Public holidays of West Bengal in 2014,2014 Public holidays of West Bengal
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | January 12 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | West Bengal only. |
| Thursday | January 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian freedom movement |
| Sunday | January 26 | Republic Day | Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India |
| Tuesday | February 04 | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Sunday | March 16 | Doljatra | Holi Dahan. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal only. |
| Sunday | April 13 | Mahavir Jayanti | The most important religious holiday in Jainism |
| Monday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar |
| Tuesday | April 15 | Bengali New Year | Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Friday | April 18 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Thursday | May 01 | May Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Friday | May 09 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Tripura, West Bengal. A Bengali polymath who reshaped literature and music. |
| Tuesday | July 29 | Idul Fitr | All states except Goa, Jharkhand and Kerala |
| Friday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
| Tuesday | September 23 | Mahalaya | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Wednesday | October 01 | Saptami of Durgapuja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Thursday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Friday | October 03 | Dussehra | Vijaya Dashami |
| Monday | October 06 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. |
| Tuesday | October 07 | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Thursday | October 23 | Kali Puja | West Bengal only. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali |
| Tuesday | November 04 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
| Thursday | November 06 | Guru Nanak Birthday | The Birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik |
| Thursday | December 25 | Christmas Day |
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