Bank holiday: In view of the holiday in banks on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, customers are already planning to get their work done. Because Raksha Bandhan is on Monday and before that there will be a holiday in banks on Sunday as well.
Raksha Bandhan bank holiday: This year the festival of Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated on 19 August. In view of the holiday in banks on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, customers are already thinking of settling their work. Because Raksha Bandhan is on Monday and before that there will be a holiday in banks on Sunday.
However, let us tell you that banks will not be closed in all the states on the day of Raksha Bandhan because it is not a gazetted holiday but a registered holiday. For this reason, there will be a holiday on Raksha Bandhan in some states and not in others.
In which states will there be a holiday?
This time on August 19, there is also Raksha Bandhan, Jhoolana Purnima and the birth anniversary of the great king of Tripura Veer Vikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur. On these occasions, banks will remain closed in Tripura, Gujarat, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
Banks will also remain closed on these days in the month of August
18 August: Sunday holiday
19 August: Rakshabandhan
20 August: All banks across the country will remain closed on the occasion of Sri Narayan Guru Jayanti.
25 August: Sunday holiday
26 August: All banks across the country will remain closed on the occasion of Janmashtami.
31 August: Fourth Saturday holiday
Rakshabandhan is one of the biggest festivals
Rakshabandhan festival is one of the biggest festivals in Hinduism. Every year, this holy festival of brother-sister bond Rakshabandhan is celebrated on the day of Shravan Purnima. Every year on the full moon day of Shravan month, sisters tie Rakhi on their brother’s wrist. They also pray for their brother’s long life and happy-prosperous life. In return, brothers promise to protect their sisters throughout their lives and also give gifts to their sisters.