Happy New Year 2018
Happy New Year 2018

As we begin our 2018 journey, here's a look at all the holidays in India. 2018 is going to be an exciting year for those who want long weekends as proper planning can give you about 15 of them throughout this year. If your new year's resolution is to travel, 2018 has got your back.

Let's start by listing out the potential long weekends from January throughout December. You might need to apply leaves on some occasions to fill the gap in a long weekend. Here's your guide:

January

Jan. 20 – Saturday
Jan. 21 – Sunday
Jan. 22 – Basant Panchmi

Jan. 26 – Republic Day
Jan. 27 – Saturday
Jan. 28 – Sunday

February

Feb. 10 – Saturday
Feb. 11 – Sunday
Feb. 12 – Apply for leave
Feb. 13 – Maha Shivratri

March

March 1 – Holika Dhan
March 2 – Holi
March 3 – Saturday
March 4 – Sunday

March 29 – Mahavir Jayanti
March 30 – Good Friday
March 31 – Saturday
April 1 – Sunday

April

April 28 – Saturday
April 29 – Sunday
April 30 – Buddha Purnima
May 1 – Labour Day

June

June 15 – Eid-ul-Fitr
June 16 – Saturday
June 17 – Sunday

August

Aug. 15 – Independence Day
Aug. 16 – Apply for leave
Aug. 17 – Parsi New Year
Aug. 18 – Saturday
Aug. 19 – Sunday

Aug. 22 – Eid-ul-Adha
Aug. 23 – Apply for leave
Aug. 24 – Onam
Aug. 25 – Saturday
Aug. 26 – Sunday

September

Sept. 1 – Saturday
Sept. 2 – Sunday
Sept. 3 – Janmashtmi

Sept. 13 – Ganesh Chaturthi
Sept. 14 – Apply for leave
Sept. 15 – Saturday
Sept. 16 – Sunday

October

Sept. 29 – Saturday
Sept. 30 – Sunday
Oct. 1 – Apply for leave
Oct. 2 – Gandhi Jayanti

Oct. 18 – Ram Navami
Oct. 19 – Dussehra
Oct. 20 – Saturday
Oct. 21 – Sunday

November

Nov. 3 – Saturday
Nov. 4 – Sunday
Nov. 5 – Dhanteras
Nov. 6 – Apply for leave
Nov. 7 – Diwali
Nov. 8 – Govardhan Puja
Nov. 9 – Bhai Duj
Nov. 10 – Saturday
Nov. 11 – Sunday

December

Dec. 22 – Saturday
Dec. 23 – Sunday
Dec. 24 – Apply for leave
Dec. 25 – Christmas

Are you looking forward to 2018 now? But do note that these long weekends are based on general holidays and it is best to check with your HR for your official holiday list and refer to this guide for a long weekend. Some public holidays might differ from one state to another.

For your better information, we have listed central government's compulsory and restricted holidays in 2018 below:

Compulsory holidays 2018

January 26 – Republic Day

February 14 – Maha Shivratri

March 29 – Mahavir Jayanti

March 30 – Good Friday

April 30 – Buddha Purnima

June 16 – Eid-ul-Fitr

August 15 – Independence Day

August 22 – Eid-ul-Adha

September 3 – Janmashtami

September 21 – Muharam

October 2 – Gandhi Jayanti

October 19 – Dussehra

November 7 – Diwali

November 21 – Milad-un-Nabi / Eid Milad

November 23 – Guru Nanak's birthday

December 25 – Christmas

Restricted holidays 2018

January 1 – New Year's Day

January 22 – Basant Panchami

January 31 – Guru Ravida's birthday

February 10 – Swami Dayananda / Saraswati Jayanti

February 19 – Shivaji Jayanti

March 1 – Holika Dahan

April 14 – Vaisakhi

May 9 – Guru Rabindranath's birthday

June 15 – Jamat-ul-vida

July 14 – Rath Yatra

August 17 – Parsi New Year

August 25 – Onam

September 13 – Vinayaka Chaturthi

October 16 – Dussehra Maha Saptami

October 17 – Dussehra Maha Ashtami

October 18 – Dussehra Maha Navami

October 24 – Maharishi Valmiki's birthday

October 27 – Karva Chouth

November 6 – Deepavali (South India)

November 8 – Govardhan Puja

November 9 – Bhai Duj

November 13 – Pratihar Sashthhi

November 24 – Guru Tej Bahadur's Martyrdom Day

December 24 – Christmas

If you're here for the calendar for Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist Religions, check them out below. Note that Islamic, Jewish and Baha'i holidays begin at sunset the previous day.

