Himachal Pradesh Government declared list of Holidays 2017:
5 January – Thursday – Guru Govind Singh Birthday
25 January – Wednesday – Statehood Day
26 January – Thursday – Republic Day (National Day)
10 February – Friday – Guru Ravidas Jayanti
24 February – Friday – Maha Shivaratri
13 March – Monday – Holi
4 April – Tuesday – Ram Navami (Vaishnava)
14 April – Friday – Good Friday -day
14 April – Friday – Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
15 April – Saturday – Himachal Day
28 April – Friday – Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti
10 May – Wednesday – Buddha Purnima
28 May – Sunday – Maharana Pratap Jayanti
9 June – Friday – Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti
26 June – Monday – Ramazan / Idu’l Fitr (End of Ramadan) *
15 August – Tuesday – Independence Day
15 August – Tuesday – January -mashtami / Sri Krishna Jayanti
2 September – Saturday – Bakri Id / Idu’l Zuha (Feast of Sacrifice)
30 September – Saturday – Durga Puja / Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
1 October – Sunday – Muharram
2 October – Monday – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
19 October – Thursday – Diwali (The Festival of Lights)
4 November – Saturday – Guru Nanak Jayanti
25 December – Monday – Christmas Day
25 December – Monday – Guru Govind Singh Birthday
