Friday, April 18, 2014

Postal holidays

Visit to post office has become a rarity. I had occasion to go to a post office today. I was not sure if it would be open since today is Good Friday. When searching for clarification, I realised a particular oddity of postal holidays. In the current year, post offices are closed for 14 days. These holidays pertain to religious functions and national events. The break-up is revealing:

Muslim functions:     4 holidays
Hindu functions  :     2 holidays
Christian functions :  2 holidays
Sikh function         : 1 holiday
Buddhist function  :  1 holiday
Jain function          : 1 holiday
Other reasons       : 3 holidays

Total                    : 14 holidays

The list is given below:

Holidays

Post Office Closed Holidays - 2014
The Post offices will be closed on the following days all over India
No.
Holiday
DateDay
1.PROPHET MOHAMMAD'S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)14-01-2014Tuesday
2.REPUBLIC DAY26-01-2014Sunday
3.MAHAVIR JAYANTI13-04-2014Sunday
4.GOOD FRIDAY18-04-2014Friday
5.BUDDHA PURNIMA14-05-2014Wednesday
6.IDU-UL-FITR29-07-2014Tuesday
7.INDEPENDENCE DAY15-08-2014Friday
8.MAHATMA GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY02-10-2014Thursday
9.DUSSEHRA (VIJAYA DASHAMI)03-10-2014Friday
10.IDU-UL-ZUHA (BAKRID)06-10-2014Monday
11.DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)23-10-2014Thursday
12.MUHARRAM04-11-2014Tuesday
13.GURUNANAK'S BIRTHDAY06-11-2014Thursday
14.CHRISTMAS25-12-2014Thursday

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