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Important Festivals in 2023
India is known for its rich culture, and a wide range of festivals celebrated annually. India is the only country where people celebrate festivals with great zeal, irrespective of religion or the community to which people belong.
There are several cultural festivals with different traditions and beliefs. Religious festivals are celebrated with great significance. These festivals are celebrated across the country with great enthusiasm. People all across the country observe fasts and offer prayers on different occasions. All the important festivals celebrated in India are listed below.
| Dates | Festivals |
| 1 January 2023, Sunday | New Year |
| 12 January 2023, Thursday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti |
| 14 January 2023, Saturday | Lohri |
| 15 January 2023, Sunday | Pongal, Uttarayan,Makar SankrantiMagh Bihu |
| 23 January 2023, Monday | Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| 26 January 2023, Thursday | Republic Day, Basant Panchmi,Saraswati Puja |
| 5 February 2023, Sunday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
| 14 February, 2023, Tuesday | Janki Jayanti |
| 18 February, 2023, Saturday | Mahashivratri |
| 21 February, 2023, Tuesday | Phulera Dooj |
| 7 March 2023, Tuesday | Holika Dahan |
| 8 March 2023, Wednesday | Holi |
| 12 March, 2023, Sunday | Ranga Panchami |
| 22 March, 2023, Wednesday | Chaitra Navratri, Ugadi,Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand |
| 24 March, 2023, Friday | Gangaur (Gauri Puja) |
| 1 April, 2023, Saturday | Bank’s Holiday |
| 6 April, 2023, Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti |
| 14 April, 2023, Friday | Solar New Year, Baisakhi, Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 22 April, 2023, Saturday | Akshaya Tritiya and Eid-Ul- Fitar |
| 29 April, 2023, Saturday | Sita Navami |
| 5 May, 2023, Friday | Buddha Purnima |
| 20 June 2023, Tuesday | Jagannath Rath Yatra |
| 29 June 2023, Thursday | Devshayani Ekadashi and Eid-Ul-Adha |
| 3 July 2023, Monday | Guru Purnima |
| 15 August, 2023, Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 19 August, 2023, Saturday | Hariyali Teej |
| 21 August, 2023, Monday | Nag Panchami |
| 29 August, 2023, Tuesday | Onam/Thiruvonam |
| 30 August, 2023, Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 2 September, 2023, Saturday | Kajari Teej |
| 5 September, 2023, Tuesday | Teacher’s Day |
| 7 September, 2023, Thursday | Janmashtami |
| 18 September, 2023, Monday | Hartalika Teej |
| 19 September, 2023, Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 28 September 2023, Thursday | Anant Chaturdashi/ Eid Milad Un Nabi |
| 2 October, 2023, Monday | Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti |
| 15 October 2023, Sunday | Sharad Navratri |
| 22 October 2023, Sunday | Durga Puja Ashtami |
| 23 October 2023, Monday | Durga Maha Navami Puja,Sharad Navratri Parana |
| 24 October 2023, Tuesday | Dussehra |
| 1 November, 2023, Wednesday | Karwa Chauth |
| 5 November, 2023, Sunday | Ahoi Ashtami |
| 10 November, 2023, Friday | Dhanteras |
| 12 November, 2023, Sunday | Diwali, Narak Chaturdashi |
| 14 November, 2023, Tuesday | Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, Children’s Day |
| 19 November, 2023, Sunday | Chhath Puja |
| 23 November, 2023, Thursday | Devuthhana Ekadashi |
| 24 November, 2023, Friday | Tulsi Vivah |
| 26 November, 2023, Sunday | Dev Diwali |
| 17 December, 2023, Sunday | Vivah Panchami |
| 25 December 2023, Monday | Christmas |
Birth/Death Anniversaries 2023
Know all the important birth and death anniversaries in 2023 that candidates must know before appearing for any competitive exam. These can be asked in exams in the GK or other sections. Refer to the table below for the detailed list of birth and death anniversaries in 2023.
| Dates | Days and Events |
| 11 January | Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 12 January | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda |
| 23 January | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birthday |
| 28 January | Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 30 January | Death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi |
| 12 February | Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday |
| 13 February | Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary |
| 14 April | Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s Birth Anniversary |
| 07 May | Rabindranath Tagore’s Birth Anniversary |
| 21 May | Death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi |
| 20 August | Sadbhavana Diwas (Birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi), Akshay Urja Diwas |
| 29 August | Birth anniversary of Dhyanchand |
| 02 October | Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi |
| 14 November | Birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru |
List of Awareness Days 2023
Some certain days and events commemorated and address certain issues or highlight major concerns. These important days in India are celebrated to create and spread awareness towards a cause. Every year these days are celebrated with a pre-decided theme.
