Even as 2019 fast approaches, the Tamil Nadu government has announced a list of public holidays for the new year. The year will see 23 public holidays, while 4 of these will fall on a weekend. While four holidays fall on the weekend (sorry, folks), 12 public holidays fall between Tuesday and Thursday, giving you a mid-week off.
Here’s the full list:
New Year’s Day — January 1 — Tuesday
Pongal — January 15 — Tuesday
Thiruvalluvar Day — January 16 — Wednesday
Uzhavar Thirunal — January 17 — Thursday
Republic Day — January 26 — Saturday
Annual closing of Accounts for Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks — April 1 — Monday
Telugu New Year’s Day — April 6 — Saturday
Tamil New Year’s Day and Dr B R Ambedkar’s birthday — April 14 — Sunday
Mahaveer Jayanthi — April 17 — Wednesday
Good Friday — April 19 — Friday
May Day — May 1 — Wednesday
Ramzan — June 5 — Wednesday
Bakrid — August 12 — Monday
Independence Day — August 15 — Thursday
Krishna Jayanthi — August 23 — Friday
Vinayakar Chathurthi — September 2 — Monday
Muharram — September 10 — Tuesday
Gandhi Jayanthi — October 2 — Wednesday
Ayutha Pooja — October 7 — Monday
Vijaya Dasami — October 8 — Tuesday
Deepavali — October 27 — Sunday
Milad-un-Nabi — November 10 — Sunday
Christmas — December 25 — Wednesday