Public Holiday in 12 November: Holidays are being given continuously during the festive season. Earlier there was a holiday on Diwali. And now there will be a government holiday on Thursday for Chhath festival as well.
At the same time, Uttarakhand’s famous folk festival Igas, which is also called old Diwali, will be celebrated on 12 November this time and this day has also been declared a government holiday in the state.
How many holidays are there in this year 2024… know
Let us tell you that the Uttarakhand government has kept a total of 25 public and 17 registered holidays in the holiday calendar for the year 2024. This calendar includes a total of 27 to 31 holidays, which have been created keeping in mind local festivals and traditions.
Igas festival, celebrated 11 days after Diwali, is very popular in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand. It is believed that the news of Lord Shri Ram’s return to Ayodhya reached here 11 days later, so people here celebrate it on Kartik Shukla Ekadashi. There is a tradition of playing Bhailo on the day of Igas, in which people perform a special dance by lighting torches.
The celebration of Igas or Budhi Diwali is in no way less than Diwali. On this day too, diyas are lit in the houses and delicacies are prepared. Earlier there was no holiday in the state on Igas, but now since it has been declared a government holiday, people celebrate it with great pomp.
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