Holidays in April 2019

Are you one of those looking for the list of festival, regional, restricted and bank holidays in the month of April 2018? If yes, this page is for you. We all need holidays. On a festival holiday, the working community can spend valuable time with their friends and families. Students can celebrate festivals with their parents and friends. A few people like to plan a trip during holidays. The calendar of holidays in April 2018 helps people to plan in advance. For instance, If your workplace is Delhi and the place of origin is Bangalore, you shall be able to book a travel ticket.

List of Holidays in April 2019

The following table outlines the public and regional holidays in April 2019:

Bank Holidays In April 2019

The following table illustrates bank holidays in April 2019:

A brief description of the festival holidays in April 2019

• Bank holiday: The first of April is a yearly closing day of accounts for Indian banks as per the notification of the Reserve Bank of India.

• Odisha Day: Odisha Day or Utkala Dibasa or Odisha Dibasa is the state formation day in Odisha. The local politicians will organise competitions such as fireworks, singing competition, etc. The day brings unity among the people.

• Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday: Telangana celebrates the birthday of Babu Jagjivan Ram, who was a politician and contributed significantly to the creation of the All-India Depressed Classes League. He entered the Legislative Assembly of Bihar in 1937.

• Ugadi: Yugadi or Ugadi is considered to be a New Year’s Day in the south Indian states such as Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana. People clean and decorate their houses, buy new dresses, and prepare festive dishes on the festival day.

• Gudi Padwa: Gudi Padwa falls on the first day of the Chaitra month and signifies the commencement of Telugu and Kannada New Year. Konkani Hindus residing in the state of Karnataka refer Gudi Padwa as Ugadi.

• Cheti Chand: Cheti Chand symbolises the commencement of the New Year for the Sindhi community and the arrival of harvest and spring. Cheti Chand is a public holiday in April 2019 in Gujarat.

• Sarhul: Sarhul is a famous ancestral festival observed in Jharkhand. The Oraon, the Ho tribes, and the Mundra celebrate Sarhul that marks the onset of spring. Sarhul literally means the worship of the elements of nature such as trees.

• Biju Festival: Biju is a three-day festival celebrated in Tripura. On the first day, the Biju community pays flowery tribute to the river, the songs and dances are performed on the second day, and on the last day, the seniors of the community are invited for a festival feast.

• Bohag Bihu Holiday: Assam celebrates Bohag Bihu Holiday to signify the starting of the New Year. The festival brings harmony among the people in Assam. Raati Bihu, Goru Bihu and Chota Bihu are the three forms of Bihu.

• Dr B R Ambedkar Jayanti: Dr B R Ambedkar Jayanti is an official public holiday in India since the year 2015. Dr B R Ambedkar is popularly known for his contributions to the creation of the Constitution of India.

• Maha Vishuba Sankranti: Maha Vishuba Sankranti or Sana Sankranti marks the commencement of the New Year in Odisha. People prepare pana, a sweet mixture, and share among themselves and participate in poetry construing events.

• Birth Anniversary of Ashoka: Since 2015, the birth anniversary of Ashoka is a public holiday in Bihar. Ashoka the Great was a ruler of the Dynasty of Maurya and ruled the Indian subcontinents.
• Bengali New Year: Bengali New Year or Pohela Boishakh is a prime Bengali festival celebrated by the Bengalis throughout the country. The cultural activities such as singing competitions and poetry narrations are organised on account of the festival.

• Tamil New Year: Tamil New Year, also known as Puthandu, symbolises the commencement of the New Year in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a day on which the people in Tamil Nadu like to start something new.

• Vaisakhi: Vaisakhi or Vaisakhi or Baisakhi is a religious festival for the Hindus and the Sikhs. The festival, honors the creation of the Khalsa path of warriors, is a spring festival for the Sikh community.

• Ram Navami: Ram Navami, a spring festival, commemorates the birth anniversary of Rama, who is entrusted to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu. Ram Navami is a restricted holiday in April 2019.

• Himachal Day: Himachal Day is a public holiday in April 2019 in Himachal Pradesh. It honors the creation of Himachal Pradesh in the year 1948.

• Basava Jayanthi: Basava Jayanthi celebrates the birthday of Basavanna, who was a poet of the 12th century. Basava Jayanthi is a government holiday in April 2019 in Karnataka.

• Mahavir Jayanti: Mahavir Jayanti is a religious festival for the community of Jains. It commemorates the birth anniversary of Mahaveer, who was the last Tirthankara.

• Good Friday: Good Friday or Black Friday or Holy Friday is a Christian holiday observed during the Holy Week.