School Holidays in 2023: While schools in Bihar will be shut for a total of 121 days, Uttar Pradesh has also announced 121 holidays for the schools in 2023.
2021-05-26 12:59:16
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Today, May 26, Mongolia is observing the Buddha Purnima /Vesak/ as an official public holiday for the second year.
The date, which varies from year to year, falls on the 15th day of the first month of summer every year, according to the Buddhist calendar and is dedicated to mark three momentous events in Buddha s life – his birth, enlightenment (nirvana), and his departure (parinirvana) from the human world.
Buddha Purnima is a sacred day in the Buddhist calendar and one of the most important festival of the Buddhists around the world. Followers of Buddhism have been celebrating Buddhist festivals for centuries, but the decision to celebrate this day formally was taken at the first conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists held in Sri Lanka in 1950.
Banks will remain shut on these days in 2021 check the full list here
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There are more than 40 days in 2021 when banks will remain shut, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Some holidays will vary in different states and will also depend on certain state-specific festivals.
Holidays declared by the central government apply to both public and private sector banks. Banks do not work on Sundays in addition to second and fourth Saturdays of all months. Some national and religious holidays are applicable throughout the country while there are quite a few restricted holidays applicable in some select regions.