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The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels. Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country.
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Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or local Pakistani calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious holidays such as Eid are celebrated according to the Islamic calendar whereas other national holidays such as Labour Day, [1] Pakistan Day, Independence Day, and Quaid-e-Azam Day are celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar.
Maharashtra Day, commonly known as Maharashtra Din is a state holiday [1] in the Indian state of Maharashtra, commemorating the formation of the state of Maharashtra in India [2] [3] from the division of the Bombay State on 1 May 1960. [1]
Maharashtra: Maharashtra Day: 1 May Formation (1960) 1960 – Bifurcation of State of Bombay to form State of Maharashtra by Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 [15] Manipur: Manipur Day: 21 January Statehood (1972) 1972 – Achieved statehood by State of Manipur Act, 1971 [16] Meghalaya: Meghalaya Day: 21 January Statehood (1972)
A bank holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, and a colloquial term for a public holiday in Ireland. In the United Kingdom, the term refers to all public holidays, be they set out in statute, declared by royal proclamation , or held by convention under common law .
Shiv Jayanti, also known as Shivaji festival, is a festival and public holiday of the Indian state of Maharashtra. This festival is celebrated on February 19, celebrating the birth anniversary of Shivaji I, the first Chhatrapati of the Marathas. He established Hindavi Swarajya (Hindavī Svarājya; "Self-Rule of the hindavi people"). Some people ...