Hindu holidays are celebrated according to the Hindu calendar, a calendar used in India which depends on the movement of the Sun and the Moon and will move within a range of dates in different years. The list contains the more popular Hindu holidays and as I learn more about the religion I will add further holidays.
Last revision of the calendar – 16 / JANUARY / 2021
Date | Day | Holiday (Click on the name to read article) |
13 January 2021 | Wednesday | Lohri |
14 January 2021 | Thursday | Makar Sankranti / Pongal |
16 February 2021 | Tuesday | Vasant Panchami |
11 March 2021 | Thursday | Maha Shivaratri |
28 March 2021 | Sunday | Holi |
13 April 2021 | Tuesday | Año Nuevo Telegu / Ugadi |
14 April 2021 | Wednesday | Año Nuevo Sindhi / Cheti Chand |
21 April 2021 | Wednesday | Ramanavami |
27 April 2021 | Tuesday | Hanuman Jayanti |
12 April 2021 | Monday | Ano Nuevo Solar |
14 April 2021 | Wednesday | Vaisakhi |
14 April 2021 | Wednesday | Año Nuevo Tamil |
14 April 2021 | Wednesday | Año Nuevo Bengali |
14 May 2021 | Friday | Akshaya Tritiya |
18 May 2021 | Tuesday | Ganga Saptami |
10 June 2021 | Thursday | Pooja de Savitri |
12 July 2021 | Monday | Puri Rath Yatra |
24 July 2021 | Saturday | Guru Purnima |
13 August 2021 | Friday | Nag Panchami |
22 August 2021 | Sunday | Raksha-bandhan |
11 August 2021 | Wednesday | Teej |
30 August 2021 | Monday | Krishna Janmashtami |
22 August 2020 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
12 August 2021 – Starts 23 August 2021 – Ends | Thursday | Onam |
20 September 2021 – Starts 06 October 2021 – Ends | Monday | Pitr-paksha |
7 October 2021 – Starts 15 October 2021 – Ends | Thursday | Navaratri |
11 October 2021 – Starts 15 October 2021 – Ends | Monday | Durga Puja |
15 October 2021 | Friday | Dussehra |
23 October 2021 – Starts 25 October 2021 – Ends | Saturday | Karwa Chauth |
2 November 2021 | Tuesday | Dhanteras |
4 November 2021 | Thursday | Lakshmi Puja |
4 November 2021 | Thursday | Diwali |
6 November 2021 | Saturday | Bhai Dooj |
15 November 2021 | Monday | Tulsi Vivah |
19 November 2021 | Friday | Kartik Poornima |
14 January 2021 13 February 2021 14 March 2021 13 April 2021 13 May 2021 11 June 2021 11 July 2021 9 August 2021 8 September 2021 7 October 2021 6 November 2021 5 December 2021 | Every first moon of the month. | Chandra Darshan |
14 December 2021 | Tuesday | Geeta Jayanti |
18 December 2021 | Saturday | Dattatreya Jayanti |
I hope our list of Hindu holidays has been helpful to you. Note that the Hindu religion had a transition from Sanatana Dharma to Hinduism with the influence of the Persians. Before, natural forces were prayed to and any object / phenomenon that brought positive “vibes” into our lives was worshiped. The result was a polytheistic religion.
shravan Month Is very Important and popular and the fifth month of hindu calender.