Nagaland Holidays 2023 List: Govt, Public, School and Bank Holidays

The state of Nagaland has a number of places to visit and all you need is a holiday to explore these spots. Knowing about the holidays and their dates beforehand can help everyone to plan them in a better manner. Every state has its own set of holidays that are observed by the schools, banks, offices and other organizations. Nagaland has more than 15 holidays that are listed as Government holidays and other than this, there are also a number of restricted holidays observed by the state. This article presents Nagaland Holidays 2023 List that provides the names of all major holidays to be observed in the state in the upcoming year along with their dates.

List of Government Holidays in Nagaland 2023

Government holidays are those holidays on which every public office under the Government of Nagaland will remain close. Normally, many private offices, banks and schools also remain close on these days, apart from observing other holidays of their own. A list comprising of all Government holidays in Nagaland in 2023 with the dates and days on which they will fall is given below. The dates provided are correct for now, but in case any kind of changes occur in the date or in the holidays mentioned, the table will be updated accordingly.

Festival	Date	Day
New Year’s Day	1 January 2023	Sunday
Republic Day	26 January 2023	Thursday
Holi	8 March 2023	Wednesday
Mahavir Jayanti	4 April 2023	Tuesday
Good Friday	7 April 2023	Friday
May Day	1 May 2023	Monday
Eid-al-Fitr	22 April 2023	Saturday
Buddha Purnima	5 May 2023	Friday
Bakrid/ Eid-al-Adha	29th June to 30th June 2023	Thursday to Friday
Muharram	28 July 2023	Friday
Independence Day	15 August 2023	Tuesday
Krishna Janamashtami	6 and 7 September 2023	Wednesday and Thursday
Gandhi Jayanti	2 October 2023	Monday
Maha Navami	23 October 2023	Monday
Vijaya Dashami	24 October 2023	Tuesday
Eid-e-Milad/ Milad-un-Nabi	28 September 2023	Thursday
Diwali	12 November 2023	Sunday
Guru Nanak Jayanti	27 November 2023	Monday
Christmas	25 December 2023	Monday

Nagaland Bank Holidays 2023 List

Banks in Nagaland observe almost all the government holidays listed above and also banks are closed on every Sunday and second and fourth Saturdays. Earlier, banks were operational for half day on all Saturdays but now they remain closed on second and fourth Saturdays and are fully functional on first, second & fifth Saturdays. One important thing should be kept in mind that services like ATM and online payment gateway (RTGS/ IMPS, etc) work on all Saturdays. Check below the list of second and fourth Saturdays falling in the year 2023 when the banks will remain close.

January 2023

14th January : Second Saturday
28th January : Fourth Saturday

February 2023

11th February : Second Saturday
25th February : Fourth Saturday

March 2023

11th March : Second Saturday
25th March : Fourth Saturday

April 2023

8th April : Second Saturday
22nd April : Fourth Saturday

May 2023

13th May : Second Saturday
27th May : Fourth Saturday

June 2023

10th June : Second Saturday
24th June : Fourth Saturday

July 2023

8th July : Second Saturday
22nd July : Fourth Saturday

August 2023

12th August : Second Saturday
26th August : Fourth Saturday

September 2023

9th September : Second Saturday
23rd September : Fourth Saturday

October 2023

14th October : Second Saturday
28th October : Fourth Saturday

November 2023

11th November : Second Saturday
25th November : Fourth Saturday

December 2023

9th December : Second Saturday
23rd December : Fourth Saturday

Schools Holidays in Nagaland in 2023

Schools of Nagaland normally remain close on all the Government holidays that are mentioned above. Schools remain close on every Sunday of a month as well. Some schools remain open on Saturdays while others are closed. Other than this, every school has its own policy regarding the holidays and they accordingly prepare the school calendar mentioning all the holidays to be observed in the given academic year. Those who want to know all about the holidays in the schools of can check the same for the school’s calendar. The calendar is published both in prospectus and on official website of the school.

How to spend holidays in Nagaland?

Depending on the nature of the holiday, there are different ways in which these holidays can be spend. If the holiday is a short one lasting for one or two days, people normally stay at home and enjoy the time with their friends and family watching movies, playing games, etc. However, for the long holidays (three to four days), people usually prefer going out on a trip or vacation. The state of Nagaland is crawling with beautiful hills, valleys, lakes and national parks that make a perfect getaway on holidays. So, on a holiday you can plan a visit to these places with your friends and families. Some of the famous tourist places that one can visit when in Nagaland are listed below-