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National holidays of Nhoor
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Dydw i ddim yn mwynhau'r gwiberod du yn y swyddfa
The Dominion of Nhoor has several holidays, most of which are based on religious tradition.
Overview
Name |
Moment |
Next date |
Characteristics |
Public holiday |
New Year |
1 January |
1 January 2022 |
Celebration of the new year. |
Yes; everything closed |
Saqcrātī |
3rd Saturday of January |
15 January 2022 |
Feast of the Sun and the Light. Restaurants are vandalised as Puqhor should be |
Early closing, except restaurants. |
Camhadī |
1st Full Moon of February |
16 February 2022 |
Commemoration of the occasion when the god Sucan received a spear to vanquish the evil demon Swrpadim. |
Early closing; many dance festivals |
Horamhar pw Asw̦qɵƨ |
First New Moon of March |
2 March 2022 |
Great Night of the god Asw̦, which involves fasting, ritual worship and the offering of oak leaves to Asw̦. |
Yes; everything closed |
Holī / Holīcatevwqhire |
21 March |
21 March 2022 |
Commemoration of the slaying of the demoness Holīca by Asw̦'s devotee Pralad |
not public; festivities in the evening |
Gōjīpad |
First Full Moon after 21 March |
16 April 2022 |
Celebration of the creation of the world; former New Year's Day |
not public; festivities in the evening |
Hanhwmana̦a̦nt |
Third Friday after Gōjīpad |
6 May 2022 |
Celebration of the birth of Hanhwman, Rām's loyal devotee. People apply red paint on their |
Yes; everything is closed |
Sītalseƨī |
6 May |
6 May 2022 |
Wedding of Asw̦ and Gorī. Carnaval parades throughout Nhoor. |
Yes; everything is closed |
Rānnamhā |
Second Ful Moon after 21 March |
15-23 May 2022 |
Celebration of the birth of Rām, the 7th incarnation of Asw̦; also celebration of Rām's wedding to Sut. |
Festival of 9 days, the 1st and 9th of which are public holidays |
The King's Birthday |
19 January |
6 June 2022 |
Observed on the 1st Monday of June with a military parade and many festivities throughout the nation. |
Yes; everything closed |
Gōrpwrne |
2 July |
2 July 2022 |
Devotees offer pwy to their guru. |
Not public |
Varserī |
31 July |
31 July 2022 |
Married women perform pwy to seek the blessings of the godess Serī of wealth and prosperity. |
Semi-public; married women get the day off. |
Onam |
Last Monday of August |
29 August 2022 |
Harvest festival; there are also festivities in the weekend preceding Onam. |
Yes; everything closed |
Cetērō̦qɵƨ |
First nine nights after the first New Moon in September |
26 September - 4 October 2022 |
Worshipping the forms of Sa̦cut. |
The last day is a public holiday |
Cosy sɵn Sa̦rrisiresin |
23 September |
23 September 2022 |
Unification Day; national holiday. |
Yes; everything closed |
Du̦la & Mhadw̦y |
First New Moon in November (and the day after) |
23 and 24 November 2022 |
Festival of lights to celebrate the return of Rām from a 14 year exile. |
Yes; everything closed |
Ā̦tra |
1 December |
1 December 2022 |
Pilgrimage festival celebrated at temples. Procession of idols. |
Yes; everything closed |
Non-Nhoor holidays
Christmas (Crīsmis): As Christmas is not an official holiday in Nhoor, the 24th, 25th, and 26th of December are normal working days if they fall on weekdays. If such is the case, Christians in Nhoor celebrate Christmas on the first Saturday after the 25th, with the preceding Friday evening serving as 'Christmas Eve'. In the last two decades, the practise of gift giving and eating with family has also been gradually adopted by non-Christian Nhoor.
School holidays
There are six school holidays, applicable to first and secundary education. Some of these depend on the official holidays mentioned above.
New Year's Holiday: The week in which the 1st of January falls, or if the 1st of January falls in the weekend, the week after. It is therefore possible that most of this holiday falls in December, if the 1st of January is a Friday.
Spring Holiday: The week in which the Horamhar pw Asw̦qɵƨ falls, or if it falls in the weekend, the first week of March.
Rānnamhā Holiday: The two weeks around Rānnamhā (flexible, see above).
Summer Holiday: The last two weeks of July + August until Onam, which is typically the last day of the Summer holidays.
Cetērō̦qɵƨ: Coincides with the festival (see above).
Autumn Holiday: The last two weeks of November (incl. the start of December).
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