Bihar Holidays 2018
Check Bihar Public Holidays, Optional Holidays and Bank Holidays for the year 2018.
Public Holidays:
All Government offices in Bihar observe the following public holidays during the year 2018.
| Public Holidays |
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 | January 22 | Monday | Vasant Panchami |
| 2 | January 31 | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
| 3 | February 14 | Wednesday | Maha Shivratri |
| 4 | March 24 | Saturday | Samrat Ashok Ashtami |
| 5 | March 29 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 6 | April 23 | Monday | Vir Kunwar Singh Jayanti |
| 7 | April 24 | Tuesday | Janaki Navami |
| 8 | April 30 | Monday | Buddha Purnima |
| 9 | May 2 | Wednesday | Shab-e-Baraat |
| 10 | June 28 | Thursday | Kabir Jayanti |
| 11 | October 16 | Tuesday | Maha Saptami |
| 12 | October 17 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami |
| 13 | October 30 | Tuesday | Chehallum |
| 14 | November 9 | Friday | Bhai Dooj / Chitrgupt Puja |
| 15 | November 21 | Wednesday | Eid-e-Milad * / Mawlid |
Restricted Holidays:
State Government Employee may avail maximum Three Holidays from the given optional holidays list in the year 2018
| Optional Holidays |
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 | January 1 | Monday | New Year's Day |
| 2 | January 14 | Sunday | Makar Sankranti |
| 3 | January 24 | Wednesday | Jannayak Karpuri Thakur ka Janma Divas |
| 4 | March 1 | Thursday | Holi |
| 5 | June 15 | Friday | Jamat-ul-Vida |
| 6 | June 17 | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr * / Ramzan Eid |
| 7 | June 18 | Monday | Anugrah Narayan Sinha Jayanti |
| 8 | August 20 | Monday | Antim Shravani Somwar |
| 9 | August 23 | Thursday | Eid al-Zuha * / Bakri Eid |
| Raksha Bandhan |
| 10 | September 17 | Monday | Vishwakarma Jayanti |
| 11 | September 22 | Saturday | Muharram * |
| 12 | September 23 | Sunday | Anant Chaturdashi |
| 13 | October 10 | Wednesday | Kalash Sthapana |
| 14 | October 11 | Thursday | Jayprakash Narayan Jayanti |
| 15 | October 20 | Saturday | Durga Puja |
| 16 | October 21 | Sunday | Shri Krishna singh Jayanti |
| 17 | November 12 | Monday | Chhat Puja / Kharana |
| 18 | November 23 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 19 | December 3 | Monday | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Jayanti |
| 20 | December 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve |
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- Date subject to change with appearance of the moon.
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Bank Holidays:
Bihar Government declares the 2018 Bank Holidays under the section 25 of N.I. Act, 1881.
| Bank Holidays |
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 | January 26 | Friday | Republic Day |
| 2 | March 2 | Friday | Holi |
| 3 | March 3 | Saturday | Holi 2nd Day |
| 4 | March 22 | Thursday | Bihar Divas |
| 5 | March 25 | Sunday | Ram Navami |
| 6 | March 30 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 7 | April 1 | Sunday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
| 8 | April 14 | Saturday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 9 | May 1 | Tuesday | May Day / Labor Day |
| 10 | June 16 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr * |
| 11 | August 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| 12 | August 22 | Wednesday | Eid al-Zuha * / Bakri Eid |
| 13 | September 3 | Monday | Krishna Janmashtami |
| 14 | September 21 | Friday | Muharram * |
| 15 | October 2 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 16 | October 18 | Thursday | Maha Navami / Durga Puja |
| 17 | October 19 | Friday | Dussehra |
| 18 | November 7 | Wednesday | Diwali |
| 19 | November 13 | Tuesday | Chhat Puja |
| 20 | November 14 | Wednesday | Chhat Puja |
| 21 | December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas |
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- Date subject to change with appearance of the moon.
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Bihar Holiday Calendar 2018
Bihar Holidays 2018