Holi 2025 Holidays: When is Holi holiday? 13th or 14th March, on which day will schools remain closed? know...

School Holidays in March: Holi is one of the major festivals of India. Be it, children or adults, everyone is excited about this festival of colors. This year Holi festival will be celebrated on 14 March (Friday). Preparations for this have also started. Even amid exams, children take out time to play Holi. However, many students are confused about the Holi holiday. They are not able to understand whether the holiday will be only on 14th or on 15th March as well.

Holi festival is celebrated all over the country. But its enthusiasm is seen more in North India. In many states including UP, MP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi, people start preparing for Holi a week or 10 days in advance. On this special occasion, Gujhiya is made in homes, papad-chips are made and some special dishes are also made. At the same time, children prepare colors, gulal, pichkari, etc. Know when is Holi holiday.

Holi Holidays: You can get 4 days holiday on Holi
Holi has special significance in Hinduism. On this festival, public holiday i.e. government holidays is declared in most of the states. This year, schools will remain closed for 4 consecutive days on the special occasion of Holi in Rajasthan (Public Holidays 2025 India). Banks and educational institutions will also remain closed for 4 days in many other states. It would be better if you talk to your school or college and get information about the holiday.

13 March (Thursday) – Holika Dahan (Holiday) Holi 2025 Date
14 March (Friday) – Dhulendi i.e. the day Holi will be played with colors (Holiday)
15 March (Saturday) – Weekly holiday (in some government and private institutions)
16 March (Sunday) – Weekly holiday

Holi Long Weekend: Enjoy a long weekend on Holi

According to the government's annual calendar, Delhi and many other states will also have public holidays from March 13 to March 16. Due to the five-day working schedule in Delhi, government employees will also get four consecutive days off. Most private institutions will also remain closed for four days. Bhai Dooj festival is celebrated in many homes on March 15, the day after Holi. This year, Holi falling on Friday made it easy to get a long weekend.

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