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INDIA & US HOLIDAY CALENDAR 2015

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Need for this Calendar

This calendar will be useful for Indians and Americans working between the two countries and cultures.

As India is a diverse country which celebrates different holidays in different parts of the country, this calendar mainly focuses on:

• India-wide Government Holidays• Kerala Holidays• Select South Indian (Tamil, Andhra, Karnataka)

Holidays

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How to use this Calendar

Feel free to download this calendar for your own use.

Click on the blue highlighted links for information about select holidays.

Always ask your India-based team which holidays they support. Holidays are not standard across the board. Some may be floating holidays. Your company’s HR would be the best resource for this.

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Take Note

Many holidays are determined by the sun or moon, so some holidays are listed as two dates. Ask your local priest which date is best for your area of the world.

Due to the above statement, some of the dates in this calendar my need to be revised as time passes. If you have any feedback, please direct it to authenticjourneys at gmail dot com. Thank you.

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January 2015

1 - New Year’s Day3 – Nabhidinam 5 - Guru Gobindsingh's Birthday (Sikh)14 - Pongal (Tamil Harvest Festival)14 - Sabarimala Makaravilakku (Kerala)19 - Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday24 or 25 - Vasant Panchami26 - Republic Day

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February 2015First Sunday – SuperBowl2 - Groundhog’s Day3 - Guru Ravidas’s Birthday (Sikh)3 – Thaipusam4 - Tu B'Shvat, The New Year for Trees14 – Valentine’s Day17 – Mahashivarathri 19 - Shivaji Jayanti (Maharasthra) 19 - Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti

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March 2015

March Madness5 – Purim6 – Holi8 - Daylight Savings Time Begins15 – Attukal Pongala (Kerala)16 – President’s Day (School holiday)17 – St. Patrick’s Day27 – Ramanavami29 – Palm Sunday

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April 2015

1 - April Fool’s Day3 – Good Friday5 – Easter14 – Baishakhi14 – Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti14 – Tamil New Year14 – Vishu (Kerala)

15 – Tax Day USA

15-16 - Yom HaShoah20 or 21 - Akshaya Tritiya22 – Earth DayApril End - School Ends India

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May 2015

1 - May Day3 – Buddha Purnima5 - Cinco De Mayo10 – Mother’s Day15 or 16 - Laylat al-Miraj

25 – Memorial Day

May mid to June end- school ends USA

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June & July 2015

June 2015Throughout June - Graduation Season USAJune beginning – School Starts India 18 - Ramadan Starts21 – Father’s Day

July 20154 - Independence Day (USA)13 or 14- Laylat al-Baraat17 - Eid al-Fitr 26 - Tisha B'Av

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August 2015

13 - Laylat al-Qadr15 – Independence Day (India)August mid- September - "Back to School Season" School starts USA28 – Onam29 - Rakhi

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September 2015

5 – Krishna Jayanthi7 - Labor Day (USA)11 – Patriot Day (USA)14 - Rosh Hashanah17 - Ganesh Chathurthi23 - Yom Kippur24 – Eid al-Adha

28 – Oct 4 - Sukkot

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October 2015

2 - Gandhi Jayanthi12 – Columbus Day15 - Islamic New Year / Muharram13 – 21 – Navarathri21 or 22 – Vijaya Dashami, Vidhyarmbam (end of Navarathri)23 or 24 – Ashura 31 – Halloween

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November 2015

1 – Kerala and Tamil Nadu Day1 - Daylight Savings Time Ends11 – Diwali / Deepawali11 – Veteran’s Day20 – Children’s Day25 - Guru Nanak’s Birthday25 – Kathigai Deepam26 – Thanksgiving (USA)27 - Black Friday

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December 2015

6 - Chanukah/Hanukkah24 – Christmas Eve24 – Nabhidinam 25 – Christmas Day26 – Jan 1 – Kwanzaa29 – New Year’s Eve

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This calendar is bought to you by…

Authentic Journeys, a cross-cultural coaching and training firm located in Kochi, India. Run by Jennifer Kumar, Authentic Journeys helps bridge the cultural gaps in the business arena between Indians and Americans. For more information see the website at www.authenticjourneys.info.

Thank you!

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