Religious holidays in 2018:

Hindu festivals

Jan. 14: Makar Sankranti/Pongal

Jan. 22: Vasant Panchami

Feb. 13: Maha Shivaratri

March 1: Holika Dahan

March 1-2: Holi

March 18: Gudi Padwa (Hindi New Year)

March 18: Ugadi (Kannada, Telugu New Year)

March 25: Rama Navami

March 31: Hanuman Jayanti

April 14: Puthandu (Tamil New Year)

April 14: Vaisakhi/Baisakhi/Vishu

April 15: Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year)

April 18: Akshaya Tritiya

May 15: Savitri Puja

July 14: Puri Ratha Yatra

July 27: Guru Purnima

Aug. 15: Nag Panchami

Aug. 24: Varalakshmi Vratam

Aug. 24: Onam

Aug. 26: Raksha Bandhan

Sept. 2: Krishna Janmashtami

Sept. 13: Ganesh Chaturthi

Sept. 17: Vishwakarma Puja

Oct. 8: Mahalaya Amavasya

Oct. 10-18: Navaratri

Oct. 19: Dusshera

Oct. 23: Sharad Purnima

Oct. 27: Karwa Chauth

Nov. 5: Dhanteras

Nov. 6: Diwali

Nov. 9: Bhai Dooj

Nov. 13: Chhath Puja

Nov. 23: Kartik Poornima

Dec. 18: Geeta Jayanti

Dec. 16: Dhanu Sankranti

Christian festivals

Jan. 6: Epiphany

Feb 2: Candlemas

Feb 14: St. Valentine's Day

Feb. 14: Ash Wednesday

March 17: St. Patrick's Day

March 19: St. Joseph's Day

March 25: Palm Sunday

March 29: Maundy Thursday

March 30: Good Friday

April 1: Easter

April 2: Easter Monday

May 10: Ascension of Jesus

May 20: Pentecost

May 27: Trinity Sunday

May 31: Corpus Christi

June 29: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

Aug. 1: Lammas

Aug. 15: The Assumption of Mary

Sept. 14: Holy Cross Day

Sept. 29: Michaelmas

Oct. 31: All Hallows Eve

Nov. 1: All Saints' Day

Nov. 2: All Souls' Day

Nov. 25: Christ the King

Nov. 30: St. Andrew's Day

Dec. 2: Advent

Dec. 6: St. Nicholas Day

Dec. 24: Christmas Eve

Dec. 25: Christmas

Dec. 28: Holy Innocents

Dec. 31: Watch Night

Islamic festivals

April 13: Lailat al Miraj

May 1: Lailat al Bara'ah

May 15: Start of Ramadan

June 10: Laylat al Qadr

June 14: Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Aug. 20: Waqf al Arafa – Hajj

Aug. 21: Eid al-Adha

Sept. 11: Hijra (Islamic New Year)

Sept. 20: Ashura

Nov. 20: Milad un Nabi

Buddhist festivals

Jan. 2 – Mahayana New Year

Feb. 8 – Nirvana Day

Feb. 15 – Parinirvana

Feb. 16 – Lunar New Year

March 15 – Magha Puja/Sangha Day

April 30 – Theravada New Year

May 22 – Hanamatsuri

May 29– Wesak or Buddha Day

July 27 – Asala/Dharma Day

Dec. 8 – Bodhi Day

Jewish Holidays

Jan. 30: Tu B'Shevat

Feb. 28-March 1: Purim

March 30: Passover

April 28: Second Passover

May 2: Lag B'Omer

May 19-21: Shavuot

July 26: The 15th of Av

July 30: Fast of the 17th of Tammuz

July 31: Fast of Tish'a B'Av

Sept. 9-11: Rosh Hashanah

Sept. 18: Yom Kippur

Sept 23-30: Sukkot

Dec. 3-10: Chanukah or Hanukkah

Dec 22: December Solstice

On behalf of International Business Times, India, we wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year.