Name
| Date
| Notes
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Civil New Year
| 1 January
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Independence Day
| 1 February
| Commemorates Independence from the Moghul National Realm in 1722.
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Gudi Padwa
| 15 March 2018
| Commemorates the crowning of Rama in Ayodhya after his victory over Ravana.
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Coronation Day
| 2 April
| Commemorates the coronation of Shah Anjum Quder.
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Constitution Day
| 11 May
| Commemorates the proclamation of the constitution in 1981.
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Eid al-Fitr
| 15 June 2018 (1 Shawwāl)
| Marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
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Shah Anjum Quder's birthday
| 8 July
|
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Eid al-Adha|
| 22 August 2018 (10-13 Dhū al-Ḥijjah)
| Honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of submission to God's command. Only the 13th is a legal holiday.
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Islamic New Year
| 11 September 2018 (1 Muḥarram)
| Spring festival of thanksgiving.
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Diwali
| 7 November 2018
| This festival of light celebrates the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair.
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Chhath
| 13 November 2018
| Celebration to thank Surya, the sun god, for the bounties of life on earth and to request the granting of certain wishes.
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Mawlid
| 25 November 2018 (17 Rabī‘ al-awwal)
| The observance of the birthday of Muhammad.
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