The biggest holiday is Diwali, or the festival of lights. Another is Holi, the festival of colors that is celebrated each spring. There is also Pongal, the winter festival which is similiar to our Thanksgiving.
Hinduism is often described as a religion of fasts, feasts and festivals.
Here's a date-wise list of Hindu festivals, including cultural and religious occasions for 2011 (Saka Era: 1932-33 / Vikram Era: 2067-68).
January
•Lohri: Thursday, 13-01-2011
•Makarsankranti / Pongal: Friday / Saturday, 14/15-01-2011
•Uttarayan & Kite Festival: Friday, 14-01-2011
•Thiruvalluvar Day: Sunday, 16-01-2011
•Thaipusam: Thursday, 20-01-2011
February
•Vasant Panchami / Saraswati Puja: Tuesday, 08-02-2011
•Ratha Saptami: Thursday, 10-02-2011
March
•Maha Shivaratri: Wednesday, 02-03-2011
•Holi: Sunday, 20-03-2011
April
•Telugu New Year/ Ugadi / Gudi Padwa/ Cheti Chand: Monday, 04-04-2011
•Hindi New Year (Saka Era 1933): Monday, 04-04-2011
•Ramayana Week: Monday, 04-04-2011 to Tuesday, 12-04-2011
•Ramanavami: Tuesday, 12-04-2011
•Tamil New Year: Thursday, 14-04-2011
•Baisakhi / Vishu: Thursday, 14-04-2011
•Bengali New Year / Bohag Bihu: Friday, 15-04-2011
•Hanuman Jayanti: Sunday/Monday, 17/18-04-2011
May
•Akshaya Tritiya / Akhateej: Friday, 06-05-2011
•Buddha Purnima / Vaisakhi Purnima: Tuesday, 17-05-2011
June
•Ganga Dashami / Ganga Dussehra: Saturday, 11-06-2011
•Vat Purnima: Wednesday, 15-06-2011
July
•Rath Yatra: Sunday, 03-07-2011
•Guru Purnima / Asadha Purnima: Friday, 15-07-2011
August
•Nag Panchami: Saturday, 04-08-2011
•India's Independence Day: Monday, 15-08-2011
•Raksha-Bandhan: Saturday, 13-08-2011
•Krishna Janmashtami: Monday, 22-08-2011
September
•Ganesh/Vinayak Chaturthi: Thursday, 01-09-2011
•Shikshak Divas / Teacher's Day: Monday, 05-09-2011
•Onam: Thursday/Friday, 08/09-09-2011
•Vishwakarma Puja: Saturday, 17-09-2011
•Pitri-Paksha: Tuesday, 13-09-2011 to Tuesday, 27-09-2011
•Mahalaya: Tuesday, 27-09-2011
•Navaratri begins: Wednesday, 28-09-2011
October
•Gandhi Jayanti: Sunday, 02-10-2011
•Durga Puja begins (Maha Saptami): Monday, 03-10-2011
•Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami): Tuesday, 04-10-2011
•Durga Puja (Maha Navami): Wednesday, 05-10-2011
•Navaratri ends: Wednesday, 05-10-2011
•Vijaya Dashami/Dusshera: Thursday, 06-10-2011
•Lakshmi Puja / Kojagari Purnima / Sharad Purnima: Tuesday, 11-10-2011
•Valmiki Jayanti: Tuesday, 11-10-2011
•Karwa Chauth: Saturday, 15-10-2011
•Dhanteras / Dhantrayodashi: Monday, 24-10-2011
•Chhoti Diwali: Tuesday, 25-10-2011
•Diwali / Deepavali: Wednesday, 26-10-2011
•Vikram New Year 2068 / Gujarati New Year: Thursday, 27-10-2011
•Skanda Sashti: Thursday, 27-10-2011 to Tuesday, 01-11-2011
•Bhai Dooj / Bhai Phota / Bhav-Bij: Friday, 28-10-2011
November
•Chhat Puja: Tuesday/Wednesday, 01/02-11-2011
•Tulsi Vivah: Sunday, 06-11-2011
•Guru Nanak Jayanti: Monday, 21-11-2011
December
•Gita Jayanti: Tuesday, 06-12-2011
Hindu festivals are largelylinked with the movements of the sun and moon and with seasonal changes, but they also incorporate the myths of the Ramayana, and Krishna 's activities.
Most holy day of Hinduism is Diwali. Diwali is when lord rama came back home and people celebrated this by lighting candles, and eating sweets.
Dasara, Diwali, Sankranthi, Shivarathri, Ugadi, Holi etc...
the most important festival in Hinduism is Diwali. some of the other festivals include holi, makarsankranti, rakshabandhan or rakhi and janmastami.
Diwali, Vishnu, and Onum
There is at least 37 Hindu holidays.
According to hinduism there are many important festivals and holidays. but most important of them is diwali. diwali is the festival of light. after diwali holi is the second major festival of hinduism.
we have 4 holidays : autumn, winter, spring and summer holidays. the major ones are summer holidays which last for 2 months -from the end of june to august-
No, Dubai holidays are very different from the holidays in America. The only major holiday that is the same is New Year's Day. They have 9 other major holidays throughout the year.
i think the major influence in Hindu is the gods and the religion followings and believes.
Hindu and Jewish
There are several major holidays that are celebrated in the Philippines. A few of the holidays are Maundy Thursday, Easter Sunday, and Lailatul Isra Wal Mi Raj.
list of Holidays 1991
According to hinduism there are many important festivals and holidays. but most important of them is diwali. diwali is the festival of light. after diwali holi is the second major festival of hinduism.
The birth of Confucius. No official or unofficial holidays.
Hindu?
B. A. Gupte has written: 'Hindu holidays and ceremonials' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Folklore, Hindus, Holidays, Rites and ceremonies