| Date and Month | Day |
| 1st January | Global Family Day |
| 4th January | World Braille Day |
| 6th January | World Day of War Orphans |
| 11th – 17th January | National Road Safety Week |
| 12th January | National Youth Day |
| 24th January | National Girl Child Day |
| 25th January | National Voters Day |
| 25th January | National Tourism Day |
| 26th January | International Customs Day |
| 27th January | International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| 28th January | Data Privacy Day |
| 29th January | World Leprosy Day |
| 2nd February | World Wetlands Day |
| 2nd February | RA Awareness Day |
| 4th February | World Cancer Day |
| 6th February | International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation |
| 6th February to 12th February | International Development Week |
| 8th February | Safer Internet Day |
| 10th February | National Deworming Day |
| 10th February | World Pulses Day |
| 11th February | World Day of the Sick |
| 11th February | International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
| 14th February | International Epilepsy Day |
| 20th February | World Day of Social Justice |
| 24th February | Central Excise Day |
| 27th February | World NGO Day |
| 28th February | National Science Day |
| 28th February | Rare Disease Day |
| 1st March | Zero Discrimination Day |
| 1st March | World Civil Defence Day |
| 1st March | Self Injury Awareness Day |
| 3rd March | World Wildlife Day |
| 3rd March | World Hearing Day |
| 4th March | National Safety Day |
| 8th March | No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March) |
| 10th March | CISF Raising Day |
| 14th March | International Day of Action for Rivers |
| 15th March | World Consumer Rights Day |
| 20th March | World Sparrow Day |
| 21st March | World Forestry Day |
| 21st March | World Poetry Day |
| 21st March | World Down Syndrome Day |
| 22nd March | World Water Day |
| 23rd March | World Meteorological Day |
| 24th March | World Tuberculosis Day |
| 25th March | International Day of the Unborn Child |
| 27th March | World Theatre Day |
| 2nd April | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4th April | International Day for Mine Awareness |
| 5th April | National Maritime Day |
| 7th April | World Health Day |
| 10th April | World Homeopathy Day |
| 17th April | World Haemophilia Day |
| 18th April | World Heritage Day |
| 21st April | National Civil Service Day |
| 22nd April | World Earth Day |
| 25th April | World Malaria Day |
| 28th April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
| 29th April | World Veterinary Day (last Saturday of April) |
| 2nd May | World Asthma Day (First Tuesday of May) |
| 8th May | World Red Cross Day |
| 8th May | World Thalassaemia Day |
| 15th May | International Day of Families |
| 17th May | World Hypertension Day |
| 18th May | World AIDS Vaccine Day |
| 19th May | National Endangered Species Day (Third Friday in May) |
| 21st May | National Anti-Terrorism Day |
| 22nd May | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 31st May | World No-Tobacco Day |
| 2nd June | International Sex Workers’ Day |
| 4th June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| 5th June | World Environment Day |
| 8th June | World Brain Tumor Day |
| 12th June | World Day Against Child Labor |
| 13th June | International Albinism Awareness Day |
| 14th June | World Blood Donor Day |
| 15th June | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
| 17th June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| 18th June | Autistic Pride Day |
| 19th June | World Sickle Cell Awareness Day |
| 23rd June | International Widows’ Day |
| 23rd June | United Nations Public Service Day |
| 26th June | International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking |
| July 1 | Doctor’s Day (India) |
| July 3 | International Plastic Bag Free Day |
| July 17 | World Day for International Justice |
| July 28 | World Hepatitis Day |
| July 28 | World Nature Conservation Day |
| July 29 | International Tiger Day |
| 9th August | International Day of World’s Indigenous People |
| 12th August | International Youth Day |
| 19th August | World Humanitarian Day |
| 23rd August | International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Abolition |
| 26th August | Women’s Equality Day |
| 9th September | World First Aid Day |
| 16th September | World Ozone Day |
| 21st September | International Day of Peace (UN) |
| 21st September | World Alzheimer’s Day |
| 26th September | World Contraception Day |
| 26th September | World Environmental Health Day |
| 29th September | World Heart Day |
| 4th October | World Animal Welfare Day |
| 6th October | World Cerebral Palsy Day |
| 10th October | World Mental Health Day |
| 12th October | World Arthritis Day |
| 13th October | UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
| 22nd October | International Stuttering Awareness Day |
| 24th October | United Nations Day |
| 24th October | ITBP Raising Day |
| 6th November | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
| 7th November | National Cancer Awareness DayInfant Protection Day |
| 14th November | World Diabetes Day |
| 17th November | National Epilepsy Day |
| 25th November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
| 1st December | World AIDS Day |
| 2nd December | National Pollution Control Day |
| 2nd December | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
| 2nd December | World Computer Literacy Day |
| 3rd December | World Day of the Handicapped or International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
| 5th December | International Volunteer Day for economic and social development |
| 9th December | International Anti-Corruption Day |
| 10th December | Human Rights Day |
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