Public holidays,General holidays and restricted holidays declared by the Meghalaya government for the year 2012.
No.GAA. 78/2010/12 – In exercise of the power conferred by section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument, Act 1881(Act 26 of 1881) read with the Government of India Ministry of Home affairs Notification No 20/25/56- Pub (I) dated the 8th June, 1957, the Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to declare the following days to be Public Holidays in the State of Meghalaya during the year 2012.
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Meghalaya – Public Holidays 2012 |
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| Month | Day | Week Day | Name |
| January | 1 | Sunday | New Year’s Day |
| January | 26 | Thursday | Republic Day |
| March | 8 | Thursday | Holi |
| April | 1 | Sunday | Ram Navmi |
| April | 6 | Friday | Good Friday |
| Jully | 10 | Tuesday | Behdeinkhlam |
| Jully | 17 | Tuesday | U Tirot Sing Day |
| August | 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| August | 20 | Monday | Id-ul-Fitr / Ramzan id (Shawal-I) |
| September | 30 | Sunday | Half year closing day |
| October | 2 | Tuesday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| October | 22 | Monday | Durga Asthami / Dussehra (Maha Astami) / Durga pooja Asthami |
| October | 23 | Tuesday | Durga Puja/Navami of Durgapuja/Nabami |
| October | 24 | Wednesday | Dasara / Vijaya Dasami / Durga Puja |
| October | 27 | Saturday | Idu’l Zuha(Bakrid) / Bakrid |
| November | 9 | Friday | Wangala Festival |
| November | 13 | Tuesday | Diwali(Deepavali) /Kali puja |
| November | 23 | Friday | Seng Kut Snem |
| December | 12 | Wednesday | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma |
| December | 18 | Tuesday | Death Anniversay of U Soso Tham |
| December | 25 | Tuesday | Christmas |
| December | 26 | Wednesday | Christmas Festival |
| December | 30 | Sunday | U Kiang Nangbah |
- Holidays to be observed in the State Government Offices and all Magisterial Court in Meghalaya are issued under Notification, No GAA.76/2011/12 Dated 22nd November, 2011.
- Yearly Closing of Bank Account and Half Yearly Closing of Bank Account are meant for Banks only.
List of Restricted Holidays For 2012 For GOVT. OF Meghalay.
RESTRICTED HOLIDAY FOR 2012 |
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| Month | Day | Week Day | Name |
| April | 14 | Saturday | Assamese New Year’s Day |
| May | 1 | Tuesday | May Day |
| May | 6 | Sunday | Budha Purnima. |
| August | 9 | Thursday | Krishna Janmasmi |
| August | 19 | Sunday | Tithi of Srimanta Sankar Dev |
| September | 19 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka |
| October | 21 | Sunday | Charturthi Maha Saptami |
| October | 29 | Monday | Lakhi Puja |
| November | 2 | Friday | All Soul’s Day |
| November | 25 | Sunday | Muharam |
| November | 28 | Wednesday | Guru Nanak’s Birth Day |
No GAA.76/2011/12 -The Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to declare that the offices under the Government of Meghalaya and all Revenue and Magisterial Courts in Meghalaya shall be closed on the following days of the year 2012.
