The complete month of May is the peak summer vacation period in India. All educational institutions, from school to universities including Courts are declared vacation this month. Even though the temperature is higher in the period, people are ignoring and enjoy with their families and friends in selected tourism places. We have prepared a new list of holidays in India for the month of May 2020.
The month of May to have 31 Days – Starts with Friday (1st May 2020) and ends with Sunday (31st May 2020) including 5 Sundays (3, 10, 17, 24 and 31)
Government Holidays May 2020 in India – List of Public and Regional holidays during the month of May 2020 in India
Government Holidays May 2020 for Central and State Government Offices and Employees
- Celebration of birthday of Gautama Buddha – Buddha Purnima falls on 07.05.2020 (Thursday)
- Worldwide celebration of breaking the fasting among Muslims – Eid-ul-Fitr 25.05.2020 falls on (Monday)
- The great bengali poet, novelist and awarded Nobel for Literature – Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday falls on 08.05.2020 (Friday)
- Last Friday of Ramadan month before Eid-Ul-Fitr – Jamat-Ul-Vida falls on 22.05.2020 (Friday)
| May 2020 Calendar with Holidays | ||||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| 07.05.2020 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima |
| 25.05.2020 | Monday | Id-ul-Fitr |
| 08.05.2020 | Friday | Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday |
| 22.05.2020 | Friday | Jamat-Ul-Vida |
Dates and Events May 2020
- 3.5.2020 – Ekadashi
- 4.5.2020 – Agni Nakshatram
- 5.5.2020 – Pradosham
- 7.5.2020 – Pournami
- 18.5.2020 – Ekadashi
- 19.5.2020 – Pradosham
- 22.5.2020 – Amavasai
Regional & Bank Holidays in May 2020
- May Day – 1st May 2020 (Friday) – Workers and Industrial employees are celebrating the day (Labour Day) in India
- Maharashtra Day – 1st May 2020 (Friday) – Maharashtra Day celebration in the state of Maharashtra.
- Parshuram Jayanti – 7th May 2020 (Tuesday) – Devotees observance fasting from previous night and seeks blessings
The second (2nd) and fourth (4th) Saturday declared a holiday in all nationalized banks in India. Generally, in the declaration of holidays, all banks are followed the Central or State Govt pattern.
Check Other Monthly Holidays 2020
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- Bank and Gazetted Holiday List in February 2020
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- Bank and Gazetted Holiday List in April 2020
- Bank and Gazetted Holiday List in May 2020
- Bank and Gazetted Holiday List in June 2020
- Bank and Gazetted Holiday List in July 2020
- Bank and Gazetted Holiday List in August 2020
- Bank and Gazetted Holiday List in September 2020
- Bank and Gazetted Holiday List in October 2020
- Bank and Gazetted Holiday List in November 2020
- Bank and Gazetted Holiday List in December 2020