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Tamil Nadu Holiday 2028


HolidayDateDayType
Pongal15 JanuarySaturdayRegional Holiday
Republic Day26 JanuaryWednesdayNational Holiday
Valentines Day14 FebruaryMondayNot a Holiday
Maha Shivratri23 FebruaryWednesdayRegional Holiday
Eid-ul-fitr26 FebruarySaturdayRegional Holiday
Holi11 MarchSaturdayRegional Holiday
Ram Navami5 AprilWednesdayRegional Holiday
Mahavir Jayanti7 AprilFridayRegional Holiday
Dr Ambedkar Jayanti14 AprilFridayRegional Holiday
Good Friday14 AprilFridayRegional Holiday
Thiruvalluvar Day14 AprilFridayRegional Holiday
Telugu New Year14 AprilFridayRegional Holiday
Tamil New Year14 AprilFridayRegional Holiday
Easter Saturday15 AprilSaturdayRegional Holiday
Easter Sunday16 AprilSundayRegional Holiday
May Day1 MayMondayRegional Holiday
Mothers Day9 MayTuesdayObservance Holiday
Buddha Purnima10 MayWednesdayRegional Holiday
Muharram25 MayThursdayRegional Holiday
Father's Day18 JuneSundayObservance Holiday
Jhulan Purnima6 AugustSundayRegional Holiday
Raksha Bandhan11 AugustFridayRegional Holiday
Janmashtami13 AugustSundayRegional Holiday
Independence Day15 AugustTuesdayNational Holiday
Ganesh Chaturthi22 AugustTuesdayRegional Holiday
Maha saptami25 SeptemberMondayRegional Holiday
Vijaya Dashami26 SeptemberTuesdayRegional Holiday
Maha Ashtami26 SeptemberTuesdayRegional Holiday
Maha Navami27 SeptemberWednesdayRegional Holiday
Gandhi Jayanti2 OctoberMondayNational Holiday
Diwali17 OctoberTuesdayRegional Holiday
Bhai Dooj20 OctoberFridayRegional Holiday
Guru Nanak Jayanti2 NovemberThursdayRegional Holiday
Christmas Day25 DecemberMondayRegional Holiday


The southernmost state of India, Tamil Nadu is home to the Tamil speaking population of India. It is a major port city of India with having a large coastline on the eastern ghats of India. Pongal is the most widely celebrated festival in Tamil Nadu. It is a harvest festival to appreciate and thank the Sun God for a good harvest. The four days celebration of Pongal in Tamil Nadu starts with the first day named Bhogi Pongal. Prayers to Lord Indra are made on this day. New things are bought and old things are burnt in the bonfire. The next day, on Thai Pongal, people wear new clothes and couples make offerings of sugarcane and coconut into the rivers. Cows are highly decorated and appreciated on the third day. On the last day of this harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, Kaanum Pongal, families take a visit to their relatives. Gifts are exchanged, and the festival ends on a happy and joyous celebration.
Other major festivals of Tamil Nadu include the Thiruvaiyaru music festival, Thaipusam, Natyanjali dance festival, Mahamaham, Karthigai Deepam, and many other regional and national festivals. People of Tamil Nadu celebrate every festival with extreme joy and enthusiasm.