General Holidays – 2012 |
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| Month | Day | Week Day | Name |
| January | 1 | Sunday | New Year’s Day |
| January | 26 | Thursday | Republic Day |
| March | 8 | Thursday | Holi |
| April | 6 | Friday | Good Friday |
| Jully | 10 | Tuesday | Behdeinkhlam |
| Jully | 17 | Tuesday | U Tirot Sing Day |
| August | 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| August | 20 | Monday | Id-ul-Fitr / Ramzan id (Shawal-I) |
| October | 2 | Tuesday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| October | 22 | Monday | Durga Asthami / Dussehra (Maha Astami) / Durga pooja Asthami |
| October | 23 | Tuesday | Durga Puja/Navami of Durgapuja/Nabami |
| October | 24 | Wednesday | Dasara / Vijaya Dasami / Durga Puja |
| October | 27 | Saturday | Idu’l Zuha(Bakrid) / Bakrid |
| November | 9 | Friday | Wangala Festival |
| November | 13 | Tuesday | Diwali(Deepavali) /Kali puja |
| November | 23 | Friday | Seng Kut Snem |
| December | 12 | Wednesday | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma |
| December | 18 | Tuesday | Death Anniversay of U Soso Tham |
| December | 24 | Monday | Christmas Festival |
| December | 25 | Tuesday | Christmas |
| December | 26 | Wednesday | Christmas Festival |
| December | 27 | Thursday | Christmas Festival |
| December | 30 | Sunday | U Kiang Nangbah |
- Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 are issued under Notification No.GAA. 76/2011/12 dated the 22nd November, 2011.
Holidays in Meghalaya :
Republic Day
The Republic Day of India is a national holiday of India to mark the adoption of the Constitution of India and the transition of India from a British Dominion to a republic on January 26, 1950. It is one of the three national holidays in India.
Maha Shivratri
Maha Shivratri, the night of the worship of Lord Shiva, occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month of Phalguna. It falls on a moonless February night, when Hindus offer special prayer to the lord of destruction.
Holi
Holi, also known as Dhuli Vandana in Sanskrit,also Dhulheti, Dhulandi or Dhulendi, is celebrated by people throwing coloured powder and coloured water at each other.
Mahavir Jayanti
In Jainism, Mahavir Jayanti is the most important religious holiday. It celebrates the birth of Mahavira, the last Tirthankara. He was born on the 13th day of the rising moon of Chaitra, in either 599 BC or 615 BC (depending on religious tradition).
Good Friday
Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Black Friday, Great Friday, is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary.
May Day
‘May Day’ is commemorated in India as the ‘Labour Day’ which began with the United States Labour Movement on May 1, 1886.
Buddha Purnima
Buddha Jayanti or also known as Buddha Purnima is the most sacred festivals of Buddhist. Buddha Purnima (Buddha Birthday) is celebrated in remembrance Lord Buddha. Lord Buddha is the founder of Buddhism. This day is the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.
Independence Day
India’s Independence Day is celebrated on August 15 to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on that day in 1947. The day is a national holiday in India.
Krishna Janmastami
Krishna Janmashtami , also known as “Krishnashtami”,”Saatam Aatham” ,”Gokulashtami”, “Ashtami Rohini”, “Srikrishna Jayanti”, “Sree Jayanthi” or sometimes merely as “Janmashtami”, is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
Id-Ul-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).The holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesha Chaturthi , also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is the Hindu festival of Ganesha. It is the birthday of Lord Ganesha who is widely worshiped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi
Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated in India to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the “Father of the Nation”. It is celebrated on October 2, every year. It is one of the three official declared National Holidays of India and is observed in all its states and union territories.
Vijaya Dashami
Vijayadashami is a festival celebrated in varying forms across Nepal and India. It is celebrated on the tenth day of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu autumn month of Ashvin or Ashwayuja, and is the grand culmination of the 10-day annual Navaratri festival. Vijayadashami is also known as Dasara, Dashahara, Navaratri, and Durgotsav. It is celebrated in the lunar month of Ashwin from the Shukla Paksha Pratipada to the Dashami, or the tenth day of Ashwin.
Diwali
Diwali (often written Deepavali) is a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and an official holiday in India. Adherents of these religions celebrate Diwali as the Festival of Lights. They light diyas—cotton-like string wicks inserted in small clay pots filled with coconut oil—to signify victory of good over the evil within an individual.
Guru Nanak Jayanthi
Guru Nanak Jayanti is the birthday of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak, and one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism. Guru Nanak Dev Ji (the First Guru, the founder of Sikhism) was born on 14 April 1469 in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the present Shekhupura District of Pakistan, now Nankana Sahib.
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday observed mostly on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.
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