Public Holidays in February: Holidays are everyone’s favorite day! Tons of excitement and fun happen during holidays. It can be from kids to elderly citizens, people enjoy holidays with so many planned activities and vacations. Many countries celebrate holidays in different fashions including scuba diving, paragliding, sky diving, vacations at beach houses, and many more
Holidays are the days when it cannot occur every month of a year, there are months when there are more sets of holidays in a row or alternate days due to several reasons.
February is filled with more important days this year, being the 2nd month with a list of schedules and tasks for any sector be it school, college, offices, government sectors, hospitals, factories, and many more.
Now check out the list of Public holidays in February.
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List of Public Holidays February 2024 in India state-wise
|
Day |
Dates | Reason | Place/State |
| Saturday to Monday | 10 -12 Feb | Losar | Sikkim |
| Wednesday | 14 Feb | Basant Panchami | Haryana, Orissa, Punjab, Tripura & West Bengal |
| Thursday | 15 Feb | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur |
| Monday | 19 Feb | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
|
Tuesday |
20 Feb |
State Day |
Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram |
Reasons why they celebrate the festivals in India as Public Holidays in February
Guru Ravidas Jayanti – Feb 25th
The birthday of Ravi Das ji is celebrated as a public holiday, who was a poet and ‘mystic’ born in the state of Uttar Pradesh, also celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Marg.
Lui-Ngai-Ni- Feb 15th
This is the called “Seed Festival”. This festival marks the beginning of the year for the Nagas. During the festival, many Naga tribes gather at specific locations to showcase their rich cultural heritage. This is the second major inter-tribal Naga festival after the Hornbill festival
Date For Basant Panchami -Feb 13th or 14th?
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti – Feb 19th
The day is celebrated with great grandeur. On this occasion, people take several processions and dress like great rulers.
Chatrapathi Shivaji Jayanthi is celebrated as the birth anniversary of the great Maratha empire. According to Hindu Tithi, Chhatrapati Shivaji’s Maharaj his Jayanti is on March 10th, but according to the Gregorian calendar he is celebrated on February 19th. This year, India celebrates the 393rd birth anniversary of the great Maratha ruler.
Arunachal National Day – Feb 20th
This day is celebrated to celebrate the establishment of Arunachal as a state of his Pradesh. The National Award, Civil Service Excellence Award, and Dorje Khandu Memorial Award will also be presented on this day.
Mizoram State Day – 20th feb
On this day, Mizoram becomes her 23rd state in the country.
List of important Days that come in February 2024
February is the month with leap years and non leap year in it and when exams and schedules start happening faster, auditing begins in many organizations for the Fiscal year. Like this, there are many factors related to the month of February making it very hectic and tiresome.
These important are given preference for several reasons like it can be the birth of a leader/freedom fighter, an achievement for the nation, days related to medical achievement, an invention of medicine, related to humanity etc
List of Important Days February 2024
| 1st Feb | Indian Coast Guard Day |
| 2nd Feb | World Wetlands Day |
| 4th Feb | World Cancer Day |
| 6th Feb | International day against female genital mutilation |
| 11th Feb | World Day of the Sick |
| 12th Feb | Darwin Day |
| 12th Feb | Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday |
| 13th Feb | World Radio Day |
| 13th Feb | Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary |
| 14th Feb | Valentine’s Day |
| 18th Feb | Taj Mahotsav |
| 20th February | World Day of Social Justice |
| 21st February | International Mother Language Day |
| 22nd February | World Scout Day |
| 23rd February | World peace and understanding day |
| 24th Feb | Central Excise Day |
Enjoy the public holidays this month and know the fact of all the important days that occur in February
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