Vasant Panchami in India in 2022

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When is Vasant Panchami in 2022?

Vasant Panchami in 2022 is on the Wednesday, 29th of Jan (29/01/2022).

Vasant Panchami is a hindu festival which is celebrated on the fifth day of Shukla Paksh of Magh month of hindu calendar. It also marks the advent of spring season. It is also called as Basant Panchami, Saraswati Panchami, Shri Panchami, etc.

This festival is solely dedicated to Goddess Saraswati. It is a belief that goddess Saraswati was born on this day. Students pray to GodessSaraswati on this auspicious day and seek her blessings. They keep their notebooks, pens and pencils near Goddess Saraswati's feet to ask for success in their studies as she is the deity of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology.

People usually wear yellow garments on this day and worship goddess Saraswati. Statues of Saraswati are usually dressed in white flowers. In Pubjab and Haryana region, people also do a tradition of kite-flying this day. The day is also considered very auspicious to start any good thing such as wedding or house warming ceremony.

Some of the people celebrate this day to honour the legendary poet Kalidasa. Some also believe that Lord Brahma had created the universe on this day. It is also a popular belief that Shiva brought Kamdeva back to life on this day after Rati (Kamdeva's wife) performed 40 days of penance to bring her husband back to life.

List of Holidays in India in 2022

DayDateHoliday
WednesdayJanuary 26 2022Republic Day
TuesdayMarch 01 2022Maha Shivaratri
FridayMarch 18 2022Holi
ThursdayApril 14 2022Mahavir Jayanti
FridayApril 15 2022Good Friday
TuesdayMay 03 2022Eid-ul-fitar
MondayMay 16 2022Buddha Purnima
SundayJuly 10 2022Eid-ul-adha
MondayAugust 08 2022Muharram
MondayAugust 15 2022Independence Day
FridayAugust 19 2022Janmashtami
SundayOctober 02 2022Gandhi Jayanti
WednesdayOctober 05 2022Dussehra
SundayOctober 09 2022Id-e-milad
MondayOctober 24 2022Diwali
TuesdayNovember 08 2022Guru Nanak Jayanti
SundayDecember 25 2022Christmas