Holidays in 2017: India is a land of diversity where festivals of all religions are celebrated with great enthusiasm. And now that the new year 2017 is finally here and the first thing that strikes one’s head is to look for when and on which day the famous holidays and festivals fall.
Here’s a complete list of all the important holidays and festivals in the year 2017.
Holidays in 2017 Complete list
January 2017
| 1-Jan | Sunday | New Year’s Holiday |
| 5-Jan | Thursday | Prakash Parv of Guru Gobind Singh Ji |
| 12-Jan | Thursday | Swami Vivekanand’s Birthday |
| 14-Jan | Saturday | Pongal |
| 23-Jan | Monday | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| 26-Jan | Thursday | Republic Day |
February 2017
| 1-Feb | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami |
| 10-Feb | Friday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
| 19-Feb | Sunday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
| 24-Feb | Friday | Maha Shivratri |
March 2017
| 13-Mar | Monday | Holi |
| 23-Mar | Thursday | Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev |
April 2017
| 1-Apr | Saturday | Bank Holiday |
| 4-Apr | Tuesday | Ram Navami |
| 9-Apr | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 13-Apr | Thursday | Baisakhi |
| 14-Apr | Friday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 28-Apr | Friday | Parashuram Jayanti |
May 2017
| 1-May | Monday | May Day |
| 9-May | Tuesday | Rabindranath Tagore’s Birthday |
| 29-May | Monday | Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom Day |
June 2017
| 9-Jun | Friday | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti |
| 23-Jun | Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida |
| 26-Jun | Monday | Idul-Fitr |
July 2017
| 31-Jul | Monday | Matyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh |
August 2017
| 7-Aug | Monday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 14-Aug | Monday | Janam Ashtami |
| 15-Aug | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 22-Aug | Tuesday | Prakash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji |
| 25-Aug | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
September 2017
| 2-Sep | Saturday | Idul Juha |
| 3-Sep | Sunday | First Day of Onam |
| 21-Sep | Thursday | Muharram/Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti |
| 28-Sep | Thursday | Durga Puja |
| 29-Sep | Friday | Mahanavami |
| 30-Sep | Saturday | Dusshera |
October 2017
| 1-Oct | Sunday | Muharram |
| 2-Oct | Monday | Mahatama Gandhi Birthday |
| 5-Oct | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday |
| 7-Oct | Saturday | Prakash Utsav of Sri Guru Ramdas Ji |
| 19-Oct | Thursday | Diwali |
| 20-Oct | Friday | Vishavkarma Day |
November 2017
| 1-Nov | Wednesday | Haryana Day |
| 4-Nov | Saturday | Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti |
| 23-Nov | Thursday | Matyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji |
December 2017
| 25-Dec | Monday | Christmas Day |
| 26-Dec | Tuesday | Shaheed Udham Singh’s Birthday |