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Public holidays in Tamil Nadu

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The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has 23 public holidays for staff working in government offices and banks.[1] They are declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881.[2][3] Three of them are national holidays: Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanthi.[4] State-specific holidays include Pongal, Thiruvalluvar Day, and Tamil New Year.[5]

Table

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Holiday 2021
New Years Day 1 January
Pongal 15 January
Thiruvalluvar Day 16 January
Uzhavar Thirunal 17 January
Republic Day 26 January
Telugu New Years Day 23 March
Annual closing of accounts for
commercial & co-operative banks
1 April
Mahaveer Jayanthi 6 April
Good Friday 10 April
Tamil New Year Day, B R Ambedkar’s birthday 14 April
May Day (Labour's day) 1 May
Ramzan 5 May
Bakrid 1 August
Krishna Jayanthi 11 August
Independence day 15 August
Ganesh Chaturthi 22 August
Muharram 30 August
Gandhi Jayanthi (Mahatma Gandhi's birthday) 2 October
Ayutha Pooja 14 October
Vijayadasami 15 October
Milad-un-Nabi 30 October
Deepavali (Diwali) 14 November
Christmas 25 December

Other days of importance

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These are major festivals or observances that are not declared a holiday by government.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Public Holidays for the year 2020 | Tamil Nadu Government Portal". www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Tamil Nadu government releases public holidays list for 2020". The Indian Express. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ "State Government Holidays 2020 for offices in Tamil Nadu". GConnect.in. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Public Holidays in India in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Tamil Nadu Bank Holidays in April 2020 | List of Tamil Nadu Bank Holidays in April". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 April 2020.