RITUALS AND FESTIVALS OF INDIA

2020 List of Rituals, Festivals, Carnivals, Holidays in India -

In 2020 there are 12 months in a year (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December) and in Every Months have different Holidays and Festivals and Rituals for Every Indian. Every People like to enjoy in their rituals and festivals. Especially Children are very fond of their holidays. They wait all the month for festivals. Not only Children Young and Old aged People also notified their rituals and festivals. They calculate and maintain their Religious Festivals and Rituals in Every Month. In INDIA Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and many more People also live. There are Some Religious Festivals, Holidays and Rituals Describe here with Date in 2020 Calendar.

Festivals, Holidays and Rituals in January Month in 2020 -

Jan 02: Guru Gobind Singh Birthday

Jan 06: Epiphany

Jan 10: Mahayana New Year

Jan 12: The Baptism of Jesus

Jan 14: Maghi –Lohri

Jan 15 : Makarsankranti / Pongal

Jan 21 : Tu Bishvat

Jan 29 : Vasant Panchami

Festivals, Holidays and Rituals in February Month in 2020 -

Feb 02: Candlemas

Feb 05: Chinese New Year

Feb 08: Nirvana Day

Feb 08 :  Thaipusam

Feb 14: St Valentine’s Day

Feb 21 : Maha Shivaratri

Feb 26: Ash Wednesday

Festivals, Holidays and Rituals in March Month in 2020 -

Mar 09 : Holika Dahan

Mar 09: Magha Puja Day

Mar 10 : Holi

Mar 10 : Purim

Mar 11 : Shusan Purim

Mar 17: St Patrick’s Day

Mar 17: Hola Mohalla

Mar 19: St Joseph’s Day

Mar 22 : Lailat al Miraj

Mar 25 : Hindi new year

Mar 25 : Ugadi/Telugu New Year

Festivals, Holidays and Rituals in April Month in 2020 -

Apr 02 : Ramanavami

Apr 05: Palm Sunday

Apr 08 : Hanuman Jayanti

Apr 08 : Passover - First Day

Apr 09: Theravada New Year

Apr 09: Maundy (Holy)  Thursday

Apr 10: Good Friday

Apr 12: Easter  

Apr 13: Easter Monday

Apr 14 :  Tamil New Year

Apr 14 :  Baisakhi / Vishu / Vaisakhi

Apr 14 :  Bengali New Year / Bihu

Apr 14: Vaisakhi

Apr 16 : Passover -  Final Day

Apr 18: Birthday of Guru Angad Dev

Apr 21 : Lailat al Bara'ah

Apr 21 : Yom Hashoah

Apr 22 : Ramadan (start)

Apr 23: St. George’s Day

Apr 26 : Akshaya Tritiya

Apr 28 : Yom Hazikaron

Apr 29 : Yom Ha’Atzmaut

Festivals, Holidays and Rituals in May Month in 2020 -

May 07: Wesak –Buddha Day

May 08 : Second Passover

May 12 : Lag B’Omer

May 19 : Laylat al Kadr

May 21: Ascension of  Jesus

May 22 : Savitri Pooja

May 22 : Yom Yerushalayim

May 24 : Eid-al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)

May 29 : Shavuot (1st day)

May 30 : Shavuot

May 31: Pentecost

Festivals, Holidays and Rituals in June Month in 2020 -

Jun 07: Trinity Sunday  

Jun 11:  Corpus Christi

Jun 15:  Saint Vladimir

Jun 16: Guru Arjan  Dev Sahib Martyrdom

Jun 23 : Puri Rath Yatra

Jun 29: Saints Peter  and  Paul

Festivals, Holidays and Rituals in July Month in 2020 -

Jul 05 : Guru Purnima

Jul 05: Asala –Dharma Day

Jul 25: St. James the Great Day

Jul 25 : Nag Panchami

Jul 30 : Tisha B’Av

Jul 31 : Varalakshmi Vrat

Jul 31 : Eid-al-Adha

Festivals, Holidays and Rituals in August Month in 2020 -

Aug 01: Lammas

Aug 03 : Raksha Bandhan

Aug 10 :  Waqf al Arafa - Hajj

Aug 11 : Krishna Janmashtami

Aug 15: Assumption of  Mary

Aug 15:  Obon

Aug 20 : Hijra - Islamic New Year

Aug 22 : Ganesh Chaturthi

Aug 30 : Day of Ashura /Muharram

Aug 31 : Onam

Festivals, Holidays and Rituals in September Month in 2020 -

Sep 14: Holy Cross Day

Sep 16 : Vishwakarma puja

Sep 17 :  Mahalaya Amavasya

Sep 19 : Rosh HaShanah Starts

Sep 20 : Rosh HaShanah Ends

Sep 21 : Fast of Gedaliah

Sep 28 : Yom Kippur

Sep 29: Michael And All Angels

Festivals, Holidays and Rituals in October Month in 2020 -

Oct 03 : Sukkot Starts

Oct 09 : Sukkot Ends

Oct 10: Shemini Atzeret

Oct 11 : Simhat Torah

Oct 17 : Navaratri begins

Oct 20: Birth of  Guru Granth 

Oct 24 : Navaratri ends/ Maha Navami

Oct 25 : Dusshera

Oct 30 : Sharad Purnima

Oct 30 : Milad un Nabi

Oct 31: All Hallows  Eve

Festivals, Holidays and Rituals in November Month in 2020 -

Nov 01: All Saints’ Day

Nov 02: All Souls’ Day

Nov 04 : Karwa Chauth

Nov 13 : Dhan Teras

Nov 14 : Diwali

Nov 16 :  Bhai Dooj

Nov 20 :  Chhath Puja

Nov 22: Christ The King

Nov 24: Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib

Nov 29:  Advent – first Sunday

Nov 30: St Andrew’s Day

Nov 30 :  Kartik Poornima

Nov 03 : Milad un Nabi (Shia)

Nov 30: Guru Nanak Birthday

Festivals, Holidays and Rituals in December Month in 2020 -

Dec 06: St. Nicholas Day

Dec 08: Bodhi Day

Dec 11 : Hanukkah Starts

Dec 15 : Dhanu Sankranti

Dec 18 : Hanukkah Ends

Dec 24: Christmas Eve

Dec 25: Christamas

Dec 25 : Geeta Jayanti

Dec 28: Holy Innocents

Dec 31: Watch Night