Nagaland Holidays 2024 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 2024 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 2024

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 2024 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 2024	Monday
Republic Day	26 January 2024	Friday
Holi	25 March 2024	Monday
Good Friday	29 March 2024	Friday
Easter Sunday	30 March 2024 and 31 March 2024	Saturday and Sunday
Eid-al-Fitr	10 April 2024	Wednesday
Bakrid/ Eid-al-Adha	17 June 2024	Monday
Independence Day	15 August 2024	Thursday
Krishna Janamashtami	26 August 2024	Monday
Eid-e-Milad/ Milad-un-Nabi	16 September 2024	Monday
Gandhi Jayanti	2 October 2024	Wednesday
Maha Navami	12 October 2024	Saturday
Vijaya Dashami	13 October 2024	Sunday
Diwali	31 October 2024	Thursday
Guru Nanak Jayanti	15 November 2024	Friday
Christmas	25 December 2024	Wednesday

Nagaland Bank Holidays 2024 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 2024 when the banks will remain close.

January 2024

13th January: Second Saturday
27th January: Fourth Saturday

February 2024

10th February: Second Saturday
24th February: Fourth Saturday

March 2024

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

April 2024

13th April: Second Saturday
27th April: Fourth Saturday

May 2024

11th May: Second Saturday
25th May: Fourth Saturday

June 2024

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

July 2024

13th July: Second Saturday
27th July: Fourth Saturday

August 2024

10th August: Second Saturday
24th August: Fourth Saturday

September 2024

14th September: Second Saturday
28th September: Fourth Saturday

October 2024

12th October: Second Saturday
26th October: Fourth Saturday

November 2024

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

December 2024

14th December: Second Saturday
28th December: Fourth Saturday

Schools Holidays in Nagaland in 2024

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-