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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.
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)
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 ...
[419] [421] Public holidays specific to the city and the state include Maharashtra Day on 1 May, to celebrate the formation of Maharashtra state on 1 May 1960, [422] [423] and Gudi Padwa which is the New Year's Day for Marathi people. Beaches are a major tourist attraction in the city.
In Maharashtra, the day is celebrated by giving and receiving sweets made of jaggery and sesame seeds called tilgool and halwa. During the exchanging of the sweets, people say to each other in Marathi "Til-gool Ghya aani God Bola" (rough translation Please accept my til-gool & be friendly to me or Take sweet, talk sweet").
India declared a 2-day national mourning period and flags were flown at half mast. Gov't of Maharashtra declared a holiday on 7 Feb and Gov't of West Bengal declared a half-day holiday. [413] Dominica: 1 Death of Bryson Joseph Louis [414] Spain: 1 Capsizing of the Villa de Pitanxo [415] Guatemala: 3 Death of former vice president Roberto Carpio ...
Ambedkar Jayanti is a public holiday in more than 25 states and union territories of India, ... Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab ...