Bank holidays in 2022: Check the full list from January to December

With the new year 2022 set to begin on Saturday, here is a look at the month-wise list of all major bank holidays in the upcoming calendar year.

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The list of bank holidays includes national holidays and those marked by the central and state governments. The country observes three national holidays — Republic Day, Independence Day and  Gandhi Jayanti.

With the new year 2022 set to begin on Saturday, here is a look at the month-wise list of all major bank holidays in the upcoming calendar year.

January

1. January 1: New Year’s day
2. January 14: Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Imoinu Iratpa
3. January 15: Uttarayaana Punyakaala Makar Sankranti Festival, Maghe Sankranti, Sankranti, Pongal, Thiruvalluvar Day, Gaan-Ngai, Magh Bihu
4. January 26: Republic Day

February

1. February 5: Vasant Panchami

March

1. March 1: Maha Shivratri
2. March 18: Holi

April

1. April 10: Ram Navami
2. April 13: Ugadi (Telugu new year)
3. April 14: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, Mahavir Jayanti, Baisakhi, Vaisakhi, Tamil New Year’s Day, Cheiraoba, Biju Festival, Bohag Bihu
4. April 15: Good Friday, Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha), Himachal Day, Vishu, Bohag Bihu

May

1. May 1: May Day
2. May 3: Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti, Ramjan-Eid (Eid-UI-Fitra), Basava Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya
3. May 16: Buddha Purnima

June

1. June 14: Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti

July

1. July 10: Bakrid, Eid al Adha

August

1. August 9: Muharram
2. August 12: Raksha Bandhan
3. August 15: Independence Day
4. August 16: Parsi new year
5. August 19: Janmashtami
6. August 31: Ganesh Chathurthi

September

1. September 8: Thiruvona

October

1. October 2: Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
2. October 3: Maha Ashtami
3. October 4: Maha Navami
4. October 5: Vijaya Dashami
5. October 9: Eid e Milad
6. October 24: Diwali

November

1. November 8: Guru Nanak Jayanti

December

1. December 25: Christmas