PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2013

People in Jammu Kashmir observe many holidays throughout the year. On these occasions, government offices, schools and banks remain closed. The breaks observed may be restricted to one division of the state as well, depending on the type of occasion. Also, the religious festivals of Muslims are observed mainly according to the Islamic Lunar Calendar, while those of Buddhists are observed according to the Tibetan Lunar Calendar. This is the reason that the breaks vary each year. Although the day off do not affect the tourists, however, it is mandatory to know the holidays as a precaution. Here is the list of public holidays for the year 2013 in Jammu Kashmir

DATE	MONTH	HOLIDAY NAME	OBSERVED IN
12	JANUARY	LOHRI	JAMMU PROVINCE
18	JANUARY	GURU GOBIND SINGH’S BIRTH DAY	ENTIRE STATE
25	JANUARY	EID-MILAD-UN-NABI	ENTIRE STATE
26	JANUARY	REBUBLIC DAY	NATIONAL HOLIDAY
8 & 9	FEBRUARY	MELA DASMOCHI	LEH AND ZANSKAR
25	FEBRUARY	GURU RAVI DAS BIRTHDAY	JAMMU PROVINCE
25	FEBRUARY	TANGPE CHONGYA	LEH AND KARGIL
10	MARCH	MAHASHIVRATRI	ENTIRE STATE
21	MARCH	NAVROZ	ENTIRE STATE
27	MARCH	HOLI	JAMMU PROVINCE
11	APRIL	IST NAVRATRA	ENTIRE STATE
13	APRIL	BAISAKHI	ENTIRE STATE
14	APRIL	DR. AMBEDKAR BIRTHDAY	ENTIRE STATE
18	APRIL	MELA BAHU FORT	JAMMU DIVISION
19	APRIL	RAMNAVAMI	ENTIRE STATE
24	APRIL	MAHAVIR JAYANTI	JAMMU DIVISION
25	MAY	BUDDHA PURNIMA	ENTIRE STATE
7	JUNE	SHAB-I-MERAJ	ENTIRE STATE
17	JUNE	MELA KHIR BHAWANI	KASHMIR PROVINCE
18 & 19	JUNE	MELI HEMIS GOMPA	LEH DISTRICT ONLY
25	JUNE	KABIR JAYANTI	JAMMU PROVINCE
5	JULY	GURU HARGOBIND BIRTHDAY	ENTIRE STATE
13	JULY	MARTYR’S DAY	ENTIRE STATE
2	AUGUST	JUMAT-UL-VIDA	ENTIRE STATE
5	AUGUST	SHABI QADR	ENTIRE STATE
9	AUGUST	EID-UL-FITR	ENTIRE STATE
15	AUGUST	INDEPENDENCE DAY	NATIONAL HOLIDAY
21	AUGUST	RAKSHA BANDHAN	RESTRICTED HOLIDAY
28	AUGUST	JANAMASHTAMI	ENTIRE STATE
2	OCTOBER	MAHATMA GANDHI BIRTHDAY	NATIONAL HOLIDAY
2	OCTOBER	URS SHEIKH NOOR-UD-DIN	KASHMIR PROVINCE
13	OCTOBER	MAHANAVMI / DUSSHERA	ENTIRE STATE
16 & 17	OCTOBER	EID-UL-AZHA	ENTIRE STATE
14	NOVEMBER	ASHOORA	ENTIRE STATE
17	NOVEMBER	GURU NANAK DEV BIRTHDAY	ENTIRE STATE
5	DECEMBER	SHEIKH ABDULLAH BIRTHDAY	ENTIRE STATE
25	DECEMBER	CHRISTMAS	ENTIRE STATE