Holiday List 2025: If you get information about the list of holidays before the new year starts, then you can also plan your new year vacation.
Holiday List 2025: The government of Uttar Pradesh has released the list of holidays for schools and offices in the year 2025. These include 24 public holidays and 31 restricted holidays. Out of the 24 general holidays in the year 2025, 14 are falling on Saturday and Sunday. It has also been made clear in the official notice that due to 14 holidays falling on Saturday and Sunday, government employees will not be given the benefit of any additional leave. Let’s take a look at this list.
List of General Holidays
- 26 January – Republic Day (Saturday)
- 29 March – Holi (Saturday)
- 14 April – Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti (Monday)
- 1 May – Labor Day (Thursday)
- 15 August – Independence Day (Friday)
- 22 August – Eid-ul-Azha (Friday)
- 2 October – Gandhi Jayanti (Thursday)
- 23 October – Dussehra (Thursday)
- 12 November – Diwali (Wednesday)
- 13 November – Govardhan Puja (Thursday)
- 14 November – Children’s Day (Friday)
- 25 December – Christmas (Thursday)
- 31 December – New Year’s Eve (Wednesday)
Restricted Holidays
The government has also mentioned 31 restricted holidays in the list. These are optional, that is, offices or schools can choose on their own whether they want to celebrate a holiday on this day or not. These are the holidays that remind us of various cultural, historical and religious events.
List of Restricted Holidays
- 1 January – New Year (Wednesday)
- 15 January – Makar Sankranti (Wednesday)
- 19 February – Maha Shivratri (Wednesday)
- 8 March – International Women’s Day (Saturday)
- 9 April – Ram Navami (Wednesday)
- 22 April – Earth Day (Tuesday)
- 5 May – Buddha Purnima (Monday)
- 5 June – World Environment Day (Thursday)
- 30 July – Muharram (Wednesday)
- 5 August – Raksha Bandhan (Tuesday)
- 17 September – Ganesh Chaturthi (Wednesday)
- 5 October – Vijayadashami (Sunday)
- 21 October – Karva Chauth (Tuesday)
- 4 November – Karva Chauth (Tuesday)
- 28 November – Eid-e-Milad (Thursday)
- 18 December – Geeta Jayanti (Wednesday)
- 20 December – Eid-e-Milad (Friday)
- 25 December – Christmas (Thursday)
- 31 December – New Year’s Eve (Wednesday)