | Thu | Janmashtami (Smarta) | BR DL GJ HP HR JK MZ OR PB SK |
| 5 Sep | Mon | Ganesh Charturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | AP GA GJ MH MZ OR PY TG TN |
| 12 Sep | Mon | Bakri Id / Idu'l Zuha (Feast of Sacrifice) | BR CG DD DL GA GJ HP HR JK MH MN MP MZ TR UK WB |
| 14 Sep | Wed | Onam | |
| 2 Oct | Sun | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | National |
| 8 Oct | Sat | Dussehra (Maha Saptami) | SK TR WB |
| 9 Oct | Sun | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | AP AS ML |
| 10 Sep | Sat | Dussehra (Maha Navami) | BR ML MN NL SK TR UK UP WB |
| 11 Oct | Tue | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | AN AP AR AS CG CH DD DL DN GA GJ HP HR JK LD MH ML MP MZ NL PB RJ SK TG TN TR UK UP WB |
| 12 Oct | Wed | Muharram | AN AP BR CH DD DL GJ HP JK KA MH MP MZ OR RJ TG TN TR UK UP WB |
| 16 Oct | Sun | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | CG HR KA PB |
| 19 Oct | Wed | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) | |
| 29 Oct | Sat | Deepavali (Festival of Lights) | CH DLGA KL PY TN WB |
| 30 Oct | Sun | Deepavali (Festival of Lights) | AP AN AR AS BR CG DD DL DN GJ HP HR JH JK LD MH ML MN MP MZ NL OR PB RJ SK TG TR UK UP |
| 31 Oct | Mon | Balipadyami Diwali (Govardhan Puja / Vishavakarma Day) | GJ HR KA MH SK UP |
| 1 Nov | Tue | Bhai Bij | GJ |
| 6 Nov | Sun | Chhath Puja | BR |
| 14 Nov | Mon | Guru Nanak Jayanti | AN AR CG CH DD DL GJ HP HR JK MH MP MZ NL PB RJ UK UP WB |
| 24 Nov | Thu | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | |
| 12 Dec | Mon | Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) | TN |
| 13 Dec | Tue | Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) | AN AP CH DL KA MH MP MZ PY UK UP |
| 25 Dec | Sun | Christmas Day | AN AP AR AS BR CG CH DD DL DN GA GJ HP HR JK KA KL LD MH ML MN MP MZ NL OR PB PY RJ SK TG TN TR UK UP WB |
| 26 Dec | Mon | Shaheed Udham Singh' Birthday | HR |
印度地图及印度各邦名称
安得拉邦 Andhra Pradesh 阿鲁那恰尔邦 Arunachal Pradesh（与中国有领土纠纷) 阿萨姆邦 Assam 比哈尔邦 Bihar 恰蒂斯加尔邦 Chhattisgarh 果阿邦 Goa 古吉拉特邦 Gujarat 哈里亚纳邦 Haryana 喜马偕尔邦 Himachal Pradesh 查谟-克什米尔邦 Jammu and Kashmir (与巴基斯坦、中国有领土纠纷) 贾坎德邦 Jharkhand 卡纳塔克邦 Karnataka 喀拉拉邦 Kerala 中央邦 Madhya Pradesh 马哈拉施特拉邦 Maharashtra 曼尼普尔邦 Manipur 梅加拉亚邦 Meghalaya 米佐拉姆邦 Mizoram 那加兰邦 Nagaland 奥里萨邦 Orissa 旁遮普邦 Punjab 拉贾斯坦邦 Rajasthan 锡金邦 Sikkim 泰米尔纳德邦 Tamil Nadu 特里普拉邦 Tripura 北安查尔邦 Uttaranchal 北方邦 Uttar Pradesh 西孟加拉邦 West Bengal 印度联邦属地： A. 安达曼-尼科巴群岛 （Andaman and Nicobar Islands） B. 昌迪加尔（Chandigarh，旁遮普邦和哈里亚纳邦首府） C. 达德拉-纳加尔哈维利 （Dadra and Nagar Haveli） D. 达曼-第乌 （Daman-Diu） E. 拉克沙群岛 （Lakshadvip） F. 本地治里 （Pondichéry）
