Calendar for US and India teams.

1. INDIA & US HOLIDAY
CALENDAR 2015
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2. Need for this Calendar
This calendar will be useful for Indians and Americans
working between the two countries and cultures.
As India is a diverse country which celebrates different
holidays in different parts of the country, this
calendar mainly focuses on:
• India-wide Government Holidays
• Kerala Holidays
• Select South Indian (Tamil, Andhra, Karnataka)
Holidays
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3. How to use this Calendar
Feel free to download this calendar for your own use.
Click on the blue highlighted links for information
about select holidays.
Always ask your India-based team which holidays they
support. Holidays are not standard across the
board. Some may be floating holidays. Your
company’s HR would be the best resource for this.
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4. Take Note
Many holidays are determined by the sun or moon, so
some holidays are listed as two dates. Ask your
local priest which date is best for your area of the
world.
Due to the above statement, some of the dates in this
calendar my need to be revised as time passes. If
you have any feedback, please direct it to
authenticjourneys at gmail dot com. Thank you.
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5. January 2015
1 - New Year’s Day
3 – Nabhidinam
5 - Guru Gobindsingh's Birthday (Sikh)
14 - Pongal (Tamil Harvest Festival)
14 - Sabarimala Makaravilakku (Kerala)
19 - Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
24 or 25 - Vasant Panchami
26 - Republic Day
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6. February 2015
First Sunday – SuperBowl
2 - Groundhog’s Day
3 - Guru Ravidas’s Birthday (Sikh)
3 – Thaipusam
4 - Tu B'Shvat, The New Year for Trees
14 – Valentine’s Day
17 – Mahashivarathri
19 - Shivaji Jayanti (Maharasthra)
19 - Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
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7. March 2015
March Madness
5 – Purim
6 – Holi
8 - Daylight Savings Time Begins
15 – Attukal Pongala (Kerala)
16 – President’s Day (School holiday)
17 – St. Patrick’s Day
27 – Ramanavami
29 – Palm Sunday
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8. April 2015
1 - April Fool’s Day
3 – Good Friday
5 – Easter
14 – Baishakhi
14 – Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
14 – Tamil New Year
14 – Vishu (Kerala)
15 – Tax Day USA
15-16 - Yom HaShoah
20 or 21 - Akshaya Tritiya
22 – Earth Day
April End - School Ends
India
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9. May 2015
1 - May Day
3 – Buddha Purnima
5 - Cinco De Mayo
10 – Mother’s Day
15 or 16 - Laylat al-Miraj
25 – Memorial Day
May mid to June end-
school ends USA
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10. June & July 2015
June 2015
Throughout June -
Graduation Season USA
June beginning –
School Starts India
18 - Ramadan Starts
21 – Father’s Day
July 2015
4 - Independence Day
(USA)
13 or 14- Laylat al-
Baraat
17 - Eid al-Fitr
26 - Tisha B'Av
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11. August 2015
13 - Laylat al-Qadr
15 – Independence Day (India)
August mid- September - "Back to
School Season" School starts USA
28 – Onam
29 - Rakhi
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12. September 2015
5 – Krishna Jayanthi
7 - Labor Day (USA)
11 – Patriot Day (USA)
14 - Rosh Hashanah
17 - Ganesh Chathurthi
23 - Yom Kippur
24 – Eid al-Adha
28 – Oct 4 - Sukkot
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13. October 2015
2 - Gandhi Jayanthi
12 – Columbus Day
15 - Islamic New Year / Muharram
13 – 21 – Navarathri
21 or 22 – Vijaya Dashami, Vidhyarmbam (end
of Navarathri)
23 or 24 – Ashura
31 – Halloween
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14. November 2015
1 – Kerala and Tamil Nadu Day
1 - Daylight Savings Time Ends
11 – Diwali / Deepawali
11 – Veteran’s Day
20 – Children’s Day
25 - Guru Nanak’s Birthday
25 – Kathigai Deepam
26 – Thanksgiving (USA)
27 - Black Friday
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15. December 2015
6 - Chanukah/Hanukkah
24 – Christmas Eve
24 – Nabhidinam
25 – Christmas Day
26 – Jan 1 – Kwanzaa
29 – New Year’s Eve
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16. This calendar is bought to you by…
Authentic Journeys, a cross-cultural coaching
and training firm located in Kochi, India. Run by
Jennifer Kumar, Authentic Journeys helps bridge
the cultural gaps in the business arena between
Indians and Americans. For more information
see the website at www.authenticjourneys.info.
Thank you!
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17. Thank You!
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