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 For more information on cross-cultural training see http://www.authenticjourneys.info

1. INDIA & US HOLIDAY
CALENDAR 2014
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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. January 2014
1 - New Year’s Day
5 - Guru Gobindsingh's Birthday (Sikh)
14 - Pongal (Tamil Harvest Festival)
14 - Sabarimala Makaravilakku (Kerala)
14 - Nabhidinam
16 - Tu B'Shvat, The New Year for Trees
17 – Thaipusam
20 - Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
26 - Republic Day
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5. February 2014
2 - Groundhog’s Day
4 - Vasant Panchami
7 - Guru Ravidas’s Birthday (Sikh)
14 – Valentine’s Day
16 – Attukal Pongala (Kerala)
17 – President’s Day (School holiday)
19 - Shivaji Jayanti (Maharasthra)
19 - Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
28 – Mahashivarathri
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6. March 2014
9 - Daylight Savings Time Begins
17 – St. Patrick’s Day
17 – Holi
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7. April 2014
1 - April Fool’s Day
8 – Ramanavami
13 – Palm Sunday
14 – Baishakhi
14 – Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
14 – Tamil New Year
14 – Vishu (Kerala)
15, 16 – Purim
18 – Good Friday
20 – Easter
22 – Earth Day
27-28 - Yom HaShoah
April End - School Ends
India
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8. May 2014
1 - May Day
2 - Akshaya Tritiya
5 - Cinco De Mayo
11 – Mother’s Day
?? – Buddha Purnima
26 – Memorial Day
26 - Laylat al-Miraj
May mid to June end-
school ends USA
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9. June & July 2014
June 2014
Throughout June -
Graduation Season USA
June beginning - School
Starts India
15 – Father’s Day
24 - Laylat al-Baraat
July 2014
4 - Independence Day
(USA)
10 - Ramadan Starts
28 - Eid al-Fitr
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10. August 2014
3 - Laylat al-Qadr
10 - Rakhi
15 – Independence Day (India)
17 – Krishna Jayanthi
29 - Ganesh Chathurthi
August mid- September - "Back to
School Season" School starts USA
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11. September 2014
1 - Labor Day (USA)
7 – Onam
11 – Patriot Day (USA)
24-26 Rosh Hashanah
Sept 25 - Oct 4 – Navarathri
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12. October 2014
2 - Gandhi Jayanthi
3 - 4 - Yom Kippur
4-5 – Eid al-Adha
4 – Vijaya Dashami, Vidhyarmbam (end of
Navarathri)
13 – Columbus Day
23 - 27 – Diwali / Deepawali
24 - Islamic New Year
31 – Halloween
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13. November 2014
1 – Kerala and Tamil Nadu Day
2 - Daylight Savings Time Ends
3 – Ashura
11 – Veteran’s Day
14 – Children’s Day
17 – Kathigai Deepam
17 – Guru Nanak’s Birthday
27 – Thanksgiving (USA)
28 - Black Friday
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14. December 2014
16 - Chanukah/Hanukkah
24 – Christmas Eve
25 – Christmas Day
26 – Jan 1 – Kwanzaa
29 – New Year’s Eve
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15. 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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16. Thank You!
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