Date & Month | Day | Holiday |
---|---|---|
January 9 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
January 23 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
January 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
February 13 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
February 27 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
March 7 | Monday | Maha Shivaratri |
March 12 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
March 25 | Friday | Good Friday |
March 26 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
March 27 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
April 1 | Friday | Annual Closing of Bank Account Day |
April 9 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
April 14 | Thursday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday (Vishu) |
April 23 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
May 1 | Sunday | Labor Day |
May 14 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
May 28 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
June 11 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
June 25 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
July 6 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Fitr (Ramjan Id) |
July 9 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
July 23 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
August 13 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
August 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
August 27 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
September 10 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
September 12 | Monday | Id-ul-Adha |
September 13 | Tuesday | First Onam |
September 14 | Wednesday | Thiruvonam |
September 16 | Friday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti |
September 21 | Wednesday | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day |
September 24 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
October 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday |
October 8 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
October 10 | Monday | Mahanavmi |
October 11 | Tuesday | Vijaya Dashmi (Dussehara) |
October 22 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
October 29 | Saturday | Diwali |
November 12 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
November 26 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
December 10 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
December 12 | Monday | Id Milad |
December 24 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
December 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
The state has highest literacy rate in the entire country and also boasts the highest life expectancy in the country. The capital of the state is Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala is also very rich in natural resources. Apart from this, the state also has significant amounts of agricultural presence with rubber, coconut, coffee and tea output.
Kochi, Kozhikode Trivandrum are some of the major cities of Kerala. A number of spices are also grown in the state. In fact, spices was exported from the country, which is why it was also called the garden of spices.
Onam is the most important and biggest festival in Kerala. This day is a bank holiday in Kerala. This festival is celebrated all over Kerala regardless to the community with enthusiasm and joy. Onam is the harvest festival and also the Malayalam new year. The Malayalam calendar which is called Kollavarsham starts with Onam.
Onam is a ten-day festival of which the first day is called atham and the tenth day is called as Thiruonam. Though it is a ten-day festival only the tenth day of the Onam is a bank holiday in Kerala. The government of India promoted Onam as the National Festival, and a lot of tourist from around the world comes to Kerala during Onam to see the rich culture of the state.
During Onam, there will be feasts, folk songs, elegant dances, energetic games, etc.
There will be a very special meal or feast called Onasadya during Onam which will be served in banana leaves and it's a nine-course meal with 11 to 13 essential dishes. There will be a boat race called Vallamkali on the river Pampa. In this race hundreds of boatmen take part. This will be a colorful sight to watch not only the race but also the way they decorate their boats.