Chennai Holidays

Chennai Holidays
Chennai is a cosmopolitan city and houses people belonging to different religions, regions, castes, and creed. Therefore, in a way, the city celebrates all the festivals celebrated in India. However, the majority of the population is formed by the Tamil speaking South Indian residents, who celebrate their own set of fairs and festivals. As a result, all the offices and business organizations remain closed on these days and observe holidays. For the convenience of the people, the government declares the list of public holidays in a year, beforehand. This facilitates people to schedule their visits and various activities accordingly. Given below is the list of holidays in Madras.

National Holidays

Republic Day (26 January)
Independence Day (15 August)
Gandhi Jayanthi (2 October)

Public Holidays

New Year's Day
Pongal
Thiruvalluvar Day
Uzhavar Thirunal
Moharram
Telugu New Year's Day
Mahaveer Jayanthi
Meelad-un-Nabi
Good Friday
Tamil New Year's Day
May Day
Sri Krishna Jayanthi
Vinayaka Chathurthi
Ramzan
Ayudha Pooja
Vijaya Dasami
Deepavali
Bakrid
Christmas